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I agree the social movements sometimes go too far, but I try not to let perfect be the enemy of good, in this case. Another issue, I think, is media coverage.

I agree the social movements sometimes go too far, but I try not to let perfect be the enemy of good, in this case. Another issue, I think, is media coverage. I think we often conflate the coverage of the subject with the subject itself. How the media covers Black Lives Matter, for instance, is distinct from the actual movement. Often times the coverage encourages a "Walk on eggshells" mentality that doesn't necessarily reflect how members of the movement actually feel. It's just something to keep in mind that they aren't necessarily the same thing. How many times has the media botched a report related to technology, for instance?

ummonk 8y ago
>Often times the coverage encourages a "Walk on eggshells" mentality that doesn't necessarily reflect how members of the movement actually feel. I don't need to do that when I can simply check out e.g. the discussion in company Slack channels, where real members of these movements are causing people to really walk on eggshells. Note that I wouldn't really put BLM as an example of a social movement that has gone too far in stifling discussion. It is probably a good example though of media coverage being bad for a momevement. From what I could tell, the media tended to most highlight instances of killings by police that weren't obviously bad, to drum up controversy (e.g. focusing on the Michael Brown shooting), discrediting BLM in the process.
- Zuider 8y ago
  You may be overlooking the spate of execution-style murders of police officers by BLM members that occurred in 2016. These killings ought surely to have some impact on how one judges whether BLM is a social movement that has on occasion gone too far.