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This is a very coherent piece of writing on this subject. Thank you. I think it is worth mentioning that some black women have strongly expressed the viewpoint that the Black Lives Matter movement is inherently sexist; that the black lives that matter are male lives; that black male violence and injustice to black women is often hidden or minimized in the discussion of black culture.

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I hadn't heard that characterization of BLM, but I can see how it fits. It's interesting that of the three women who founded BLM, two identify as queer, and their original mission statement (revised after gaining notoriety) listed "dismantling the nuclear family" as one of their aims. So it seems the critique that BLM minimizes black male violence and injustice against black women fits with the founders apparent disinterest in the concerns of heterosexual black women, who are likely to prioritize children and family, and who also would be the typical victims of domestic violence in the black community.

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