Abhay Deol points out the terrible problem with the slogan ‘All Lives Matter’

Abhay Deol has been talking about the movement of ‘Black Lives Matter’ since the past week or so ever since the death of George Floyd created a furore amidst the people all over the world. However, many people have taken to the slogan of ‘All Lives Matter’ and not just ‘Black Lives Matter’. Abhay took to social media a little while ago and kept a strong point as to why he thinks there is a terrible problem with the slogan ‘All Lives Matter’, and why he supports ‘Black Lives Matter’.

Abhay shared a long post on Instagram. Have a look at the post right here:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CBPcsC0poT4/?igshid=np9lhkjl2wzq

Abhay went on to write, “All life is supposed to have equal value, but we have seen enough evidence time and time again, that that is not always the case with black lives. 400yrs of slavery has left their communities with little opportunity. The @blklivesmatter movement is all for equality, not preference! The repercussions of slavery have to be undone and that may take decades. It’s the same with the caste system in our country, which has existed for over a 1000 years. It is much harder for the poor and disenfranchised to achieve the goals they want because of the poverty and prejudice they live and grow up in. Hence I used the hashtag for migrants/minorities/poor in an earlier post, so that I could make BLM relatable to us. It would be counterproductive if we take the title of the movement, and replace the word “black” with who we see as the underprivileged in our, or any other country. To join hands authentically would be to find a peaceful way to bring about change in our own society, to headline our own movement. The 1st step we must take in order to do that is in recognizing who is most vulnerable in our culture, why are they so, and what can be done about it. #blacklivesmatter #caste #casteinindia (sic).”

We said Abhay, we must say!

The whole issue started when Abhay shared a post on the day ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement picked up steam, and he replaced the term ‘black’ with words like ‘migrant’, ‘minority’ and ‘poor’. Have a look:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CA9S7UhJlVC/?utm_source=ig_embed

While everyone thought that Abhay was slamming the ‘woke’ Indian celebs who were concerned about the ‘Black Lives Matter’ and not so much about the Indian problems. However, Abhay clarified his stance today. Let’s wait and watch whether he has some social outburst online or not.

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Prateek Sur

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