All Lives Matter

Smith College President Kathleen McCartney caused great offense when she sent out an email stating, "All Lives Matter." Students were outraged because they inferred in that statement her indifference to the "anti-blackness of this current situation."

Kathleen McCartney, welcome to the progressive stack. The progressive stack is a "technique designed to ensure that people from marginalized groups get a chance to speak," according to Wikipedia.

The stack has been on display during the widespread rioting that followed the No True Bill decision in Ferguson, Missouri. A demonstration held in Toronto, by "Black Lives Matter, produced a helpful pamphlet aimed at non-black participants. Among their suggestions were that whites should "refrain from speaking to the media," and to "stand behind black folks or between us and the police."

McCartney was compelled to apologize for not using the phrase, "Black Lives Matter," in her email, which supported current protests. Her primary failure was not recognizing that the right to speak is in descending order of marginalization. Had she been black and transgender, this wouldn't even have been a story.

I think that the slogan "Black Lives Matter" would be an excellent appropriation for the Pro-Life Movement.