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Jennifer Lopez comes under fire for saying 'all lives matter' on Twitter | Jennifer Lopez comes under fire for saying 'all lives matter' on Twitter |
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Jennifer Lopez deleted on a tweet on Tuesday that contained the hashtag #AllLivesMatter. | Jennifer Lopez deleted on a tweet on Tuesday that contained the hashtag #AllLivesMatter. |
The tweet also included the hashtag #LoveMaketheWorldGoRound, the title of her Orlando benefit song co-sung by Tony winner Lin-Manuel Miranda of Hamilton fame, as well as a photograph of the pair performing the track on Good Morning America. | The tweet also included the hashtag #LoveMaketheWorldGoRound, the title of her Orlando benefit song co-sung by Tony winner Lin-Manuel Miranda of Hamilton fame, as well as a photograph of the pair performing the track on Good Morning America. |
The phrase #AllLivesMatter has been used as a counterargument to #BlackLivesMatter, though the latter phrase was inspired by the fact that the disproportionate numbers of black people killed by police in the US suggests black lives are less valued. #AllLivesMatter has been used by a range of people including those who profess themselves opponents of America’s new civil rights movement. | The phrase #AllLivesMatter has been used as a counterargument to #BlackLivesMatter, though the latter phrase was inspired by the fact that the disproportionate numbers of black people killed by police in the US suggests black lives are less valued. #AllLivesMatter has been used by a range of people including those who profess themselves opponents of America’s new civil rights movement. |
Twitter users were quick to call out Lopez for including the phrase in the post, probably prompting the quick removal of the tweet. | Twitter users were quick to call out Lopez for including the phrase in the post, probably prompting the quick removal of the tweet. |
So, march with the #BlackLivesMatter Don't look down on us or brush us off. We're not drifting to a useless group https://t.co/mamAY79LcG | So, march with the #BlackLivesMatter Don't look down on us or brush us off. We're not drifting to a useless group https://t.co/mamAY79LcG |
Now I gotta stop liking ya old ass https://t.co/u8XvXiwrRu | Now I gotta stop liking ya old ass https://t.co/u8XvXiwrRu |
According to Page Six, the outlet that first reported the news, Lopez has yet to comment on the development. | According to Page Six, the outlet that first reported the news, Lopez has yet to comment on the development. |
As Refinery29 points out, this doesn’t mark the first time Lopez has used the controversial hashtag. In a photograph posted on Instagram on 11 July, again to promote the single, she included it in the caption. | As Refinery29 points out, this doesn’t mark the first time Lopez has used the controversial hashtag. In a photograph posted on Instagram on 11 July, again to promote the single, she included it in the caption. |
Don't miss me and #linmanuelmiranda performing #lovemaketheworldgoround tomorrow morning on the #TodayShow!!! Or come on out!!! #loveislove #filltheworldwithmusicloveandpride #alllivesmatter🌍 #JLin #LOVEto1 #boricuasinthehouse🇵🇷 | Don't miss me and #linmanuelmiranda performing #lovemaketheworldgoround tomorrow morning on the #TodayShow!!! Or come on out!!! #loveislove #filltheworldwithmusicloveandpride #alllivesmatter🌍 #JLin #LOVEto1 #boricuasinthehouse🇵🇷 |
A photo posted by Jennifer Lopez (@jlo) on Jul 10, 2016 at 5:15pm PDT | A photo posted by Jennifer Lopez (@jlo) on Jul 10, 2016 at 5:15pm PDT |
The Cult’s singer, Ian Astbury, recently uttered the same phrase while performing at the RBC Bluesfest in Ottawa on 9 July, and on Tuesday apologized. | The Cult’s singer, Ian Astbury, recently uttered the same phrase while performing at the RBC Bluesfest in Ottawa on 9 July, and on Tuesday apologized. |
Astbury tweeted from the Cult’s account: “I sincerely and deeply apologize to everyone I offended by using the phrase ‘all lives matter’ … I fully support #blacklivesmatter and wished to show my solidarity. So disheartened to know that I have offended people of color. Thank you for enlightening me that this phrase is offensive.” | Astbury tweeted from the Cult’s account: “I sincerely and deeply apologize to everyone I offended by using the phrase ‘all lives matter’ … I fully support #blacklivesmatter and wished to show my solidarity. So disheartened to know that I have offended people of color. Thank you for enlightening me that this phrase is offensive.” |
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