In his tweet, Jason Gillespie said that people who are saying “All Lives Matter” are correct but it is not the right moment to use these words when the world seems to have united against racism.
Jason Gillespie (Reuters Photo)
Former Australian cricketer Jason Gillespie on Thursday took to social media to explain why it is not right to say ‘All Lives Matter’ at a time when the world is taking a stand against racism and fighting for justice following the death of an unarmed African-American man in the USA.
This happened after Jason Gillespie’s former Australian teammate Rodney Hogg tweeted, saying, “believe it or not, all lives matter.”
The death of George Floyd has once again fueled the Black Lives Matter movement as people have been protesting worldwide demanding an end to racism.
You are missing the point Rodney…. https://t.co/2Fh2NzjNh4 pic.twitter.com/IJJIDL2bcy
— Jason Gillespie (@dizzy259) June 11, 2020
However, as a response to the Black Lives Matter movement, the words “All Lives Matter” have become a commonly heard refrain and several people and celebrities have been tweeting the same.
In his tweet, Jason Gillespie said that people who are saying “All Lives Matter” are correct but it is not the right moment to use these words when the world seems to have united against racism.
“If a co-worker comes to me upset and says “my father died,” a response of everyone’s parents die would be truthful but hurtful and cruel in the moment,” read the quote Jason Gillespie shared on his Twitter page.
The phrase “Black Lives Matter” entered the lexicon in 2013, after a watchman named George Zimmerman was acquitted for the shooting death of unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in a gated housing community in Florida.
