"all lives matter" meaning in English

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Phrase

Etymology: Coined in reaction to the slogan black lives matter. Etymology templates: {{m|en|black lives matter}} black lives matter Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} all lives matter
  1. (US, politics, often offensive) A response to "black lives matter" (the phrase, its political and social movement), suggesting that African-American people should not be singled out for special attention. Tags: US, offensive, often Categories (topical): Politics Related terms: BLM, black lives matter, WLM, white lives matter, PLM, police lives matter, blue lives matter (english: blue for police officers), red lives matter
    Sense id: en-all_lives_matter-en-phrase-UnWq~KQA Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, politics

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