For those of you that think ‘all lives matter’ heres a quick and easy explanation

Evening, everyone.

This is such an important thread. We really don't want to have to make deletions because we think it's a conversation that should be had openly, challenges made in a civil way where necessary, and hopefully lessons learned in a useful way, that will allow others just lurking to see it and gain from it, too.

Let's all make sure all our posts are within talk guidelines and that we are considereing carefully how our words might be read and understood. It really would be so crappy to end up with a thread with holes in here, or to have to take this down.

Mumsnet, like anywhere, is definitely not immune to racism though we do our best to stamp it out. But it be somewhere that very honest, civil conversations happen that change ingrained views. Let's make sure we're all open to that and posting in a way that is helping that to happen.

and strength and honour to any of you affected in any way by the awful events of recent days - and similar events the world over, over the last many years. And thank you for making your voices heard here.

Talk

For those of you that think ‘all lives matter’ heres a quick and easy explanation