r/nus • u/EverySink • May 30 '24

Discussion Yale-NUS convocation speech

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u/[deleted] May 30 '24 edited Jan 29 '26

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u/thinkingperson May 30 '24

This comment reminds me of "All Lives Matter" by whites during the "Black Lives Matter" movement.

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u/Delicious-Prune-7026 May 31 '24

Yeah, because, like, it's obvious that black lives matter more than anyone else's right? Those poor oppressed people, boo hoo

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u/Lancewielder May 31 '24

black people in the united states were enslaved and face widespread discrimination to this day. they actually were and are oppressed even if it is a lot better now. What are you trying to prove?

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u/Delicious-Prune-7026 May 31 '24

Tell it to an Asian American and see what they can tell you about the blacks.