All Lives Matter

All Lives Matter

A term coined in response to (and criticism of) the Black Lives Matter movement. A common response to "Black Lives Matter" is "All Lives Matter."
See also: all, lives, matter
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • BLM
  • pitch black
  • Oreo
  • Oreo cookie
  • be in (one's) black books
  • be in someone's black books
  • in (someone's) black books
  • black and blue
  • black-and-blue
  • (as) black as thunder
References in periodicals archive
"Like other online retailers, we have a marketplace with millions of items offered by third parties that includes Blue Lives Matter, Black Lives Matter and All Lives Matter merchandise.
The question posed in Do All Lives Matter? seems to have an easy answer.
Fiona, I read your article all lives matter. I just wish that many more people like yourself were given more credit for speaking the truth.
Rather than being for or against a certain group of people, I'd suggest we say "All Lives Matter."
This is nowhere truer than in the more outraged crevices of the Internet: read any comment thread beneath an article on the US anti-racism campaign Black Lives Matter, for example, and you'll find someone countering with "all lives matter"; then someone saying that's racist; then someone else saying it can't be, because all lives do matter...
WE ARE MANY MONTHS into the national discussion, and the question of whether "black lives matter" or if "all lives matter" rolls along.
Houston, TX, November 25, 2015 --(PR.com)-- All Lives Matter is becoming more visible as national founder, John Mohnickey was in Houston Texas at NRG stadium for the Texans vs the New York Jets on Sunday 11/22/2015.
"We've heard black lives matter, all lives matter," Harris County Sheriff Ron Hickman told reporters at a press conference.
--email from Smith College President Kathleen McCartney apologizing for saying that "all lives matter," December 2
Is there something else I can help you with?" When asked about whether Black Lives Matter and All Lives Matter, Siri pulled up web searches instead of diving into the issue.
Yes, all lives matter. Unfortunately, our society is not structured in a way that reflects the value of Black lives as being equal to the value of white lives.
New York, NY, October 30, 2015 --(PR.com)-- All Lives Matter National founder John Mohnickey, family members, Mayor deBlasio and members of the community, stood side by side with thousands of Law enforcement officers in New York City for the Funeral for slain Police officer Randolph Holder.
R&B group (http://www.ibtimes.com/lisa-left-eye-lopes-quotes-memorable-sayings-tlc-star-her-15th-death-anniversary-2530342) TLC is preparing for the release of their fifth studio album - their first in 14 years - but during a recent press tour in the United Kingdom, member Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas made comments about Black Lives Matter and All Lives Matter that has landed the group in hot water.
A gardening supply store in Minnesota has received a great deal of backlash on social media for its decision to sell Christmas ornaments emblazoned with the words "All Lives Matter," according to local reports Thursday.
In response, Walmart issued a statement Tuesday night, (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2016/12/20/fraternal-order-of-police-asks-walmart-to-stop-selling-black-lives-matter-shirts/?utm_term=.f1e8cbffa90b) according to Washington Post , that said: "Like other online retailers, we have a marketplace with millions of items offered by third parties that includes Blue Lives Matter, Black Lives Matter, and All Lives Matter merchandise.