Twitter Liberals Angry That Hillary Said ‘All Lives Matter’ in a Black Church

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton made something of a liberal faux pas Tuesday when she said that “all lives matter” during a speech in a black church in Florrisant, Missouri.

#AllLivesMatter went viral shortly after #BlackLivesMatters to emphasis racial unity, rather than the division some people– especially conservatives– thought was attached to the latter hashtag. But some on the left consider “all lives matter” a “microagression” that diminishes the focus on racial injustice.

Black and liberal Twitter users reacted predictably.

https://twitter.com/yoauntielikeit/status/613435479329890304

https://twitter.com/yoauntielikeit/status/613435654148521985

https://twitter.com/KashannKilson/status/613445201030328320

https://twitter.com/steelthorns/status/613437867923251200

https://twitter.com/adept2u/status/613437346021662720

https://twitter.com/BlackGirlDanger/status/613436280165134336

https://twitter.com/DavidDTSS/status/613454342755061760

https://twitter.com/aurabogado/status/613455864339517440

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