<i>If you call it out it&#x27;s because you feel there is something distinct about it that is different from the other members of its group.</i><p>Exactly. The thing that&#x27;s distinct is that, in the US, it is necessary to assert that black lives matter. It&#x27;s not necessary to assert that white lives matter because that&#x27;s a given.<p>You may not agree with that view, but that&#x27;s the view held by most people who say &quot;Black Lives Matter!&quot; You seem convinced that your alternative hypothesis is true, that we all think black lives matter more than other lives. Ask yourself honestly if your alternative hypothesis is just a convenient straw man, easy to argue against, easy to use to cast people who disagree with you as horrible people.<p>I&#x27;m curious what you think of the common advice of parents to little boys, &quot;Treat women with respect.&quot; Would you start blathering about how you should treat <i>everyone</i> with respect? Obviously you should treat everyone with respect, but there&#x27;s a reason to call out women in particular as deserving of respect -- because it&#x27;s all too common for them not to get it.<p>You may not like this way of getting a point across, but if you pretend it doesn&#x27;t exist you risk coming off as a person who doesn&#x27;t understand nuance.<p>So, now that you understand this, could you please stop suggesting that people who support &quot;Black Lives Matter!&quot; think other lives don&#x27;t matter as much?