Celebrities have taken to social media in recent days in support of Black Lives Matter as protests for racial justice have erupted across the country.
And Ashton Kutcher posted to Instagram on Tuesday in support of the BLM movement and called for those who support All Lives Matter to be ‘educated.’
In a long IGTV story, the That 70s Show star said ‘I don’t think that the people posting ‘All Lives Matter’ should be cancelled. I think they should be educated.’
BLM: Ashton Kutcher posted to Instagram on Tuesday in support of the BLM movement and called for those who support All Lives Matter to be ‘educated’
‘So, on Saturday, I posted a blackout of my social media channels, just posted BLM,’ he said. ‘And a lot of folks responded ‘All Lives Matter.”‘
All Lives Matter is typically a phrased used in opposition to Black Lives Matter and is often seen to be taking away from the movement calling for racial justice for black people.
‘And I want to talk about that a little bit because I don’t think that the people posting “All Lives Matter” should be cancelled,’ I think they should be educated,’ Ashton, 43, said.
Adding: ‘We all agree All Lives Matter, but I had a really pointed experience tonight when I was putting my kids down to bed that lent the words for why Black Lives Matter.’
Missing the point: The caption of his nearly two minute long video said ‘understanding why saying “all lives matter” is missing the point
Educate: In a long IGTV story, the That 70s Show star said ‘I don’t think that the people posting ‘All Lives Matter’ should be cancelled. I think they should be educated’
He went on to explain a nighttime incident with their daughter Wyatt, five, and son, Dimitri, three, who he shares with wife Mila Kunis.
‘Usually, Mila and I put our kids to bed, we read them a book, and our daughter always get to go first,’ the actor said.
‘And tonight, as we were reading her book, my son says,’ he continued. “Wait, why don’t I get to go first?” And Mila said “Cause girls go first.”‘
But Dimitri was not satisfied. ‘He said “yeah, but boys go first.” And I looked at him and said “No, girls go first. You know why girls go first? For you and me, girls go first. And the reason why is, for some boys, girls don’t get a go at all. And so for you and me, girls go first.”‘
Continued: Adding: ‘We all agree All Lives Matter, but I had a really pointed experience tonight when I was putting my kids down to bed that lent the words for why Black Lives Matter’
He seemed to draw connection between girls in the situation and Black Lives Matter.
‘So when it comes to Black Lives Matter, I think what folks are writing All Lives Matter need to understand, is that for some people,’ the actor said.
‘For some people, black lives don’t matter at all. So for us, black lives matter. So while you may have the best intentions in saying All Lives Matter, remember…for some people, black lives don’t matter,’ he finished his over two minute video.
Earlier in the day, Ashton posted a black square in support of Black Out Tuesday and Black Lives Matter.
For us: ‘For some people, black lives don’t matter at all. So for us, black lives matter. So while you may have the best intentions in saying All Lives Matter, remember…for some people, black lives don’t matter,’ he finished his over two minute video
Black Out Tuesday asked that social media be shut down by users in support of social justice and all posts be related to the protests, racial justice and supporting black businesses.
Tuesday was the seventh consecutive night protests continued around the country with CNN reporting there was at least one protest in all 50 states.
Protests began last week after Floyd was videotaped in police custody with an ex- Minnesota police officer kneeling on his neck and as many as two others on his body, for nearly nine minutes, until he lost consciousness and ultimately died on Memorial Day.
One of the four cops, Derek Chauvin, was charged with third degree murder on Friday, after all lost their jobs.
Black out: Earlier in the day, Ashton posted a black square in support of Black Out Tuesday and Black Lives Matter
More than 7,200 people were arrested across 43 cities in the country over the weekend, according to CBS News.
Los Angeles county was on its third day of a curfew after over 500 arrests were made Friday night during late night protests.
As of Tuesday, more than 2,700 had been arrested in Los Angeles alone with many reported to be locals, according to the LA Times.
Some cities in the area including Beverly Hills and Santa Monica were on 1pm curfews, since Monday, after storefronts were looted and vandalized in previous days.
Los Angeles county remained on a 6p.m. curfew Tuesday.