On: Why Cats Were Hated in Medieval Europe

[DanBC]

You're missing the point. I don't care whether people campaign vigorously to prevent abuse and needless death of black animals.

But to use the line #blackdogsmatter, clearly derived from #blacklivesmatter, is idiotic.

[DonHopkins → DanBC]

So do you approve of using #BlackHolesMatter to protest the heat death of the universe, because it's a much bigger and longer term problem, which affects many more life forms than #BlackLivesMatter?

[eimai134 → DonHopkins]

We have free speech and people can use whatever hashtags they want to. Outside of organizing a terrorist plot or conspiring to kill someone, people have the right to speak and write what they choose.