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Can You Act Racist and Not Be A Racist — Case Study: Alyssa Milano
Recently, a situation occurred that allows for a study of the failure of white people — in this case white women — when called out for something they said or did. Alyssa Milano.
White “Ally”
Alyssa Milano, has been championing “women’s” rights for a while now. Unfortunately, it often seems among white women like her that the only time they bring up “women’s” rights is when white women can be part of those rights or injustices.
She was mistakenly credited with creating the #MeToo hashtag but fortunately, thanks to Black women on Twitter, credit was finally given to the original creator Tarana Burke. However, that didn’t stop various news outlets from focusing on the white women celebrities spouting #MeToo.
She was vocal during the Kavanaugh hearing and during the Covington incident. She claims to be an “ally” for marginalized people, espousing “love” and “unity”. However…
NFL Touch and Indigenous People
Moving tweets are all good and well, but claiming to stand by people when you are ignoring their voices isn’t the mark of an “ally”.
