Why Do White Women Need Protecting?
It’s ingrained in our upbringing — this sensitivity to the feelings and emotions of white women. As BIPOC we, despite our best efforts, occasionally fall victim to that misheld belief that white women are more sensitive and fragile. Even worse, we sometimes try to rationalize our actions and behaviors so that we don’t have to reflect on the fact that we are furthering this belief that white women must be coddled. Or, we sacrifice a BIPOC to protect or “shield” a white woman.
Poor Chelsea Clinton?
While attending a vigil for the victims of the horrific murders at Christchurch, Chelsea Clinton was approached by Leen Dweik, a Muslim NYU student who wanted to confront her about some tweets Chelsea Clinton had made regarding Rep. Ilhan Omar, a fellow Muslim. She then stated that she felt that Chelsea’s tweets were directly responsible for the attacks.
Whether that hefty blame can be attributed to Chelse Clinton is debatable. But let’s be clear about what isn’t.
Unless there is another video, there was no violence or the threat of violence coming from Leen Dweik.
Nevertheless, people on all sides took to twitter to call out Leen’s violent behavior — crying that Chelsea Clinton was “cornered” and “in danger” from this woman “screaming at her”.
