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Ms. Rachel to Match Macklemore’s $1 Million Donation to Support Palestine: ‘I Invite Every Wealthy White Celebrity’ to Do the Same (variety.com)
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[–] 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

Why only white celebrities though?

Edit: I understand why white people have more responsibility to speak up in these situations.

Maybe my problem is just that the phrasing seems to exclude everyone else. The (unintentional) implication is that only white celebrities are invited. Anyone with a platform should be speaking up IMO. I think "especially white celebrities" might make point more clear.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 month ago

    "The way people higher up our social hierarchies are reliably listened to over those lower down these unjust rankings is itself a major injustice. And it’s a pernicious everyday fact of life under oppressive systems like patriarchy and white supremacy. But there’s a right way and a wrong way to respond to the situation as a more privileged person. The right way involves speaking up when others who are less privileged won’t be heeded in the same way, and then using your power and privilege to amplify the voices of the marginalized folks who’ve long been shouting into the void. A wrong way is speaking over those who are better positioned to understand the issues due to their lived experience. But there’s another wrong way too: maintaining a scrupulous silence."

    "When powerful and privileged white people speak in defense of Black and brown people subject to state violence and colonization and genocide, there’s often a long overdue moment of reckoning."

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