But criticizing the participants, or their choice of eyewear, is not helpful either. When folks like Aaron Paul and Bryce Dallas Howard were asked if they wanted to join with the NAACP for this PSA — aimed at making white people who proudly identify as non-racist recognize their implicit role in a racist society — were they supposed to say no? So you just do the best you can and sit quietly while everyone slays you for it. Because there has to be a next time.
Or a first time. As a white person, you cannot expect emoji hearts and applause whenever you speak out against a system from which you have benefited, unintentionally or not.
Speak out because it is right, and because the survival of this country and your immortal soul depend on it. During the MeToo movement, many men felt very uncomfortable, caught between a legitimate desire to support women and the defensive need to point out that not all men are predators — wanting terrible people to be punished but also worried that MeToo was going too far, denouncing too wide a swath of behavior.
But the culture is designed to protect the bad apples — to, in some cases, reward the bad apples. Editorial: Seven things Californians can do right now to fight structural racism. Consumed with anger, fear and dread after the killing of George Floyd, Californians can take action to address structural racism.
What he said. That is what needs to happen. Not necessarily in a negative way. Chrissy Teigen is of Thai and Norwegian heritage. In a interview with SheKnows , Teigen discussed her own childhood growing up mixed-race and her thoughts on her daughter Luna's experience, "I remember feeling confused when I grew up, filling out the forms on those standardized tests.
What am I? What are you? Apa is of Samoan, Scottish, English, and Irish heritage. In a interview with Vulture , he spoke about his Samoan heritage, saying, "I have a massive Samoan family. And the Samoan culture has always played a massive part of my life.
He continued, "I actually used to speak Samoan, but me and my sisters all kind of lost it. We go there at least once a year to see family. And my dad recently just got a traditional Samoan tattoo. That was the first day that I had to think about it. It just let me know, okay, this is how folks think. Lisa Bonet is of Black and Jewish heritage.
If she could speak to her younger self, Bonet said she'd say, "Try not to internalize the disdain and hate that was projected onto me. In fact, her parents are the aforementioned Lenny Kravitz and Lisa Bonet. In a interview with Allure , Kravitz spoke on her identity, "I am definitely mixed. Both my parents are mixed. I have white family on both sides. The older I get, the more I experience life, I am identifying more and more with being Black, and what that means — being more and more proud of that and feeling connected to my roots and my history.
She further elaborated, "I went to private schools full of white kids. I think a lot of that made me want to blend in or not be looked at as Black. The white kids are always talking about your hair and making you feel weird. I had this struggle of accepting myself as Black and loving that part of myself. He's also married to and has two kids with Lisa Bonet.
In a interview with The New Paper , Momoa talked about Aquaman 's significance to mixed-race people, saying, "And honestly, to be the first mixed-race superhero in He noted, "And also just to play it so close to who I am, with all of Arthur's imperfections. I don't have to be Superman — I am not. But I got to play it as someone who really is split between two worlds, and I am excited for the world to see it. In an article for Working Mother , she wrote, "I was a loner growing up.
I was a mixed-race girl with a Korean-Japanese mother and an African American father, and none of the other kids at my school were like me. I was nearly six feet tall by the time I was 11 years old.
And although reposting an aerial video of a street mural is nice, it lacks the efficacy of a bail-fund link to free those arrested while marching across it. Some celebrities have leveraged their fame to provide information or necessary supplies; others have become vectors of silliness or confusion.
By Doreen St. The political pressure that wealthy donors exert on universities rarely gets aired so publicly. By Jane Mayer. Jordan Coley is a writer whose work has also appeared in the Ringer and GQ. The New Yorker Recommends What our staff is reading, watching, and listening to each week. Enter your e-mail address. Cultural Comment. But some celebrities are giving us reason to be faithful again. Take Selena Gomez, who this week has used her platform to shine a spotlight on scholars, activists and historical events important within the anti-racism movement.
She joins celebrities like Cardi B who perhaps is only less notable because she has been getting it right for some time in showcasing the voices of people with smaller platforms and bigger expertise than herself during these times. In short, Gomez has one of the largest Instagram followings in the world and has offered it up to experts who can speak to all of the myriad ways in which different injustices intersect, interact and compound. On that point — Swift too has come leaps and bounds with regards to her activism recently.
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