You can’t march with us: The faux inclusivity of the Women’s March on Washington
By: Carly Hoilman | January 17, 2017
Individuals planning to attend the Women’s March on Washington on Saturday are quickly learning that not all victims are created equal. The New York Times recently ran a piece on the racial tensions among protesters. The article highlights the experience of Jennifer Willis, a 50-year-old mother and wedding minister who was planning on attending the Jan. 21 event with her daughters. She backed out, however, after a post on the event’s Facebook page made her reconsider:
The post, written by a black activist from Brooklyn who is a march volunteer, advised “white allies” to listen more and talk less. It also chided those who, it said, were only now waking up to racism because of the election.
“You don’t just get to join because now you’re scared, too,” read the post. “I was born scared.”
“This is a women’s march,” Willis told the Times. “We’re supposed to be allies in equal pay, marriage, adoption. Why is it now about, ‘White women don’t understand black women’?” ...
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