Emma Watson criticized for her 'slip' in protesting George Floyd's murder
Emma Watson became the target of a wave of criticism on Tuesday. The actress joined the #BlackOutTuesday anti-racist movement, which emerged on social media to protest the murder of George Floyd, smothered by police officer Derek Chauvin in the United States. Despite joining the campaign on Instagram, many questioned how he had done it.
To join this protest, users have to upload a completely black photo to their profile. Watson did so, but adding a small detail: a white border around it, just as it does in the rest of the snapshots that flood her profile. To many it did not seem successful, because they believe that she put aesthetics before the cause.
"Those white borders kill me", "It's a white privilege" or "You have 57.2 million followers and you haven't said a word or shared a request! You should be ashamed and even have the courage to post the photos with white lines ", some very angry Internet users wrote to him.
Others, on the other hand, took advantage of the loudspeaker of social networks to defend her and remember some of the solidarity causes in which she has participated throughout her life. It should be remembered that the artist has been a Goodwill Ambassador for UN Women since 2014, the year in which she gave an emotional speech that moved feminism.
The actress did not respond to the criticism directly, but hours later she published a post again in which she protested against racism and the injustice committed against George Floyd. She wrote down a poem by Dr Fahamu Pecou belonging to the series 'Black Matter Lives', which she accompanied with the following own reflection.
"There is a lot of racism, both in our past and in our present, that has not been recognized or taken into account. White supremacy is one of the systems of hierarchy and domination, of exploitation and oppression, strongly underpinned in society. As a person white, I have benefited from this ... "he wrote. The British woman makes it clear that she supports the reason for the protests in the United States: "I see your anger, sadness and pain. I cannot know how you feel, but that does not mean that I will not try," he said.
