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- A good ally isn't focused
on whether they're looking

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like a good ally.

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They're focused on showing up in allyship

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to people of color and
not wondering about,

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am I going to be seen?

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Am I going to be rewarded?

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Social media can sometimes
perpetuate performative

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or optical allyship
because people feel like

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if I share this Instagram
post or Twitter thread,

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that's me doing anti-racism work.

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Anti-racism work is taking
a deep dive within first,

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really uncovering how you
perpetuate white supremacy,

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and then creating change from within.

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Posts can be helpful because
people can learn about things

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that they may not be aware of,

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but people can get really
self-satisfied from that place.

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We see these things
that happen in the media

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such as #OscarsSoWhite,

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where the Oscars are being
called out for essentially

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not having enough people of color.

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- Well, I'm here at the Academy Awards,

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otherwise known as the White
People's Choice Awards.

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- You will see well-meaning
white people get behind that

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pointing the finger outwards essentially,

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but not looking within their own community

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and looking within themselves and asking,

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how am I adding to this fact that

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everywhere in every industry,

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the majority of people who
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those who are worthy of
being given value and award

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are white people?

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How do I help?

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Some ways that people with white privilege

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feel like they're helping black
people and people of color

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are through acts that come
across as white saviorism.

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Movies like The Blind Side, The Help,

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The Great Wall, really perpetuate

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white saviorist narratives.

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The example of The Great Wall,

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we have this story that's set in China,

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but the hero of the day is Matt Damon.

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(triumphant music)

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- I'll give you the shot.

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- This is mainstream media

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and the narratives that we are seeing

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is it doesn't matter what culture it is,

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it doesn't matter where
these people come from,

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it's white people who are gonna
swoop in and save the day.

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(upbeat music)