yeah i could think of 234983042859403 people who are more insufferable than LMM. this was a dick piece of writing.
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Organize my people? As though as a white woman, all other white women are my people? Not only is that statement is not in any way helpful to the progressive cause (as white women are not given magical powers to convince the worst of white society to change their minds), it also serves to create a false division…
Yeah I mean, she’s not perfect here, what with that hilariously out of touch bit with how living in a Scottish castle makes it hard to relate to movies these days, but I really fail to see what Tilda did so wrong. She humbly reached out to a prominent Asian American woman who SPECIFICALLY criticized her role in the…
I get that, but does the asking of a question automatically imply that the asker thinks all people within a given group think the same way? Maybe I’ve read up on something and want to get your thoughts on it as an individual. That doesn’t mean I think all black men would give me the same answer you would.
I totally agree with you re the example you cited, and I think you make a good point about seeking validation vs. seeking someone else’s perspective. I think my frustration stems more from responses that I see around these comment sections that are to the effect of “Google is your friend, it’s not my job to educate…
It’s totally understandable that Swinton picked Cho. She had chosen to be the squeaky wheel on this issue generally, and it makes sense to ask the person being vocal about an issue what they think could and should be done. If anything Cho just comes across as looking like an attention seeker for misrepresenting a…
Agreed.
It can be argued, though, that since Cho accepted the challenge in a friendly manner and provided solid information about the issue she accepted the validity of the inquiry. Which makes it a tad bitchy to make a big deal about having been asked. She could have been up from about it and not had the whole exchange. Then…
Except... this was a completely private conversation — not a white person fishing for credit in the media.
This is a good take. I didn’t go see that movie because of this issue (i’m an asian guy.) But Tilda specifically tells Margaret that its okay to just tell her to fuck off. Tilda literally gave her an out that she didn’t take.
Yes, I am right. Because that’s how it works. When you position yourself as a public social commentator, you invite conversation. You can turn down whoever you don’t want to engage, but you invite the approaches.
It’s also weird, though not surprising, that she thought to email Cho at all. Gene Demby has been talking about this kind of unsolicited correspondence from well-meaning white people pretty heavily over the past few weeks.
I don’t think it’s that weird for her to reach out to Cho. Margaret was part of the #WhiteWashedOut campaign regarding this exact issue, even regarding Dr. Strange.
So instead of reaching out for insight to someone with the appropriate life experiences you yourselves do not have how do you suggest someone in Tilda’s position try and learn more to do right?
Thank you. I’m a lesbian. I don’t always want to be the voice of my people but if someone comes to me with a genuine question and they are hoping for understanding I am happy to give them my perspective. How the fuck else are we supposed to learn about other people’s lived experiences?
There’s no maybe to it. She should not have blasted her publicly because there was nothing to blast her about. Maybe if she wasn’t so thirsty for attention, she’d have realized that.
Seriously? What is a white person supposed to do that is better than what Tilda is doing in this, trying to understand the other side of the issue, and trying to figure out how to promote the discussion in a nuanced way?! Stop letting perfect be the enemy of good.
Look, I’m with you. I’m white and I’m tired of white people’s shit. But what did Tilda do wrong? (Asking sincerely here.) To me it seemed like she was being genuine and trying to learn.
OH SHIT! Tilda came with fucking receiptsssssssssss