Actress and political activist Jane Fonda has spoken out on the racial undertones at play in the ongoing Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment and rape scandal. 

The mega-producer, known for starting Miramax and the Weinstein Company, has been accused of acting inappropriately by more than 60 women.

The allegations have had a ripple effect, with women sharing stories of other powerful men who have made inappropriate sexual advances and demands of them.

As Fonda pointed out on a recent edition of MSNBC's All In With Chris Hayes, many of Weinstein's accusers are white. 

“It feels like something has shifted,” Fonda told Hayes. “It’s too bad that it’s probably because so many of the women that were assaulted by Harvey Weinstein are famous and white and everybody knows them. This has been going on a long time to black women and other women of color and it doesn’t get out quite the same.”

Fonda's comment underscores a frustration many black women in America have had for some time. Whether it's the issue of equal pay or even how black women are portrayed by history, all too often, many feel that black women's problems are ignored.

Feminist icon Gloria Steinem agreed, and added that the public looks at sexism and racism very differently than it does other societal ills.

“If you steal money, you probably get arrested and convicted, because everybody says stealing is wrong. But if you do something that is very sexist or racist, because there still is a critical mass of bias in this country, it takes more cumulative instances for it to be recognized,” Steinem said. “So we have reached a tipping point I think.”

While many of Weinstein's victims were white, there were a number of women of color who have spoken out.

For example, actress Lupita Nyong’o wrote a scathing New York Times editorial that described her uncomfortable dealings with Weinstein. It must be noted, as was reported by The Washington Post, that out of all of his accusers, Weinstein specifically attacked Nyong'o for speaking out.