Kelly Osborne recently made some comments on the VIEW about Latinos. In an attempt to combat Donald Trump’s racist comments from a few weeks ago, she made one of her own.
https://twitter.com/DeviDev/status/628666688741871617
After clips hit the Internet, Twitter dragged her… like really dragged her.
Kelly Osbourne thought by making the comment she was spilling some tea on Donald Trump when she actually showed she was just like him.
— 🎨 🖌🖍ArtsySneakerGeek (@BamaIntrovert) August 4, 2015
#QueridaKellyOsbourne: I'm a latina. I scrubbed toilets once. Now, I'm a writer.
— Aura Bogado (@aurabogado) August 4, 2015
#QueridaKellyOsbourne, migrant people are more than their labor.
— Lara (@lowsell) August 4, 2015
https://twitter.com/missmelanita/status/628688261163167744
https://twitter.com/The_Anecdoubtal/status/628650787762143233
#queridakellyosbourne You quit a show because your co-host said something racist about Zendaya to prove you don't condone racism.. 🐸☕️
— vane (@esqvane) August 4, 2015
https://twitter.com/stereowilliams/status/628607118946516996
You can't win trying to make a point about pro-immigration by using a tired stereotype about immigration.
— dara mathis (@TrulyTafakari) August 4, 2015
The thing is, @KellyOsbourne, a lot of us HAVE scrubbed toilets. It's dignified work. But latinos do other work, too.
— Aura Bogado (@aurabogado) August 4, 2015
https://twitter.com/eshyera/status/628618198422700032
https://twitter.com/OhEmmeG/status/628612535256764417
https://twitter.com/Skooots/status/628613022223699968
After hours of Osborne’s name trending over the internet, she formally apologized.
https://instagram.com/p/5-VEIbAb6_/?taken-by=kellyosbourne
Here’s the thing Kelly, your apology is condescending, steeped in privilege, and eminently defensive.
It seems to be a common phenomenon among white people — both liberal and conservative — to become defensive whenever a discussion about race occurs. White people are quick to evoke #NotAllWhitePeople, point out the ethnic studies classes they took in college, tell how many black friends they have, and self-de-classify themselves as racist. Instead of attempting to understand why their words were hurtful to an entire group of people, be it intentional or not, white people are quick to find a reason to defend themselves, even if it is doused in apologetic fervor.
RACISM IS NOT JUST INDIVUALIZED, IT IS SYSTEMIC.
It is something that is taught to everyone by elder generations and mass media publications. Because racism is so steeped in American culture, it is often hard to become “woke”; it upsets the balance of your entire world. But when you reach the point of racial consciousness, you begin to unlearn what white supremacy has taught you. And when you are called out on a callous statement you made, you do not immediately list off the things you have done for minorities as a defense mechanism. Listen. Do not suggest that your perception of the realities minorities face is as important as the lived experiences of people of color. Do not suggest that your racist and condesending words created an important dialogue for an entire ethnic community. When people of color tell you that your words were insensitive, divisive, and racist, do not defend yourself. Just listen.
https://twitter.com/taysadoll/status/628350117972570112
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