FULL ARTICLE AT COSMOPOLITAN.COM: Ivanka Trump’s Oprah Winfrey Tweet Is a Nauseating Display of White Feminism
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On Sunday night, at the 75th Golden Globe Awards, as Oprah Winfrey came to the stage to accept the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement, we all wondered what Oprah would say to the world considering the recent #MeToo movement that has taken over Hollywood and a nation.
In true Oprah form, she made the moment not about her, but about the women that are fighting to endure both past and present. “What I know for sure,” Oprah said, “is that speaking your truth is the most powerful tool we all have. And I’m especially proud and inspired by all the women who have felt strong enough and empowered enough to speak up and share their personal stories. Each of us in this room are celebrated because of the stories that we tell, and this year we became the story.”
With her speech, many of us felt inspired, empowered, and invigorated. We felt that the world heard us. We felt that our voices had the force of the world behind them pushing us toward change.
The next night, Ivanka Trump piped up on Twitter to weigh in: “Just saw Oprah’s empowering & inspiring speech at last night’s Golden Globes. Let’s all come together, women & men, & say #TimesUp! United.”
I paused in disbelief and shock. What planet does Ivanka live on?
In the world I live in, her father, President Donald Trump, has been accused of sexual misconduct by more than a dozen women. In the world that I live in, her father talks about moving on a woman like a bitch. In the world that I live in her father brags about kissing women without even waiting because, “When you are a star, they let you do it … you can do anything.” In the world that I live in, her father calls a grieving Gold Star widow a liar. In the world that I live in, her father mocks and calls a black congresswoman “wacky” when she stands up for a Gold Star widow. In the world that I live in, her father delights in tweeting about a woman’s physical appearance in a negative way.
How dare Ivanka post #TimesUp while we are all watching the clock wondering when time is going to catch up with her father?
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FULL ARTICLE AT COSMOPOLITAN.COM: Ivanka Trump’s Oprah Winfrey Tweet Is a Nauseating Display of White Feminism