Disney’s [easyazon_link identifier=”B07B3PW72Q” locale=”US” tag=”boundingintocomics-20″]A Wrinkle in Time[/easyazon_link] director as well as Warner Bros.’ announced New Gods director Ava DuVernay took to Twitter to target Melania Trump and Liam Neeson in a series of Tweets about “white privilege.”
DuVernay started her Tweets about “white privilege” by targeting First Lady Melania Trump sharing an image from her modeling career where she was featured in GQ magazine in 2001. Duvernay stated, “When people ask me what white privilege is… Imagine what would happen if this was Michelle.”
When people ask me what white privilege is… Imagine what would happen if this was Michelle. https://t.co/6GDehEL7hE
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) February 5, 2019
DuVernay would then move onto Liam Neeson, who recently opened up about a time in his life where he sought revenge after discovering one of his friends was brutally raped. She insinuated that Will Smith’s acting career might be over if he made similar claims.
When people ask me what white privilege is. Imagine if this was Will Smith.
cc: @CharlesMBlow https://t.co/m7O8MdFzOf
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) February 5, 2019
DuVernay then Tweeted about Trayvon Martin, who was shot and killed by George Zimmerman in 2012. Zimmerman was cleared of all charges after the state of Florida charged him with second-degree murder. After he was cleared, his defense attorney declared, “George Zimmerman was never guilty of anything except protecting himself in self-defense.”
When people ask me what white privilege is…. Imagine if this was a white boy in a hoodie with a bag of skittles who was just trying to walk home. https://t.co/ty8ogrzDtC
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) February 5, 2019
DuVernay would then go on to explain “white privilege” and why she posted the three Tweets stating, “My three posts below are real world, easy examples of how the system we live in favors some and not others.”
Sometimes it’s hard for white folks to grasp the notion of white privilege. My three posts below are real world, easy examples of how the system we live in favors some and not others. If you’d like to acknowledge Black History Month in some way, recognize this within yourself. 🖤
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) February 5, 2019
What do you make of DuVernay’s comments on “white privilege?” Do you agree with her that the “system we live in favors some and not others?”