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“If James Connolly & Audre Lorde had a love child” ST bestselling author & award winning broadcaster. Heimbold Chair of Irish Studies. Contributing Ed @ELLEUK

Mar 30, 2022, 11 tweets

Black protestors alleging racial discrimination and sexual misconduct in their workplace were ignored by “activist” celebrities, who crossed the picket to party with their billionaire friends. #Oscars2022 #JayZ #WillSmith

This is a stark example of how “representation politics” distract from truly emancipatory ones and the fact that the “anti racist” world so oft referenced since 2020 will not be achieved without class analysis no matter how many black films Hollywood makes

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