Patricia Arquette said "women." She didn't say "white women."

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

141. Look, don't play me for stupid! That's not what I am referring to and you know it.

Read her statement again, carefully:

"And it’s time for all the women in America and all the men that love women, and all the gay people, and all the people of color that we’ve all fought for to fight for us now"

Now, let's break her statement down into two phrases:

1. "it’s time for all the women in America and all the men that love women"

Fine. I agree that all women and men who love women should fight for their rights. No problem here.

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2. "And all the gay people, and all the people of color that we’ve all fought for to fight for us now"

It's safe to assume that "all the gay people" includes LGBT of color (male and female)
It's also safe to assume that "all the people of color" includes ALL men and women who are non-white

"We've fought for" - who is "we"? Let's assume it's women. Oftentimes women of color are not assumed here. Only WHITE women are assumed here. And nothing in her statement clarifies that women of color are part of that equation.

Now, HERE, is where people of color--that often includes black women--are upset: First, she makes these statements as if "all the gay people" and "all the people of color" have won their victories against discrimination and bigotry--then, attributes those victories to women fighting for them. BULLSHIT!

When she demands that people of color fight for women--again "people of color" often includes black women. Black women are more often than not viewed as BLACK FIRST, not women! And that's the problem.

She should not have demanded anything about what black people need to do, in particular. It just didn't sound right. She came off as a condescending, privileged white woman. I'm sorry, but especially seeing everything we've been through, particularly in recent years with all the racism that has resurfaced, I think she really should have just shut the fuck up. Really, I would have respect for her if she had just specified "white women". Bottom line: Her added statement about how women have fought for blacks and LGBT so now "you owe us"...it was so unnecessary. Her speech would have been much more poignant, much more effective had she left that part out.