White Woman Tears: Come for Viola, get dragged...

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Monday, September 21, 2015 | 7:34 PM
'General Hospital' Star's Twitter Meltdown: When White Privilege Tries to Interrupt Greatness
By Imani Brammer and Yolanda Sangweni

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Poor Nancy Lee Grahn. It must be hard to not know that you’re a closeted racist, and then the Internet gives you a rude awakening.

The General Hospital star basically ended any peace she would be enjoying on her Sunday evening when she tweeted her dislike of Viola Davis’ incredible and inspirational acceptance speech. Davis had just made history as the first African-American woman to win for Lead Actress in a Drama.

I wish I loved #ViolaDavis Speech, but I thought she should have let @shondarhimeswrite it. #Emmys

— Nancy Lee Grahn (@NancyLeeGrahn) September 21, 2015Umm...


Viola Davis winning lead actress Emmy's historic. My upset is acting awards dont fix racial injustice. As an actor I see how irrelevant we r

— Nancy Lee Grahn (@NancyLeeGrahn) September 21, 2015


I never mean to diminish her accomplishment. I wish I could get her roles. She is a goddess. I want equality 4 ALL women, not just actors.

— Nancy Lee Grahn (@NancyLeeGrahn) September 21, 2015


I apologize 2 anyone who I offended. I'm women advocate since I became one. After reading responses, I hear u and my tweet was badly phrased

— Nancy Lee Grahn (@NancyLeeGrahn) September 21, 2015


I apologize for my earlier tweets and now realize I need to check my own privilege. My intention was not to (cont) TwitLonger — When you talk too much for Twitter

— Nancy Lee Grahn (@NancyLeeGrahn) September 21, 2015

30 yrs an advocate 4 human rights & now i'm a racist. Color me heartbroken. Twitter can bring out the best & sadly tonight the worst of us.

— Nancy Lee Grahn (@NancyLeeGrahn) September 21, 2015Although Grahn apologized profusely, she also said:
@MelioraEsq and i heard harriet yTubman and I thought Its a fukking emmy for gods sake. She wasnt digging thru a tunnel

— Nancy Lee Grahn (@NancyLeeGrahn) September 21, 2015And in a deleted tweet, the soap opera actress said, "Im a f*****g actress for 40 yrs. None of us get respect or opportunity we deserve. Emmys not venue 4 racial opportunity. ALL women belittled."
Black Twitter immidiately swooped in and their clapback game was, of course, relentless.

.@NancyLeeGrahn, you aren't being honest. You saw Viola's color enough to say that she didn't speak for "all" women. https://t.co/MdMvozAtTG

— deray mckesson (@deray) September 21, 2015
@NancyLeeGrahn Why didn't you say all of this when all the white women tonight won their awards? Not a peep when they got on stage.

— Sherm (@shermjanae) September 21, 2015
.@NancyLeeGrahn it's not just about Viola winning the Emmy. It's about representation for black girls who need to see themselves as more

— Franchesca Ramsey (@chescaleigh) September 21, 2015The veteran actress, who is best known for her role as Alexis Cassadine on General Hospital, later deleted her more offensive tweets, and apologized. The damage had already been done. And the apologies kept coming. "How many different ways should I apologize?" she wrote. "Mea culpa. Mea Culpa."

Perhaps next time you can check your white privilege at the door, and as this Twitter user so eloquently put it, #StayinYourLaneNancy
@NancyLeeGrahnpic.twitter.com/kGXmC55slW


— L. (@_likelsd) September 21, 2015

 

[KidJSoul]

Patricia Arquette had a similar white feminism moment at the academy's earlier this year too as well. This shyt is contagious with many of them.

 

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7h7 hours ago
3ChicsPolitico ‏@3ChicsPolitico
RIKYRAH: Nancy Lee Grahn learned a hard lesson: Don’t come for #BlackTwitter unless it sends for you.

10h10 hours ago
Leslie Kay ‏@Im2Fabules
Oh Lord, Nancy Lee Grahn just got Donkey of the Day #breakfastclub @cthagod SMH.

11h11 hours ago
The Mary Sue ‏@TheMarySue
Last night, Nancy Lee Grahn incurred Twitter's wrath, apologized, then... kept tweeting http://www.themarysue.com/nancy-lee-grahn-tweets-viola-davis/ …

 

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She got snatched to the white meat... Outchea apologizing... She let that #innerracist come out and ain't eeen know it.

 

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Can we use this same energy and furosity to keep keep Asian and latino businesses from sucking our neighborhoods dry?

 

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Can we use this same energy and furosity to keep keep Asian and latino businesses from sucking our neighborhoods dry?

I can ONLY dream. As a matter of fact Twitter hardly has ANY Black employees. I personally do not patronize any nail shops or hair stores...

 

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23h23 hours ago
Wil Gafney ‏@WilGafney
White women have privilege not to see race & power to condemn black women for speaking about it then play ignorant. https://twitter.com/nancyleegrahn/status/645911336224854018 …

Sep 21
Marc Lamont Hill ‏@marclamonthill
This is why we need education about white privilege and allyship. https://twitter.com/nancyleegrahn/status/645920840685498369 …

Sep 21
Jennifer Bliss ‏@jamgirlbliss
#nancyleegrahn, You Is Petty, You Is Clueless, You Is Ignorant.



Sep 21
Clifford Lee ‏@Cool_C_Sings
#nancyleegrahn white people be like when black twitter starts dragging with strength of all their African ancestors

 

[scarlxrd]

 

[MJ Truth]

Can we use this same energy and furosity to keep keep Asian and latino businesses from sucking our neighborhoods dry?

THANK YOU!!!!!!

Black people are so desperate to give away every fukking dime we get.

 

[MikeyC]

Feminists can

 

[Unknown Poster]

Can we use this same energy and furosity to keep keep Asian and latino businesses from sucking our neighborhoods dry?

Amen.

Dapped. Repped.

Black twitter and its outbursts are cool...but often the energy isnt reciprocated in the right directions. Racism in the media pales in comparison to legislation that helps black folks instead of hindering, educational reform, and economic progress that supports the black community.

 

[John Mayer]

I can't remember her character on GH. Sam's mother?

 

[Unknown Poster]

I can ONLY dream. As a matter of fact Twitter hardly has ANY Black employees. I personally do not patronize any nail shops or hair stores...

Thanks for letting me know this. I will no longer be updating my twitter account from this point forward.

 

[wet landscapes]

I know white women are mad as shyt
"kanye interupped taylor swift, why can't nancy tweet?!"

 

[Cat piss martini]

they are not your allies or sisters at arms.