An ‘Influencer’ on the ‘White Women for Kamala Harris’ Zoom Says White Women Should Never ‘Correct’ Black Women

MINELLA Arielle Fodor affectionately ░░░░░░░░ as Mrs Frazzle to ░░░░░░░░ combined audience of over ░░░░░░░░ 5 million followers is ░░░░░░░░ to help gentle parent ░░░░░░░░ through this election FODOR ░░░░░░░░ you Hi everybody I ░░░░░░░░ so honored to speak ░░░░░░░░ I am like shaking ░░░░░░░░ just be among such ░░░░░░░░ company We are here ░░░░░░░░ as if you were ░░░░░░░░ earlier you ve heard ░░░░░░░░ women have tapped us ░░░░░░░░ as white women to ░░░░░░░░ up listen and get ░░░░░░░░ this election season This ░░░░░░░░ a really important time ░░░░░░░░ we all need to ░░░░░░░░ our voices and influence ░░░░░░░░ the greater good no ░░░░░░░░ who you are you ░░░░░░░░ all influencers in some ░░░░░░░░ So tonight I m ░░░░░░░░ to share some dos ░░░░░░░░ don ts for getting ░░░░░░░░ in politics online and ░░░░░░░░ the toxicity that comes ░░░░░░░░ it And spoiler alert ░░░░░░░░ much as the toxicity ░░░░░░░░ come from the outside ░░░░░░░░ can come from us ░░░░░░░░ So first don t ░░░░░░░░ yourself We can do ░░░░░░░░ best work when we ░░░░░░░░ in community together like ░░░░░░░░ are tonight because the ░░░░░░░░ feels smaller when we ░░░░░░░░ each other But don ░░░░░░░░ make it about yourself ░░░░░░░░ white women we need ░░░░░░░░ use our privilege to ░░░░░░░░ positive changes If you ░░░░░░░░ yourself talking over or ░░░░░░░░ for BIPOC individuals or ░░░░░░░░ forbid correcting them just ░░░░░░░░ a beat And instead ░░░░░░░░ can put our listening ░░░░░░░░ on So do learn ░░░░░░░░ and amplify the voices ░░░░░░░░ those who have been ░░░░░░░░ marginalized and use the ░░░░░░░░ you have in order ░░░░░░░░ push for a systemic ░░░░░░░░ As white people we ░░░░░░░░ a lot to learn ░░░░░░░░ unlearn So do check ░░░░░░░░ blind spots You are ░░░░░░░░ for your algorithm believe ░░░░░░░░ or not.”