Would appear a black woman under the handle @AngryBlackLady called Amy Siskind out for her past support of Sarah Palin and for having trashed Black Lives Matter (we did not know this!), and when she did Siskind accused her of being a tool for the Russians.
Way to win over and influence people in the Resistance. Heh.
Interestingly enough we found this thread retweeted on Alyssa Milano’s timeline.
Today I watched @Amy_Siskind imply that a black woman, @AngryBlackLady, was a tool of the Russians for calling out her past support of Sarah Palin & trashing BLM – while countless white women who see themselves as leaders of "the resistance" rallied to Siskin's defense.
— Ijeoma Oluo (@IjeomaOluo) August 15, 2018
Sounds like trouble in Resistance-ville.
*popcorn*
If you plan to be involved in politics at all, your past – especially your political past – is not off limits.
You want to be a leader of the resistance? Then you gotta own up to how we got here.
— Ijeoma Oluo (@IjeomaOluo) August 15, 2018
Fair enough.
If you think there isn't a direct line from Siskin repeatedly attacking Obama & publicly lauding Palin to 54% of white women voting for Trump, you're wrong.
— Ijeoma Oluo (@IjeomaOluo) August 15, 2018
Ouch.
If you think there's not a direct connection from "progressives" like Siskind publicly trashing BLM & the ease with which Trump has been able to criminalize black activists & publicly insult black leaders & politicians, you are wrong.
— Ijeoma Oluo (@IjeomaOluo) August 15, 2018
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Would this be another one of those ‘eating their own’ things? Asking for a friend.
& if you think that instead of showing accountability for your past actions that helped necessitate the need for this "resistance" in the first place, you can demonize black women (who are far more impacted by this evil admin than you) who rightfully question your past –
— Ijeoma Oluo (@IjeomaOluo) August 15, 2018
*meep*
Then you are not the leader of any "resistance" that will bring anything other than another flavor of white supremacy.
— Ijeoma Oluo (@IjeomaOluo) August 15, 2018
Did she just accuse Amy Siskind of furthering white supremacy?
Wow.
Accountability matters. It must always matter.
— Ijeoma Oluo (@IjeomaOluo) August 15, 2018
We don’t disagree.
Messages between @AngryBlackLady and @Amy_Siskind epitomize why some Black women find it hard to identify as "feminists" cuz white women will gaslight us in the name of feminism. Amy's being Peak Becky cuz she's being called out about her problematic political past.
— Awesomely Luvvie (@Luvvie) August 15, 2018
As @Amy_Siskind eats her leg, can we talk about white women, racism & how many on the theoretical left like Mammy & not real Black women?
— ❄Mikki Kendall❄ (@Karnythia) August 16, 2018
Even Kathy Griffin called Siskind out … WOW.
Definition of smear for @Amy_Siskind: "Damage the reputation of (someone) by false accusations; slander."
Bringing up your past statements is not smearing you, it's holding you accountable.
Stop rallying your white friends to protect you against Democratic women of color.
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) August 15, 2018
This is gonna get GOOD.
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