Destinys Child star Michelle Williams has gone on a hilarious rant at people on social media who have been confusing her with the actor Michelle Williams.
The singer made the very good point that aside from their name, the pair dont have anything else in common, especially given that one is black and one is white.
After Michelle (the actor) gave a rousing acceptance speech about equal pay at the Emmys, Michelle (the singer) found her comments being flooded by people mistaking her for the other Michelle.
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Posting a video from her car, Michelle (the singer) ranted: Lets get one thing clear. How come when yall are tagging and commenting and congratulating a person… do yall see that Im black when you go to my profile or tag, or when you search for the Michelle Williams?
I am black! Ok? I aint mixed with nothing, I aint mixed with Persian, Russian… I am black!
So I am trying to figure out why in the world am I getting cursed out in my comments for Michelle Williamss speech, which I thought was her truth. I thought it was awesome, I thought she was factual, I could be wrong.
But, yo, I just told this woman a few minutes ago on my Instagram, I was like “Im so sorry that my namesake upset you. But cant you see that Im black?!”
Michelle (the actor) had told the Emmys audience as she accepted the award for Best Actress in a Limited Series: I see this as an acknowledgement of what is possible when a woman is trusted to discern her own needs, feels safe enough to voice them, and respected enough that theyll be heard.
When I asked for more dance classes, I heard yes. More voice lessons, yes. All these things, they required effort, and they cost more money but my bosses never presumed to know better than I did.
They understood that when you put value into a person, it empowers that person to get in touch with their own inherent value.
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So the next time a woman, especially a woman of colour – because she stands to make 52 cents on the dollar compared to her white, male counterpart – tells you what she needs in order to do her job, believe her.
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