Emma Watson's Trio Of Blackout Tuesday Squares Brings Backlash
Emma Watson has responded to scrutiny after critics accusing her of jumping on a trend by posting a trio of black squares on her Instagram account as part of the “Blackout Tuesday” campaign.
Watson’s feed initially featured three black squares with white borders, accompanied by the hashtags #blackouttuesday, #theshowmustbepaused, #amplifymelanatedvoice and #amplifyblackvoices.
A post shared by Emma Watson (@emmawatson) on Jun 2, 2020 at 1:49am PDT
A post shared by Emma Watson (@emmawatson) on Jun 2, 2020 at 11:08am PDT
A post shared by Emma Watson (@emmawatson) on Jun 2, 2020 at 11:08am PDT
The posts attracted thousands of comments on both Instagram and Twitter, with some arguing that Watson, with a platform of more than 57 million Instagram followers, could have done more to amplify Black voices, especially considering her role as a U.N. Women’s goodwill ambassador.
Other commentators highlighted Watson’s stylistic choice of bordering each black square in white, arguing that she had focused on maintaining the aesthetic of her Instagram feed instead of communicating a message of solidarity.
emma watson has 57.1M followers on instagram, her first post about blm has over 1M likes and instead of sharing links to petitions and donations, she thought the best idea was sharing 🔳🔳🔳? tf is that, open your purse, SPREAD INFORMATION
— 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 (@gayrauder) June 2, 2020
emma watson not saying anything for the whole week and then posting a black blank pic in instagram that won't help in anything is just the peak of white feminism
— victoire (@siriusclaw) June 2, 2020
emma watson gave a 1000+ word, fact checked speech about women's rights (heforshe movement) at UN headquarters but posted 3 identical pictures for blm on ig and logged off. this shit ain't addin up sis
— AOS S7 SPOILERS | ᵇˡᵐ🌈 natalie rushman lovebot (@widowsquake) June 2, 2020
