Name: tWitch and Ellen Talk About the Problem with Staying Silent
Uploaded: 2020-07-03T07:32:36.000Z
Duration: 7 min 6 s
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Things are changing every minute in our country.

Today is our first show airing since the protests of George

But I want to say it again to my viewers.

I stand with the protesters who are exercising their rights.

And I want to be an ally fighting for change.

As a white person, I don't always know what to say.

a lot we don't know about black people's lives

And there is horrible injustice towards black people

I've tried to use my platform to raise awareness

But I think it's time that we have to look at ourselves.

And we have to say, we have not done enough.

I was the dancing lady for a little while.

And now I want to help educate my audience.

tWitch, I think a lot of people are being silent right now.

Yeah, I mean, there's part of me that gets it.

Because we have a society now that's like, on social media,

if you say the wrong thing, you get ripped apart.

So here's the reason that that's problematic.

And it can go on many different things, right?

for misogyny and all kinds of stuff like that.

Because if you don't make the mistake, just by doing nothing,

And non-stance is a stance at this point in time,

and how we're yelling "Black Lives Matter"

in this country for centuries now, at this point,

We don't need you to be perfect, you know what I mean?

Because-- and excuse my French-- but the [MUTED]

we're fighting against, it's not perfect.

We need people that are going to be willing to face the raw,

uncut, I'll make mistakes, but I'll bounce right back to be

So I understand that there's a little bit of resistance,

and a little bit of hesitant forward motion for that.

You have many, many, many people of color,

and I'm not talking about the social media folks.

I'm talking about people that could call you,

But next time, word it this way, because this.

And you know it's coming from a place of love rather than like,

we're going to tear a celebrity down, you know what I'm saying?

We don't have to worry about that right now.

What we have to do is we have to connect on a human level

and make sure that we're showing each other that we care.

and not rip each other apart for trying, you know?

misspoken because we all don't have the same experiences.

So there's a lot of things that need to work at the same time.

But none of us as a people on either side can stop trying,

And I think that that's what we have to have,

a little patience for at least, if someone thinks

they're trying to say the right thing, and we do

need to understand if it wasn't said the right way, instead

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