While we are finally starting to see the beginnings of justice for George Floyd (all officers involved in his murder have been indicted), the cops who killed Breonna Taylor while she was peacefully sleeping inside of her home have yet to be arrested. As a result, celebrities and regular folk alike are continuing to sign petitions, bring awareness to her case, and demand that justice is served. This includes Lili Reinhart, who thought showing off some side boob on Instagram would help put more spotlight on Breonna’s death.
In the since-deleted photo, Lili wrote, “Now that my side boob has gotten your attention, Breonna Taylor’s murderers have not been arrested. Demand justice.” Lili’s intentions were good, but some people felt it was totally inappropriate to caption a personal pic like this with Breonna’s name.
breonna taylor’s death is NOT a joke or meme and people need to know that and lili’s post was literally NOT it
… lili sweetie what is this pic.twitter.com/zTs8BsDfRt
lili reinhart really thought she was doing something. this is DISGUSTING. stop using breonna taylors name as a caption for your sexy photos. she’s not a meme or a marketing tactic. pic.twitter.com/Orjv4nkSFG
Following the backlash, Lili went on Twitter to apologize and show that she understood the criticism. She wrote:
I’ve tried very hard to be honest on my IGTV lives that I’m still learning and trying to be better.
But I understand that my caption came off as tone deaf. I truly had good intentions and did not think it through that it could come off as insensitive.
This is a misstep, yes, but Lili has been doing the work to amplify Black voices with her platform and bring attention to Black Lives Matter. In this month alone, Lili has hosted 14 IGTV conversations with Black men and women in media to discuss race issues such as microaggressions, the lack of diversity in Hollywood, and checking one’s privilege.
She deleted the caption and apologised. Lili has constantly use her platform over the last few weeks to amplify black voices, she has over 13 igtv videos having convos with different activists each vid nearly an hour long. Give her a break. She recognizes the mistake. pic.twitter.com/wMMaorcDn2
Hopefully Lili can see this as a teachable moment she can reference in the future.
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