Rachel Griffiths Apologizes After Backlash: ohnotheydidnt

Rachel Griffiths Apologizes After Backlash

Australian actress #RachelGriffiths is apologizing for a tone-deaf tweet about getting her nails done while "America is burning [and] people are dying" https://t.co/xTLhRHcguK
— ET Canada (@ETCanada) June 4, 2020

Former “Six Feet Under” star Rachel Griffiths is offering an apology after a tone-deaf tweet about her new manicure in the midst of protests was met with backlash.

rachel griffiths career? six feet under pic.twitter.com/PwaRhHVvtM
— Eric Eidelstein (@ericeidelstein) June 3, 2020

Her apology
“The last few days have been wrenching. My post early today leant away from that pain but I understand in doing so it pained others who can’t look away from what’s happening — can’t turn off and check out because it is their lives — their brothers their sisters their children. And it’s not over ‘there.’ This [is] our country’s stain also. I did not intend to trivialize just escape it. But that I understand is part of the problem. I am sorry. I am sorry that I got this so wrong today. I am sorry that I abdicated any meaningful sense making of what is happening this week and has been happening for centuries. Thank you to the people who have called me out. I have along way to go to truly understand my white b***h privilege."

Her message was accompanied by a video featuring a speech about racism by Australian journalist Stan Grant.

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callonme_84

June 4 2020, 16:55:47 UTC 1 week ago

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FOR FUCKS SAKE

anfechtungen

June 4 2020, 16:56:14 UTC 1 week ago

Oh boy she seems completely disconnected with reality.

June 4 2020, 16:56:46 UTC 1 week ago

Do people really not have the capacity to think of the outcome of what they say before they say it.

Good Lord!

teddy_sinclair

June 4 2020, 16:57:48 UTC 1 week ago

why are people like this

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bellwetherr

June 4 2020, 16:58:00 UTC 1 week ago

what in the fuck omg

ljtryout

June 4 2020, 16:59:15 UTC 1 week ago

i expected more from you, Sarah Walker.

imightbewrong4

June 4 2020, 17:00:05 UTC 1 week ago

No Brenda No

polynucleotide

June 4 2020, 17:00:27 UTC 1 week ago

every word of her post has me screaming. so wildly out of touch.

just444

June 4 2020, 17:01:36 UTC 1 week ago

evett

June 4 2020, 17:01:47 UTC 1 week ago

"America is burning people are dying but still it seems easier on the soul to watch all this happening with beautiful nails"

Was she saying this while wearing a coat made out of puppies?

cause honestly this is some evil shit you would think was too ott if a villain said it in a movie

like you could have just made a post pretending you gave a shit about small businesses and left it at that. But she couldnt help herself

ekrelly

June 4 2020, 17:02:13 UTC 1 week ago

I’ve always hated you Brenda

fyuf

June 4 2020, 17:05:36 UTC 1 week ago

Of all the characters on that show, I can’t believe that she ended up with a happy ending.

June 4 2020, 17:14:14 UTC 1 week ago

Right?? Ugh she was the worst

drbat

June 4 2020, 17:49:59 UTC 1 week ago

Alan Ball said in an interview about the finale that “I don't for a minute believe that these people moved forward and their lives were without drama and without conflict and without pain and without struggle. We just didn't see that... It wasn't as clear in the final montage but Brenda had two husbands after Nate. I mean I don't think those relationships were easy.”