An outspoken soap opera actress found herself forced to grovel Sunday night after daring to complain that the highly paid black woman who won an Emmy for best actress had no cause to complain.
“How to Get Away with Murder’s” Viola Davis caused a TV stir and warmed the hearts of liberals everywhere with her acceptance speech, griping about the entertainment industry’s failure to provide opportunities for minorities.
“The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity,” Davis said.
“General Hospital’s” Nancy Lee Grahn had the temerity to disagree — and was swiftly slapped into her place.
I wish I loved #ViolaDavis Speech, but I thought she should have let @shondarhimes write it. #Emmys
— Nancy Lee Grahn (@NancyLeeGrahn) September 21, 2015
@nxssy I do 2. I think she’s the bees knees but she’s elite of TV performers. Brilliant as she is. She has never been discriminated against — Nancy Lee Grahn (@NancyLeeGrahn) September 21, 2015
First, she was predictably skewered for her tweets.
Then, like the good, obedient liberal she is, she promptly began abasing herself before the progressive altar saying, among other things, that she needed to check her own white privilege.
@NancyLeeGrahn @nxssy know your privilege, don’t speak in absolutes.
— Cassie Fambro Byrd (@CassieFambro) September 21, 2015
@NancyLeeGrahn @nxssy bitch how would you know if she’s ever been discriminated against? — queen (@lindsay_glohan) September 21, 2015
@missD0MINIQUE @pudcast245 @NancyLeeGrahn Like some whites unaware of their Privilege they r unaware of discrimination as black’s are
— Frank M Howell (@frankhowell7911) September 21, 2015
@NancyLeeGrahn AND HOW THE HELL WOULD YOU KNOW IF OR WHEN SHE HAS BEEN DISCRIMINATED AGAINST???? You living her life???? YOU SO IGNORANT! — #LupusChat | Tiffany (@TiffanyAndLupus) September 21, 2015
Viola Davis winning lead actress Emmy’s historic. My upset is acting awards dont fix racial injustice. As an actor I see how irrelevant we r
— Nancy Lee Grahn (@NancyLeeGrahn) September 21, 2015
I never mean to diminish her accomplishment. I wish I could get her roles. She is a goddess. I want equality 4 ALL women, not just actors. — Nancy Lee Grahn (@NancyLeeGrahn) September 21, 2015
I apologize 2 anyone who I offended. I’m women advocate since I became one. After reading responses, I hear u and my tweet was badly phrased
— Nancy Lee Grahn (@NancyLeeGrahn) September 21, 2015
Schooled. As surrogate 2 last democratic presidents I thought I needed no lesson in equality. I was wrong. Please accept my apology. — Nancy Lee Grahn (@NancyLeeGrahn) September 21, 2015
I apologize for my earlier tweets and now realize I need to check my own privilege. My intention was not to (cont) http://t.co/uyre6WPeeH
— Nancy Lee Grahn (@NancyLeeGrahn) September 21, 2015
I’ve taking a whoopin 2night and as u can see will rightfully stay up all night to talk to you. — Nancy Lee Grahn (@NancyLeeGrahn) September 21, 2015
What makes this even more pathetic is Grahn’s history as a liberal activist. She organized “Daytime for Gore/Lieberman” in 2000, “Daytime for Choice” in 1988 to advocate for abortion rights and has participated in the NoH8 campaign to support the campaign for legalizing gay marriage. None of that was able to save her from being pilloried by her own outraged liberal base.
3am.Tried 2 respond 2 u with love as I should, Gotten mostly condescension & vitriol.Tomorrow, new day. Wont begin it with anything but love
— Nancy Lee Grahn (@NancyLeeGrahn) September 21, 2015
30 yrs an advocate 4 human rights & now i’m a racist. Color me heartbroken. Twitter can bring out the best & sadly tonight the worst of us.
— Nancy Lee Grahn (@NancyLeeGrahn) September 21, 2015
She’ll probably never know how right she is about that.
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