British-Egyptian actor, Khalid Abdalla, calls for a permanent ceasefire and an end to the occupation of Palestine at the red carpet premiere for Netflix's The Crown.
I think it's good that Mark Ruffalo supports Palestine and the photo op he did at the Emmys with Khalid Abdalla will definitely help to bolster Abdalla's advocacy. However, Im so tired seeing White allies being praised for the act of simply not supporting genocide, and I want to use this moment as a jumping off point about the problem with seeing White allies being centered.
You see White folk like Rachel Corrie and Tom Hurndall receive Matyr treatment by (mostly White) leftists in the West for their deaths at the hands of Israelis becos they supported the Palestinians. It's tricky for me to criticize the amount of attention they have and are receiving (Corrie got a play written about her and Corbyn led a march recently in memory of Hurndall) becos while I do believe that their deaths should be memorialized, I also want to call out that the only reason why their deaths and contributions are receiving this much visibility is becos they are White pple from the Global North, anomalies that stood out from the dead bodies of Brown people. Black and Brown lives are not valued the same as White lives, Black and Brown pain is often not empathized with. In 2010, an article on Corrie in Ms Magazine stated:
While remembering Corrie, we are reminded of the tricky situation that global activists from the U.S. face. The presence of U.S. citizens in situations of conflict often elicits needed attention, but also runs the risk of turning the spotlight away from those most victimized.
The dove is made in Bethlehem. Today marks three months of unfathomable death and destruction. We need this to end. The first step must be a permanent ceasefire. #CeasefireNow
- Khalid Abdalla at the 2024 Golden Globes
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