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In “please keep our elders’ names out your mouth” news, video vixen Karrine Steffans took to Twitter to make a point about slut shaming, respectability politics and Black female achievement. What could have been an eye-opening conversation that we are always here for (i.e. Amber Rose), was met with much criticism.
It all started when Steffans tweeted: “At 26, I was already a New York Times bestselling author, a millionaire, and sitting next to Oprah. Be inspired. You can do I.” Then she got the following response:
https://twitter.com/rockos_worldd/status/706627613171646464
Then Steffans clapped back:
https://twitter.com/karrineandco/status/706628140588662784
The author and actress then brought Dr. Maya Angelou into the mix:
https://twitter.com/karrineandco/status/706709820787699712
https://twitter.com/karrineandco/status/706711995635015680
Then she stressed that past trauma shouldn’t define you and how slut-shaming is problematic:
https://twitter.com/karrineandco/status/706710544145723392
https://twitter.com/karrineandco/status/706728019449131009
https://twitter.com/karrineandco/status/706718484470718465
And there is some real truth around what Steffans is saying, especially being a rape survivor herself. But in Steffans’ case who has made a career of bragging about her past sexual conquests, does this argument around past trauma really work? Most important, could there have been a better way to frame her point without throwing two of our most beloved under the bus?
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