Jodie Turner-Smith leads stars speaking out against Jane Campion’s Venus and Serena Williams comment
metro.co.ukJodie Turner-Smith has blasted Jane Campion for displaying ‘peak white feminism’ with her comments about Venus and Serena Williams.The Power of the Dog director was honoured for her work on the Western film – which stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Kirsten Dunst, and was also recognised for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture – has been criticised for her remark about the tennis aces.While accepting the award for best director, the 67-year-old turned her attention to the Willams sisters, who executive produced the critically-acclaimed movie King Richard, starring Will Smith as their father.‘Serena and Venus, you are such marvels.
However, you do not play against the guys like I have to,’ she said, with a stunned reaction from the audience which broke out into applause.Queen & Slim star Jodie wrote: ‘jane taking time out of her best director speech to tell two Black women that she is more oppressed than them is PEAK white feminism. (sic)’Writer Dr.
Shola Mos-Shogbamimu added: ‘White women centring themselves over Black women is so normalised Jane Campion served Serena and Venus a backhand with her full chest.‘This was so unnecessary,petty &ugly.
She couldn’t achieve what they have with barriers faced in White Male dominated tennis sport…‘The violence of Jane Campion words, the laughter, sniggering and & clapping in that room is so sick… If we served Jane a bit of what she dished out to Serena and Venus, her White woman tears will come take center stage Belittling Black Excellence for entertainment #CriticsChoice (sic)’Loose Women star Charlene White tweeted: ‘That Jane Campion clip at Critics Choice Award re: Venus & Serena Williams has got me so confused this morning.
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