The only thing that separates women of colour from anyone else is opportunities.
– Viola Davis
I always thought that if I work hard enough and was very determined, I would get where I wanted in life that I would not have any less of opportunities like the white man and people would not just see my race, the tone of my skin, my gender and my religion. Nevertheless, I was obviously wrong, matter of fact I was deluding myself by covering the whole sky with the palm of my hand, because with that logic someone with the talents and statues as Viola Davis, of course they would be given many opportunities. But then again here she is at the Emmy awards, being the first black women to win for best actress in a Drama. She uses her acceptance speech
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Selfish tears. Instead of worrying about my people who have to encounter sexism and racism on daily basis which prevents them from livening their life to the fullest. I am here sitting alone in my room crying about what the future holds for me. There was a moment of silence. This was a reality check; it came to me when I needed it the most. I was afraid to realise that my identity has become a burden, a setback. It is saddening and ruthless that this world has become so misogynistic if you do not believe me then listen to the statistics. According to New Republic, women on average earn 78 cents for every white man’s dollar. Whereas for Native American women earn at 65%, of that dollar, African- American women earn at 64% , Indian- American women earn at 59% and Hispanic/Latina women earn 54%. As you can tell, women of colour are the ones who are truly affected but critics such as Glenn Kessler from Washington Post have argued,
“Unless women stop getting married and having children, and start abandoning careers in childhood education for naval architecture, a large gap in wages will almost certainly persist.” Shamelessly, denouncing politicians for using this out of context when in reality, it is he who has ignored the fact the United States do not fully support women who go on parental leave so they have no choice but to leave the work