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When Black women are being celebrated in all of their glory, there’s a White woman, somewhere, who loses her wings. And instead of flailing a flapping in her own misery, draping herself in clothes of self-centeredness, she spreads that sense of rejection and inadequacies with statements like, “All women*” or “What about…?” “It would have been nice to see women of various ethnicities…” or in the case of Lexy Panterra, “What about White girls?”
Her comments were in reference to the newly released City Girls and Cardi B. video, “Twerk.” The video, as we discussed earlier, was a “visual love story for Black women.” But there are a sect of White women who are offended when they’re praised as the center of beauty.
And after the video dropped, Panterra took her concerns to the public. In a since-deleted tweet, she wrote:
friendly reminder this what lexy original tweet said. don’t delete ur tweet turn it around and make it about ETHNICITIES. it was TONS of ethnicities in the twerk video. if u meant white girls say white girls. this wasn’t even a race thing it was a contest. y’all ruin everything pic.twitter.com/uIQZL1XDS3
— angel 👑🇵🇭 (@muaangel_) January 16, 2019
When the response to her first tweet wasn’t to her liking, she tried again in another tweet she also deleted.
“I just think there should have been some other ethnicity’s [sic[ in the city girls twerk video…cause why not?”
And then:
“I just feel if all the best Twerker [sic] of all races where [sic] in @iamcardib video maybe it would be amazing and bring women together a lil more…either way I liked th[ sic] video.”
If you couldn’t tell by now, her criticisms stem from her own interests. Lexy fashions herself as a twerk fitness instructor. I’ll post her fitness videos without commentary and let you draw your own conclusions.
She twerk like she doin the hokey pokey pic.twitter.com/ecVqP0Kfke
— a вlade oғ мarмora (@BarkyBoogz) January 17, 2019
imagine we opened the “Twerk” video and saw this. pls ok @LexyPanterra pic.twitter.com/MhcNkeDCNN
— Lonli Braxton (@ShenaeCurry) January 16, 2019
See what other people had to say about Lexy’s calls for inclusion on the following pages.
I can answer her question, though. They couldn't interpret what "flewed out" meant, and they all missed the plane. #TWERK
— Deena Price (@OakTree1980) January 17, 2019
The top 25 best were selected. If there was a white girl who earned the spot she would’ve got “flewed” out. It’s really simple
— ProMusicEra (@Era1Music) January 17, 2019
Out of curiosity, have you asked the same questions regarding underrepresented minorities in music and films? If so can you provide proof of you asking the exact same question on behalf of underrepresented groups? Representation matters, right?
— 2.5Pac (@2andhalfpac) January 16, 2019
There were different ethnicities. They had Dominicans, Black Americans, Jamaicans, Trinis, etc 😊
— STIFF WHEA?!!? (@SoGorJAS) January 16, 2019
White women are all about inclusion when they aren’t included.
— mina (@__biggieShorty) January 16, 2019
Like you're appropriating and profiting from Black American culture and have the nerve to ask why you're not represented? GIRL……..
— GBZed (@GBZed) January 17, 2019
Here. She appears at 1:31. Now sit down, eat your corn beef hash and be quiet. pic.twitter.com/XEN3VNCNkT
— Adrienne (@DelValGal) January 16, 2019
LMFAO the “twerk community”. It wasn’t a “community” until you whites started trying to steal the dance and have mayonnaise lessons on it. Y’all called Black women ghetto for doing it.
— kylian 🦇 (@dydyklay) January 17, 2019
But in your video tho….. Hm….. pic.twitter.com/0INXcsLBTy
— The Great Oshiro (@_xbundle) January 16, 2019
I think that instead of being defensive, you should seek to understand why your comments would offend some people. If you went with this approach, I doubt you would be getting the hate you currently are
— Conner H (@HulsatingMember) January 17, 2019