Yesterday, I saw someone on my TL share a White actress making fun of influencers. Here's why this is elitist. Mainstream films, brands, ads & beauty industry ignore women of colour, especially those who share unique perspectives and that makes it hard to enjoy the things we want
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ItsLeslieAlvarado often honours Latina women in her tutorials and seeing makeup on her skin tone helps me think about what might look right for me. She's an influencer. https://instagram.com/itslesliealvarado?utm_source=ig_profile_share&igshid=1kgrh0twxdyrc …
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The influencers I follow are people of colour; I've just mentioned a few who are Latina. The problem with making fun of influencers is that people think it's normal to be famous through traditional industries that are built to exclude women of colour. They make few exceptions
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Influencers make all their own content. They script, film, edit and promote all themselves. They look after their followers. They work hard to get brands to notice women of colour have unique needs and interests. They keep companies & audiences accountable for exclusion.
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When people make fun of influencers, as if this is frivolous or undeserved, what they're saying is that they see their interests satisfied by mainstream industries. It's fine if this doesn't interest you, but consider why you might think it's ok to exclude & sideline minorities.
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