{"id":24937,"date":"2017-12-07T20:58:28","date_gmt":"2017-12-07T20:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colorlines.madeostudio.com\/article\/icymi-gabrielle-union-laments-empathy-gap-between-black-and-white-survivors\/"},"modified":"2017-12-07T20:58:28","modified_gmt":"2017-12-07T20:58:28","slug":"icymi-gabrielle-union-laments-empathy-gap-between-black-and-white-survivors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/colorlines.com\/article\/icymi-gabrielle-union-laments-empathy-gap-between-black-and-white-survivors\/","title":{"rendered":"ICYMI: Gabrielle Union Laments Empathy Gap Between Black and White Survivors"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n By Sameer Rao<\/span> Dec 07, 2017<\/span>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Actress and producer Gabrielle Union<\/a> spares no details about her most horrifying experiences, including when she survived a rape at age 19, in her new memoir, \u201cWe\u2019re Going to Need More Wine<\/a>.\u201d The book hit shelves as #MeToo<\/a> trended in connection to reports of Harvey Weinstein\u2019s alleged serial sexual assault of employees and A-list actresses. Union addresses the recent disclosures in an interview published by The New York Times<\/a> on Tuesday (December 5). In it, she argues that the current public attention to endemic sexual violence disproportionately benefits White survivors.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the floodgates have opened for White women,\u201d Union says. \u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s a coincidence whose pain has been taken seriously. Whose pain we have showed historically and continued to show. Whose pain is tolerable and whose pain is intolerable. And whose pain needs to be addressed now<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf those people hadn\u2019t been Hollywood royalty,\u201d she continues, referencing some of the more prominent accusers. \u201cIf they hadn\u2019t been approachable. If they hadn\u2019t been people who have had access to parts and roles and true inclusion in Hollywood, would we have believed?\u201d<\/p>\n

Union recently concluded a month-long speaking tour for her memoir. She told The Times that readers at every stop disclosed their own stories of sexual violence to her. She admits that these interactions, while necessary, required her to process afterward. She said she spent most nights on the tour \u201ccrying like I\u2019m at a funeral.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n

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