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Why Heidi Klum’s White Feminism Against Gabrielle Union Is Typical
Supermodel and former host of Bravo’s long-running hit show, Project Runway, Heidi Klum, ruffled some feathers, including mine, when she recently offered her comments on the controversial exit of actress and former America’s Got Talent judge, Gabrielle Union.
Union made headlines some weeks ago, when it was announced that she and Julianne Hough weren’t expected to return to their gigs at NBC’s staple talent show.
Things got even more interesting when it was revealed that Union was possibly pushed out for being vocal about the behind-the-scenes toxic culture, that included normalized racist jokes, and the indignity of being shamed for her grooming preferences, that were inappropriately deemed “too black.”
Since human resources refused to address the problematic issues that Union presented, it appears that the convenient solution for NBC was to get rid of the “troublemaker,” who dared to challenge the status quo.
It’s also worth noting that Hough vehemently denies the claims by her former colleague about the “toxic culture” fueled by AGT, and instead graciously expressed her gratitude for the experience and optimism for what lies ahead.
It was very telling and not all surprising that Julianne Hough, a privileged White woman, was…
