Billie Ellish lambasts white people over ‘all lives matter’, says they should ‘shut the f**k up’

Billie Eilish performing in Austin, Texas in October. Eilish, who will turn 18 in December, broke through in 2019 with songs that embody the demons of her time, but with confidence and a healing sense of humor.

American singer, Billie Ellish has criticized white people who push the “all lives matter” narrative when black struggles are ongoing, urging them to acknowledge their own privilege.

Ellish who made her admonition in a message posted on her Instagram said she would “lose her mind” if she hears one more white person deflecting from the ongoing targeting of black people by law enforcement.

“Will you shut the f**k up?” Eilish wrote. “No one is saying your life doesn’t matter. No one is saying your life is not hard. No one is saying literally anything at all about you… all you MFs do is find a way to make everything about yourself. This is not about you.

You are not in need. You are not in danger.”

Her message comes on the heels of protests across the USA instigated by the killing of George Floyd. Floyd was killed by a police officer who continued to kneel on his neck despite Floyd pleading for his life.

“You are privileged whether you like it or not,” Eilish continued. “Society gives you privilege just for being white. You can be poor, you can be struggling, and still your skin colour is giving you more privilege than you realise.”

She added that white privilege allows white people to live their lives “without having to worry about surviving simply because of your skin colour”.

Eilish’s message has been liked more than four million times on Instagram, with stars including Halle Berry, Ty Dolla Sign, Michelle Pfeiffer, Ava DuVernay and Joan Smalls praising it in the comments section.

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