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Olivia Jade slammed as ‘tone deaf’ after post on racism, white privilege

Olivia Jade Giannulli was slammed for posting about racism and her own white privilege amid country-wide protests over George Floyd’s death while in police custody after her parents, Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli both pleaded guilty in the college admissions scandal. “need to understand that just ‘not being racist’ is not enough,” the YouTube star …

Olivia Jade Giannulli was slammed for posting about racism and her own white privilege amid country-wide protests over George Floyd’s death while in police custody after her parents, Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli both pleaded guilty in the college admissions scandal.

“need to understand that just ‘not being racist’ is not enough,” the YouTube star wrote on her Instagram story on Sunday. “if you hear people saying disrespectful things. CORRECT THEM. Don’t sit there & allow this to continue happening.”

The 20-year-old then addressed her own privilege and how white people can fight systemic racism.

“As a person who was born into privilege based on my skin color & financial situation, i was not always aware that these issues were still so present. And that makes me feel awful. But that also fuels me,” she wrote. “It makes me want to learn more and do more and be better for all my beautiful black friends and any other person who faces discrimination.”

She added, “I’m not racist and i never have been but i need to speak up about this because just not being racist isn’t enough. It outrages me. It makes me feel sick. It brings me to tears. THERE SHOULD NOT BE SUCH A GAP BETWEEN PEOPLE LIKE THIS. We need to support and stand up and speak and use our WHITE PRIVILEGE TO STOP THIS.”

Olivia Jade’s post was met with criticism, with many calling out the influencer as being the definition of white privilege.

“The college admissions scandal contributes to the sense of outrage felt by many who take to the streets and violently protest systemic entitlement,privilege and discrimination, while sweet lil olivia jade drops make-up tutorials like nothing happened. dumb, clueless and tone deaf,” a critic tweeted.

“Her white privileged got her out of trouble,” added another.

“She needs a reality check! So tone deaf!” tweeted someone else.

“SHES THE DEFINITION OF WHITE PRIVILEGE SHE CONTRIBUTED TO IT WILLINGLY…her parents cheated her way into a school and only got 2 months in jail..she is not allowed to speak on the matter,” said one more.

Lori Loughlin and her husband Mossimo GiannulliAP

Others defended Olivia Jade for speaking up about the injustice.

“That’s exactly why she should speak wtf are you talking about 🤦🏽‍♀️,” one tweeted. “Yes she is beyond privelleged [sic] and she should use that and her platform to speak on the injustices going on in the world and how it’s time to start holding people accountable.”

Last week, Loughlin and Gianulli pleaded guilty to bribing Olivia Jade’s way into the University of Southern California as part of the massive college admissions scandal.

The couple admitted to paying $500,000 in bribes to convicted college fixer William “Rick” Singer, who got their daughters accepted to USC as rowing recruits — even though neither participated in the sport. The feds eventually released the photos of Olivia and Isabella that were allegedly used to scam the duo’s way into the California school.

As part of their plea agreements, Loughlin will serve two months in prison, perform 100 hours of community service and pay a $150,000 fine. Her husband will serve five months in prison, pay a $250,000 fine and perform 250 hours of community service.

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