Girl, watch what you say. It all started when the Girl, wash your face The author posted about his housekeeper and she became dirtier and dirtier.
In an extract from message deleted since resurfaced by Angie TrésorHollis referenced an April 2021 live stream in which she talked about a woman who “cleans toilets,” noting that “someone commented and said, 'You're privileged AF' and I told her : “You are right. I’m great.” fucking privileged, but also I worked hard to have money for someone to come twice a week to clean my toilet” and I told her that and then she said, “Well, you are. unrelated.'”
Hollis' response was to explain that she had no interest in being accessible, pointing out that icons and historical figures like Harriet Tubman, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Marie Curie And Oprah Winfrey were “all unrelated AFs.”
Except that, while selling millions of copies of her books is great, she's not a revered abolitionist.
Days later, Hollis apologized on Instagram, explaining, “I know I have caused a tremendous amount of pain by mentioning prominent women, including several women of color, whose struggles and accomplishments I cannot understand .” Additionally, she continued, “I have neglected people whose hard work does not provide them with financial security, often because of inherently racist and biased systems.”
Added the Girl, stop apologizing author, “The important thing I need to do now, something I should have done already, is honestly, shut up and listen.”