Tamannaah Bhatia's #AllLivesMatter post with black imprint receives flak

Celebrities across the world have raised their voice against racism and joined the online fight against the death of

George Floyd

in

America

.

Celebs like Mahesh Babu, Samantha and more even took part in

#BlackoutTuesday

, even if the moment has been criticised by some for silencing voices at a much-needed time. For the uninitiated, African-American Floyd died when after a white police officer kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes even as the man pleaded that he can’t breathe. And many have been using the hashtag

#BlackLivesMatter

across the world to showcase support for the movement.

Few celebrities have been using the hashtag

#AllLivesMatter

, which has been criticised by some to be counteractive to the movement. Sara Ali Khan even deleted a post she put up after facing criticism. The latest to face such furore is

Tamannaah

, who posted a picture of her face covered with a black imprint of a hand. Sharing it, she wrote, “Your silence will not protect you. Doesn't every life matter, human or animal? Muting any form of creation is against the universal law. We must unlearn and learn to be human again, express compassion and practice love.#AllLivesMatter #WakeUpWorld” (sic)


While the actress was appreciated for the message she wanted to get through, the picture and the hashtag did not go down well with many. They have commented asking her how it feels to be someone who has used ‘black lives matter as an aesthetic’ and some even called her out for endorsing fairness creams in the past. Some even accused her of black-facing her neck, a practice that has been called out for being inherently racist while others wondered why she wouldn’t comment on local politics too.


Fashion and beauty industry’s self-appointed watchdog

Diet Sabya

also called her out, revealing that the imprint on her face actually signifies an

MMIW

handprint, which stands for ‘missing and murdered indigenous women – a movement to raise awareness about the epidemic of native women going missing or being killed. The red hand symbolises the voices of these women being silenced.’