'You are privileged whether you like it or not. Society gives you privilege just for being white,' Billie Eilish has said.
Billie Eilish and Pink have criticised the"All Lives Matter" term in response to the death of a black man who was pinned down by a white police officer in the US.
The stars also acknowledged white privilege while showing support for the Black Lives Matter movement in posts on social media.A police officer was filmed kneeling on George Floyd's neck before he died. Pic: Shutterstock Mr Floyd died after officer Derek Chauvin, who has since been sacked and charged with third-degree murder, was filmed kneeling on his neck for at least eight minutes while arresting him for allegedly using a fake $20 note in a shop.said she had been thinking for a while about how to address the All Lives Matter movement"delicately" and to"be respectful", but had to speak out now.
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