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Nixing the Ukrainian president\u2019s appearance on Telecast, Oscars producer Will Packer expressed <\/a>concern about \u201cHollywood only showering Ukraine with attention because those affected by the conflict are white\u201d and \u201cignoring wars around the globe that impact people of color\u201d. That is why the award for best documentary was given to the \u201cNavalny\u201d movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Such a position is very beneficial for Russian propaganda promoting whataboutism and portraying Ukrainians as privileged white colonizers who over-emphasize their war trauma on the West and silence the non-white voices. The same motivation was in promoting disinformation about \u201cUkrainian customs officers preventing people of color from leaving Ukraine\u201d at the start of the large-scale invasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, all the claims \u201cWhat about Palestine\/Syria\/Afghanistan\/Rwanda\/Ethiopia” disseminated by pro-Russian bots on social media, do not offer solutions for other wars and genocides. Such a destructive approach is just aimed to distract attention from Ukraine and undermine Western support for our state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is foreseeable that both Ukraine skeptics and Russian sympathizers in the West will not specify that despite their skin color, Ukrainians were in the position of oppressed and colonized nation as well. When Russia wipes out Ukrainian identity, the color of skin, sex, religion, political position or language preferences do not matter since Russian aggression targets everything Ukrainian. Therefore, advocating Ukraine\u2019s fight for freedom does not equal advocating the \u201cwhite people’s rights\u201d. It also involves advocating for Ukrainians of any origin who chose the Ukrainian identity \u2014 and this is Russia\u2019s main concern.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nixing the Ukrainian president\u2019s appearance on Telecast, Oscars producer Will Packer expressed concern about \u201cHollywood only showering Ukraine with attention because those affected by the conflict are white\u201d and \u201cignoring wars around the globe that impact people of color\u201d. That is why the award for best documentary was given to the \u201cNavalny\u201d movie. 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