White dudes gathered Monday to voice support for Vice President Kamala Harris during a virtual meeting that featured Hollywood A-listers in which they were urged to step up and push back against “Make America Great Again” movement, which organizers contend has co-opted masculinity.
The “White Dudes for Harris” gathering raised several million dollars during the remote call, organizer Ross Morales Rocketto said. Organizers said the goal of the fundraiser was to not “let the MAGA crowd bully other White guys into voting for a hateful and divisive ideology.”
“Throughout American history, when White men organized, it was often with pointy hats on,” Rocketto said, referring to the Ku Klux Klan. “The way that our economy has charged over the years had left alot of hardworking folks who are trying to do right by their families behind”
“That happens at the same time that as the myths around America that we grew up with that we as men are expected to be protectors and providers are going out into an economy that does really allow for that,” he added.
Among the supporters were several celebrities who acknowledged their whiteness while still supporting Harris, including Academy Award-winning actor Jeff Bridges.
“I’m White. I’m a dude, and I’m for Harris,” he said. “It’s not so much a fight. It’s a surrender to our higher thoughts. How we want this future to turn out. So I’m kind of surrendering to it… but that’s just my approach.
“As the dude might say: ‘That’s just my opinion man,’” Bridges added, referring to his portrayal as slacker Jeff Lebowski, the lead character in “The Big Lebowski.”
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, who withdrew from consideration as a potential running mate with Harris, also chimed in.
“Real men respect women, their decisions, [and] their careers,” he said.
Other guests included actor Bradley Whitford, who said he was happy to see a “variety of whiteness” that was like a “rainbow of beige,” Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Mark Hamill, as well as labor leaders and other elected officials like Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif.
“We are here because… BIPOC women have tapped us as White women to step up,” she said. “As white women, we need to use our privilege to make positive changes. If you find yourself talking over or speaking for BIPOC individuals or God forbid correcting them, just take a beat, and instead we can put our listening ears on.”
“As White people, we have a lot to learn and unlearn, so do check your blind spots. You are responsible,” she added, while adding that White women should focus on using their supposed privilege.
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