Riverdale star Lili Reinhart is taking heat for posting a topless photo of herself on social media in support of Breonna Taylor. In the since-deleted post shared to her Instagram, Reinhart shared a revealing photo with the caption: “Now that my sideboob has gotten your attention, Breonna Taylor’s murderers have not been arrested. Demand justice.”
The post sparked a lot of criticism from followers who feel it was an inappropriate way to address the matter, prompting Reinhart to eventually delete the caption, followed by the removal of the photo. She has since apologized for the post in a series of tweets: “I’ve always tried to use my platform for good. And speak up about things that are important to me. I also can admit when I make a mistake and I made a mistake with my caption. It was never my intent to insult anyone and I’m truly sorry to those that were offended.” Scroll down to see what users are saying about the post.
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โ jay (@jackieburkhartu) June 29, 2020
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stop speaking over black people and lilli reinhart is wrong for that damn post. she deserved the backlash she got bc she dehumanized a black woman who was brutally murdered with a damn nude
โ connie (@dayavogue) June 30, 2020
i agree. itโs so sad that people have to use h to bring attention & awareness to the issues going on in the world. itโs the same as lilli reinhart using her side boob to attract people to her caption ab breonna taylor. it doesnโt sit right with me. https://t.co/S4FNzx70BZ
โ ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ โ #BLM #FREEPALESTINE (@hskaylaa) June 30, 2020
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BLM or Breonna Taylor’s death isn’t a joke or something you should use to promote your selfie or pretend you actually care ๐ just post your selfie n go
โ ัฮทฯัโฮฑฯ (. โ แด โ.) (@jigglypuffgrl) June 29, 2020
Sheโs using her privilege. Yโall just finding something to be mad at this was a good idea. White woman with a nice body people will click on that post fast asf. And instead of making it about herself she put breonna Taylor in the caption. A queen if you ask me
โ jobs (@nickiluvsdarius) June 29, 2020
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Yeah it’s funny, that’s the problem. This is not a joke, Breonna Taylor’s murder is not a joke. Society keeps ignoring black women, like when doctors won’t take black women’s health seriously, literally killing them, or turning a black woman’s murder into an internet meme
โ Michael Parker (@firepoke981) June 29, 2020
as someone who rlly used to love her a lot it was so upsetting seeing that shit. the worst part is she removed the caption but still didnโt delete the post?? like what the hell just goes to show u donโt care at all. why are people taking this situation lightly , WHY??
โ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฒโท โโ (@taesdivinity) June 29, 2020
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Intentions do not matter when you come off insensitive about a serious topic. The post was disingenuous and Breonna Taylorโs murder has zero to do with this womanโs naked body.
โ Avatitty๐ (@CVNubiana) June 29, 2020
I think people are saying itโs wrong because she didnโt post any links to petitions to sign or anything to actually make a difference regarding the movement, just posted her selfie with a caption that said Breonna Taylorโs murderers are still free
โ egg (@thefxtgrape) June 29, 2020
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Like and out of all the platforms she chose INSTA?
โ Boku No Stallion (@realerthan_real) June 29, 2020
Listen to black people when they say something isnโt okay, instead of being dismissive and chalking it up to โgatekeeping activismโ. Yโall really say anything on this app
โ June 18th (@corazondeunrey) June 29, 2020
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She’s has a huge platform with great reach, but people will still scroll by without paying attention, if they know the content is political. Gaining attention and then diverting it to something substantial is brilliant.
โ LD (@LauraJasmine126) June 30, 2020
Also apologized on Twitter immediately and almost daily has black activists and voices on her IG live to talk about issues.
โ bbr123 (@bbr1235) June 30, 2020
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Everybody is complaining about how she used her body to spread awareness and then she deleted the caption use are still complaining . Lilli Reinhart has done a lot and spread so much awareness on the BLM but this is what you choose to focus on pls. https://t.co/k4rnJ6ozVv
โ ๐ฌ๐ญKayla_ewo.๐ณ๐ฌ๐น๐ฌ (@Ewoenam85463800) June 29, 2020
I think she was genuinely trying to spread awareness with it. The problem is most people who follow models and such are just there to see pictures of them so she wanted to grab their attention so they wouldn’t just scroll past it. But I see your point I guess.
โ Daxrcy (@Daxrcy) June 29, 2020