The Bachelorette star Brooke Blurton has slammed influencers’ response to the murder of Indigenous teen Cassius Turvey.
The Bachelorette star Brooke Blurton has slammed Aussie influencers’ responses to Indigenous teenager Cassius Turvey’s brutal murder.
15-year-old Turvey was physically assaulted by a group of men in what is assumed to be a racially charged attack. Turvey was allegedly attacked by a metal pole, causing strokes and brain bleeds. He succumbed to his injuries earlier this week.
Shortly after his death, Blurton – who was Australia’s first Indigenous Bachelorette – uploaded a tearful video on her Instagram stories expressing outrage at the incident. Breaking down into tears, she said: “We’re just so tired of seeing these senseless acts of violence and racism, that stereotype, happen every day to the result of our young people dying. When does it stop?”
Now, Blurton has called out other influencers’ response – or lack thereof – to the incident. In a new video on her Instagram, Blurton slammed other personalities for not speaking out simply because they did not identify with indigenous experiences.
“What concerns me is the fact that no other influencer or people who have massive platforms are fucking talking about it,” she said.
“It makes me feel angry and sad and disappointed that these people… like it’s not headlining for them, it doesn’t matter to them.” she added. “But, like, this is a human experience… If this was a 15-year-old white kid, would that be making news for you?”
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She then stated: “Open your mouth, use your voices and show the fuck up.”
Blurton’s comments come shortly after indigenous activist Gabrielle Ebsworth called out MAFS star Domenica Calarco and Abbie Chatfield for performance activism. Posting screenshots of how Calarco’s recent trip to Uluru, Ebsworth called her out for her ‘silence’ on the incident.
Ebsworth also pointed out that Chatfield had posted only once about the incident, sandwiched between a brand post and a Tiktok.
She added: “I don’t want to hear ‘it’s out of their wheelhouse’ if you live on Stolen Land, you have an obligation to educate yourself on the crimes committed on this land against Blak people. This should be on everyone’s stories, everyone’s front page, everyone’s mind. Stop killing us. Stop silencing us. Demand more.”
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