When Iyanla Vanzant took to Twitter on Saturday morning to share her words of wisdom with her followers, we’re pretty sure that she didn’t expect to get royally dragged. See, like director Lee Daniels, the self-help guru subscribes to the notion that if you just reject oppression, it can’t really affect you.
“Racism, sexism, homophobia, ageism have no power over you unless you believe they do,” the author wrote on Twitter, adding to a thought she had the night before. “The energy of dominant thoughts and words creates the conditions in our lives.”
The 63-year-old also added, “Your life is a reflection of what you believe. If you really believe something or someone can stop you, it can and it will.”
https://twitter.com/IyanlaVanzant/status/827743501014085632
https://twitter.com/IyanlaVanzant/status/827894510134841345
https://twitter.com/IyanlaVanzant/status/827924692841308164
How sway?
Anyone who has taken a middle school African-American studies class would know that the act of wishing away oppression doesn’t make it any less powerful or any less real. And thankfully, Black Twitter didn’t miss a beat letting her know that:
https://twitter.com/GeoffThorne/status/827971465790136320
https://twitter.com/jackquemi/status/827961826759421952
https://twitter.com/itgetsbedder/status/827933545968627714
https://twitter.com/ChynaSpeaksHere/status/827933604089036803
https://twitter.com/TheFlyestHoopa/status/827921226928685059
https://twitter.com/a_for2day/status/827922729303154688
My personal favorite:
Oh Iyanla, if you want to fix something, please start with your politics!
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Iyanla Vanzant Says Oppression Only Has Power Over You If You Let It; Black Twitter Snaps Off was originally published on hellobeautiful.com