Why Do We Let R. Kelly Continue Abusing Underage Black Girls?
The message that hammers home — if these girls were White, R. Kelly would have been stopped decades ago.
Upon wrapping up the docu-series “Surviving R. Kelly” on Netflix, I found myself in a place of total disbelief and despair.
I thought I had some semblance of understanding of these women’s experiences being a survivor of abuse and sexual assault myself — but once again, my White privilege continues to confront me and prove me wrong.
In June 2002, Kelly was charged with 21 counts which included making child pornography involving intercourse, oral sex, urination, and more.
These charges rose from a videotape featuring what appeared to be R. Kelly engaging in sexual acts with a minor — the tape was anonymously given to the Chicago Sun Times. They immediately passed the tape on to police, who involved the appropriate people in the case, including the FBI.
