Don’t say his name: The terror attacks in New Zealand and the ethics of White allyship

Abstract

ABSTRACT The author deploys a cultural critique that extends the work of White femininity and the application of the Intersectional nature of Whiteness to critiques of the reaction to the New Zealand terrorist attacks. The attacks invite audiences to consider how the ethics of Whiteness works intersectionally through masculinity, allyship and the nation state. By analyzing Jacinda Ardern’s speech to Parliament, the author aims to contribute to the understanding of how the rhetoric of Whiteness can be cloaked in allyship.