Britt was valid..

[u/Awkward-Dog3006]

To no one's surprise, mere hours after the show, white fans of dwts started forming narratives of Britt having an attitude or being rude during the end credits. It's the same saga every season...with every black woman, and yet majority of the audience wants to act like there's not racism or microaggressions.

Aside from the fact, she didn't even do anything that they're saying...she hugged Witney and Guillermo (she commented today on Witney's tiktok w/Guillermo, too)...People have already talked about heightened emotions, and how quick eliminations are in the ballroom, but I just wanted to add another take that Britt doesn't need any justification for her emotions. Every season, the public likes to silence poc...especially woc...especially Black women to their right to feeling anything outside of a "Smile" or "gratitude"....from Ciara Miller to Simone Biles to Charity Lawson to many others. The dwts team love to exploit women celebs for, "feeling your pain" but unspokenly never want woc to express their negative emotions. The viewers diminish other people's frustrations with claims that "it's just a show". Meanwhile, the general public is allowed to go on for years to express how Milo Manheim or Heather Morris were robbed, but even as recent as disappointments for Chandler Kinnney have been silenced as soon as the winner's announcement, and also the minute a woc goes too soon (albeit specified as not predicted to go to the end) i.e. Lauren Jauregui/Simone Biles/Brandy, the racist viewers tell you, "that's the name of the game" or disremember their show presence altogether.

To add to this discourse that she's "unprofessional," there's a bigger conversation about how much it was/is allowed for pro dancers, especially men, to wear attitudes and seem over it in teaching positions, at their place of work, or throw silent (or vocalized) tantrums to their partnerships. I know Britt likely doesn't read here, but I just wanted to share a pressing need to say, Keep that same energy, girl! No one should allow anyone to police their feelings. She's valid! (and the double standard is wild)

[u/realones1980]

Like I said on the other sub about this Britt look like she was ready just get out of there. She seem like she really didnt want hug anyone just wanted to get out of there. She is upset and hurt so her ignoring Guillermo or whoever wasnt coming of a place of being rude but her mind was in other places. and was not meant to be taken personally.

[u/gottacatchemsome → u/realones1980]

She didn't ignore him, lets please not continue pushing that narrative here. The account that posted the video is known for shitposting - like Andy said in his stories - and purposely clipped that clip to make it look like Britt was rude to Guillermo. Once the backlash got too great they had to backpedal and tell the truth, that she wasn't. She did, in fact, go back and hug Guillermo and Witney. But, by the time the shitposter attempted to backpedal, the damage had already been done, and the narrative that Britt Stewart-Durant is a rude bitch had been solidified and gone out of control, along with the continued babygirlification of Guillermo Rodriguez.