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Eva Longoria slammed for saying 'Latinas are real heroines' of Joe Biden's win: 'Anti-Black as f**k'

Longoria said 'Women of color showed up in big ways. Of course, you saw in Georgia what Black women have done but Latina women are the real heroines here'

The 2020 US presidential elections have been a turning point in history as president-elect Joe Biden and vice president-elect Kamala Harris won due to the coming together of people of color, millennials, and other minority and marginalized groups. Prominent African American celebrities, like Beyonce, Jay-Z, Oprah, 2 Chainz, among many others, campaigned for Biden and Harris. Similarly, Eva Longoria was amongst one of the popular Hispanic faces that urged Latinos to vote for the Democrat candidates. Now, Longoria is being slammed for statements made during her appearance for an interview on MSNBC with host Ari Melber.

The 'Desperate Housewives' star, during the interview, said, "That spirit and perseverance that Latinas use in their daily life, the struggle to pay their bills and the struggle to show up to their jobs...that’s the same perseverance and spirit they used to show up to the polls," wrote the official MSNBC Twitter handle. A Twitter user, quoting Longoria, said, "'Women of color showed up in big ways. Of course, you saw in Georgia what Black women have done but Latina women are the real heroines here.' – Eva Longoria, what?"

The latter statement of Longoria is drawing the ire of social media users. One user, criticizing the 45-year-old actress, tweeted, "This is not okay Eva Longoria. Saying Black and Latina women as if they are two separate categories is the erasure of Afro-Latinas. Saying yeah Black women did a lot BUT Latinas are the REAL heroes is both wrong and foul. And a lot of our folks went for 45. We need to deal with that," while another, expressing similar sentiments, said, "Black women overwhelmingly voted Biden, Latinas did not and especially not Latino men. That comment about Latinas being "the real heroine" was very unnecessary."

Another angry user wrote, "The way Latino people can’t stand to see Black people getting praised without trying to dismiss or belittle it is so weird," while a different user said, "Black women have always been the backbone of the Dem Party. Even when the party doesn’t deserve our efforts & labor. What Eva Longoria said about Black women diminishes Black women’s efforts & also erases Afro-Latinas. And Real "heroines" where? Black women showed up and out AGAIN." One more user, slamming Longoria's statement, tweeted, "Eva Longoria is anti-Black as f**k for dismissing the crucial role Black women played in this election. Every time non-Black Latinas see Black women receiving praise for their activism and work, they feel the need to invalidate us to make themselves."

Longoria took to Twitter to defend her stance and clarify her statements and, in a series of tweets, said the following: "About my MSNBC interview, Black women have long been the backbone of the Democratic Party, something we have seen played out in this election as well as previous ones. Black women absolutely should be applauded and lifted up! They brought this victory home in a BIG way! I was comparing Latinas to Latino men. Not Black women. I meant Latinas were the ones who showed up for our LatinX community. Finally, Black women don’t have to do it alone. Latina women and other women of color are standing with them and growing their voice and power. Together we are unstoppable! Black women turned out 90% for Biden. I, as a Latina, aspire to be as engaged as effective as they are!"

The 2020 presidential election is the first time a woman, Kamala Harris, will be entering the office of vice president. Born to a Jamaican father and Indian mother, Harris will also be the first person of Black and South Asian descent to occupy the office starting January.