The writer/actress/producer/director dedicated the award to all survivors of sexual assault
Even though the 2021 Emmys were quite light on Black winners, Michaela Coel took home the trophy for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series for her HBO series, I May Destroy You. Coel is the first Black woman in Emmy history to win in the category.
When the writer/actress/producer/director hit the stage to claim her prize, she delivered an inspiring speech and dedicated her award to all survivors of sexual assault.
“I just wrote a little something for writers,” she said while looking lovely in a two-piece, neon yellow, Christopher John Roger gown with a 6-foot bow.
“Write the tale that scares you, that makes you feel uncertain, that isn’t comfortable. I dare you,” she said. “In a world that entices us to browse through the lives of others to help us better determine how we feel about ourselves, and to in turn feel the need to be constantly visible, for visibility these days seems to somehow equate to success — do not be afraid to disappear from it, from us for a while, and see what comes to you in the silence.”
Source: Michaela Coel wins Emmy for ‘I May Destroy You’: ‘Write the tale that scares you’
