‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ star Terry Crews is facing backlash after he tweeted about racial injustice. His tweet, which was meant for inspiration, led to controversy.
What’s the news:
- Crews tweeted for change in a recent social media post as people across the country continue to protest the death of George Floyd, racial injustice and police brutality.
- He wrote: “Defeating White supremacy without White people creates Black supremacy. Equality is the truth. Like it or not, we are all in this together.”
- According to USA Today, the tweet went viral with both “Terry Crews” and “Black Supremacy” trending on Twitter.
What was the reaction?
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Celebrities and Twitter users responded to the original tweet, comparing it to Mitt Romney’s decision to march in a Black Lives Matter protest, as the Deseret News reported.
- Orlando Jones: “Black supremacy? We represent 13% of US population, hold no institutional power & gaslight our coworkers. We got 99 problems and your math isn’t the only 1.”
- Writer-director Darryl Wharton-Rigby: “We have officially entered The Twilight Zone on a day when Mitt Romney marches for #BlackLivesMatter and Terry Crews does the thing he does....”
- Author Frederick Joseph: “Every time I think Terry Crews has done the worst, he always does more.”
- Ricky Davila: “Terry Crews is bizarrely talking about Black Supremacy, something that doesn’t exist, whilst Mitt Romney protests against racism. Today is giving me a massive headache.”
Terry Crews apologized
- Crews clarified his tweet on Monday, apologizing for how it was misinterpreted.
- Crews said: “Please know that everything I’ve said comes from a spirit of love and reconciliation, for the Black community first, then the world as a whole, in hopes to see a better future for Black people.”