Actor Terry Crews sparked controversy with a bizarre tweet.
Crews wrote:
Defeating White supremacy without White people creates Black supremacy. Equality is the truth.
Like it or not, we are all in this together.
Karen Hunter wrote:
dude…black supremacy? Really? This statement would have been perfectly fine without that ridiculous phrase. Please read more and/or have someone else craft your tweets. #majorfail. (note: it would have been okay to NOT say anything)
dude…black supremacy? Really? This statement would have been perfectly fine without that ridiculous phrase. Please read more and/or have someone else craft your tweets. #majorfail. (note: it would have been okay to NOT say anything)
— Karen Hunter (@karenhunter) June 8, 2020
Torraine Walker replied:
No. No. No. No. No.
No. No. No. No. No.
— Torraine Walker (@TorraineWalker) June 7, 2020
However, Terry Crews also had his defenders.
Errol Webber wrote:
Terry, the liberal mob is going to try and make you apologize for this tweet. DO NOT DO IT! Thank you for speaking truth to power.
Terry, the liberal mob is going to try and make you apologize for this tweet. DO NOT DO IT! Thank you for speaking truth to power.
— Errol Webber For Congress (CA-37) (@ErrolWebber) June 8, 2020
Tyler James Williams wrote:
Terry, brother, I know your heart and you know I have love for you and always will.
No one is calling 4 black supremacy & the narrative that we are hurts our cause & our people. We’re just vigorously vetting our “allies” because time & time again they have failed us in the past
Terry, brother, I know your heart and you know I have love for you and always will.
No one is calling 4 black supremacy & the narrative that we are hurts our cause & our people. We’re just vigorously vetting our “allies” because time & time again they have failed us in the past https://t.co/d5BDTTATd9
— Tyler James Williams (@TylerJamesWill) June 8, 2020
Crews replied, offering some more insight into his thought process for his original tweet:
I understand, Tyler. I was not saying Black supremacy exists, because it doesn’t. I am saying if both Black and Whites don’t continue to work together– bad attitudes and resentments can create a dangerous self-righteousness. That’s all.
I understand, Tyler. I was not saying Black supremacy exists, because it doesn't. I am saying if both Black and Whites don't continue to work together– bad attitudes and resentments can create a dangerous self-righteousness. That's all. https://t.co/YLWGnpj8fl
— terry crews (@terrycrews) June 8, 2020