Be it the Covington kids, or the Jussie Smollett incident, social media is full of knee jerk bigots who prefer to accuse first, and ignore facts later. Here are some of their tweets.
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People say that wearing a MAGA hat doesn't mean you're racist or homophobic. The men who attacked Jussie Smollett wore MAGA hats. The Covington boys wore MAGA hats. It's Making America Great Again only for straight white males. Those hats are all about upholding the patriarchy.
— Melissa Blake (@melissablake) January 29, 2019
https://twitter.com/DoraDoubleDD/status/1090938504039813125
And the Racist White Boys proudly shouted,”MAGA!” Trump is America’s Cancer! Chicago Police Searching for "Persons of Interest" in Jussie Smollett Attack | Hollywood Reporter https://t.co/x7vrIvIiPE
— Gloria Kennedy Fleck (@mssenator) January 31, 2019
https://twitter.com/america_what_TF/status/1090294313639182337
https://twitter.com/damienvenditti/status/1090725602020093952
The CovCath boys haven't been redeemed no matter how hard U try to spin it, UR just reinforcing horrible, racist behavior. The MAGA hat is like a white hood for all INTENTS and purposes. As for Mr. Smollett, U might want to revise your own narrative in light of video evidence.
— Blue in TX Go to VoteForward.org to write letters (@SusanSu19073282) January 31, 2019
Black Lives Matter & anti-police activist @deray also used his influential platform to try to discredit @fox32news reporter @RaferWeigel. https://t.co/7Wop3nGD65 pic.twitter.com/FPMQYDRhcr
— Andy Ngô 🏳️🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) February 15, 2019
Jussie’s celebrity co-star @LadyGraceByers used the occasion to smear the United States. She wrote that “hatred, inequality, racism and discrimination continue to course through our country's veins.” https://t.co/iL21bpHcxj pic.twitter.com/RaHuUAjb2i
— Andy Ngô 🏳️🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) February 15, 2019
Pansexual pop star @JanelleMonae said (in a deleted post) that it is “proof” that "it is still a risk daily to be a BLACK, OUT and PROUD human being.” You can see the FBI statistics on hate crimes here. You tell me how statistically significant it is: https://t.co/G0Us5aJqjQ pic.twitter.com/YJydsBRFXc
— Andy Ngô 🏳️🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) February 15, 2019
Non-binary “they/them” actor @NicoTortorella said the “red hat is the white hood. No ifs ands or buts. If you wear it, you attacked Jussie.” Activists want to expand definition of violence to include expressions of speech, clothing—and thought. https://t.co/vYaXPPdqQP pic.twitter.com/9vJk5dX73W
— Andy Ngô 🏳️🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) February 15, 2019
So much more to see on Andy’s thread.
https://twitter.com/BRIGHTstrt/status/1096621656930508801