American actor, comedian and activist, Terrence Alan Crews popularly known as Terry Crews is currently receiving backlash on Twitter following his tweet about “black supremacy.”
In the tweet, Crews said that to defeat white supremacy, both black and white people must unite, and if not, they risk creating “black supremacy.”
He tweeted; “Defeating White supremacy without White people creates Black supremacy. Equality is the truth. Like it or not, we are all in this together.”
Defeating White supremacy without White people creates Black supremacy. Equality is the truth.
Like it or not, we are all in this together.
— terry crews (@terrycrews) June 7, 2020
The former professional footballer went on to accuse anyone who finds a problem with his tweet as “black supremist,” after many pointed out using that black supremacy isn’t a valid ideology.
He wrote, “Any Black person who calls me a coon or and Uncle Tom for promoting EQUALITY is a Black Supremist, because they have determined who’s Black and who is not.”
Any Black person who calls me a coon or and Uncle Tom for promoting EQUALITY is a Black Supremist, because they have determined who's Black and who is not.
— terry crews (@terrycrews) June 8, 2020
This isn’t the first time Crews has made controversial comments in regards to race. Back in January, Crews discredited Gabrielle Union’s claims of experiencing discrimination during her run on America’s Got Talent arguing that he personally never experienced any of the things she was describing.
He however later apologize.
See Twitter reactions;
convinced terry crews is a small white man in a large black body like a MIB alien cuz don’t no nigga say shit like this https://t.co/SeZSPrS1Mx
— father (@father) June 7, 2020
Terry Crews currently: pic.twitter.com/Ji2e5VGrpv
— Andreas Hale (@AndreasHale) June 8, 2020
This makes absolutely no sense, makes very Black self-hating assumption that Black folks would actually try to do harm to White people in major ways, when there is no proof in history of any such behavior even remotely close to White supremacist behavior. Please read books, sir.
— Kevin Powell (@kevin_powell) June 8, 2020
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#BlackSupremacy ? How would you explain to your black child why the world is fighting for BLM w/o making him/her feeling like they’re “less than”, or scared for their life? Supremacy where? We wouldn’t be having this conversation if such a thing existed in America. @terrycrews
— Gia (@Winter_the_barb) June 8, 2020
#BlackSupremacy ? How would you explain to your black child why the world is fighting for BLM w/o making him/her feeling like they’re “less than”, or scared for their life? Supremacy where? We wouldn’t be having this conversation if such a thing existed in America. @terrycrews
— Gia (@Winter_the_barb) June 8, 2020
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