A political news website has come under fire on social media for defending a college professor who used a racial slur in comments about Dr. Ben Carson.
Campus Reform reported that University of Pennsylvania professor, Anthea Butler, tweeted “If only there was a ‘coon of the year‘ award,” in response to Carson declaring, at a NASCAR event, that people ought to be allowed to fly the Confederate battle flag on private property.
Mediaite’s Tommy Christopher declared the tweet was not racist.
“If you want to interpret Professor Butler’s tweet that way, you’re welcome to do so, but to state that interpretation as fact is just plain wrong. In fact, maybe you’re the racist for reading that tweet and assuming that she meant Ben Carson is a ‘coon,’” he wrote contending that the word is only racist if used by a white person.
“When a white person calls someone a “coon,” they are slurring all black people, but within the black community, the term is not a racial slur, and it’s not interchangeable with the multi-purpose n-word,” the white reporter wrote. “It is a provocative (and yes, offensive) social and/or political critique that covers a wide range of behaviors.”
Social media users blasted the reporter.
Conservatives had fun putting “coon” in their headlines, now they can find out what it means http://t.co/APDkGi6wFI #p2 #tcot
— Tommy Christopher (@tommyxtopher) October 7, 2015
@tommyxtopher FFS you leftists twist yourselves in knots defending the indefensible. — Republicanvet (@Republicanvet91) October 8, 2015
@tommyxtopher You white left wing folks are comical defending this moronic professor who has a history of racially charged commentary. WTF!
— Lawrence Bush (@BushLawrence) October 7, 2015
.@tommyxtopher This is quite possibly the stupidest thing I’ve ever read. — Ree Fungorio (@ReeFungorio) October 8, 2015
@tommyxtopher You know it’s racist. Please stop embarrassing yourself further. Call a black man a coon to his face Tom. Please video it too.
— SuberE (@usEbre) October 9, 2015
@tommyxtopher Yeah, keep trying to spin that pal. We know what she meant. Anyone with a brain knows what she meant. Hypocrite. — Richard A. Yarbrough (@WhitefireBlade) October 7, 2015
@tommyxtopher So you should be able to say it about President Obama with no negative repercussions. Go ahead.
— Aaron Henager (@AaronHenager1) October 8, 2015
DONATE TO BIZPAC REVIEW
Please help us! If you are fed up with letting radical big tech execs, phony fact-checkers, tyrannical liberals and a lying mainstream media have unprecedented power over your news please consider making a donation to BPR to help us fight them. Now is the time. Truth has never been more critical!
- Britney Spears shows off her rockin’ new bod, but had to spoil it with a liberal message about ‘Dreamers’ - December 24, 2017
- Border patrol forget they’re supposed to be heartless, deliver beautiful baby at the border - December 24, 2017
- After scoring tax cut victory, Trump sees ‘tremendous Democrat support’ for his next big initiative - December 24, 2017
Comment
We have no tolerance for comments containing violence, racism, profanity, vulgarity, doxing, or discourteous behavior. If a comment is spam, instead of replying to it please click the ∨ icon below and to the right of that comment. Thank you for partnering with us to maintain fruitful conversation.
BPR INSIDER COMMENTS
Scroll down for non-member comments or join our insider conversations by becoming a member. We'd love to have you!
Comments are closed.