Yesterday, CNN host Piers Morgan challenged conservative talk radio host Larry Elder to a debate. Elder accepted, and the result — televised earlier tonight on Morgan’s show — was a riveting debate about race in America. Elder blasted the host’s patronizing treatment of Rachel Jeantel (in particular, Morgan’s characterization of Jeantel as “one smart cookie”), and spoke hard truths about the prevalence of white-on-black vis-a-vis black-on-black violence in America. Not only that, but he triggered some of the most vitriolic Twitter attacks on a minority conservative that we’ve seen since actress Stacey Dash endorsed Mitt Romney for President.
The response? Well there was a lot, but one unhinged critic stuck out:
https://twitter.com/RaeiaTheVillain/status/357668087102836737
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DO YOU APPLY LIP CHAP BEFORE OR AFTER YOU'RE DONE KISSING YOUR PEERS ASS WHO LOOK DOWN ON YOU AS ANOTHER NIGGER @larryelder
— Black Dahlia (@MermaidRaee) July 18, 2013
https://twitter.com/RaeiaTheVillain/status/357675566427680768
https://twitter.com/RaeiaTheVillain/status/357681293510705152
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Elder, of course, responded to all the bigotry with his usual grace:
Read some of the comments. Note the most vulgar ones come without any counter to any point I made. Oh,how much "hate myself", etc.
— Larry Elder (@larryelder) July 18, 2013
So because I say TM-GZ is an "aberration", I "hate myself" Somehow, I've managed to avoid suicide for 61 years. But there's still time.
— Larry Elder (@larryelder) July 18, 2013
Unfortunately, Raeia was not alone in her sentiments.
https://twitter.com/Queer123Lindani/status/357669345343705090
https://twitter.com/Chill_kooZ_gone/status/357667790905286656
https://twitter.com/abdirmo/status/357667521609998337
LARRY ELDER on Piers show,is vile bootlicker uncle Ruckus negro and they reason why racist whites call u nigger!
— Pharoahnubian (@Pharoahnubian) July 18, 2013
https://twitter.com/OtaconHD/status/357427527251267584
How can he sleep at night? @larryelder if u see this man out in the street call him a house nigga! He knows his name
— Joseph El Jefe (@I_AMJOEY) July 18, 2013
If these people want to see what a real racist looks like, they should take a look in the mirror sometime.
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