When Russell Simmons hands you a Harriet Tubman sex tape, you make it a teachable moment. Democratic consultant Donna Brazile took advantage of Harriet Tubman trending on Twitter to draw attention to Tubman’s life and achievements. Unfortunately, she forgot to address her tweets to @UncleRUSH, who might have been the only person to have found the idea of a Harriet Tubman sex tape funny.
https://twitter.com/blkbtrfly75/status/368192958178156544
@donnabrazile what? @UncleRUSH should've known better. We cant keep excusing ignorance. Who screens that and says "yeah let's go with it?!
— Lance Conley (@DQNUPE) August 16, 2013
https://twitter.com/Twin66/status/368194038341840897
https://twitter.com/rejavanation/status/368192793467826176
It was a noble effort, but there’s just something about Tubman’s inspirational quotes sharing the same 140-character tweet with the #HarrietTubmanSexTape hashtag…
"I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger."
– Harriet Tubman.#HarrietTubmanSexTape. Let's follow her lead. #Believe— Donna Brazile (@donnabrazile) August 16, 2013
Fox News contributor Jehmu Greene knew who was in need of a teachable moment and let him have it, along with some others in the media.
#HarrietTubmanrapetape is most offensive piece of crap Ive seen in a while,yet representative of how rap community treats women on the daily
— Jehmu Greene (@Jehmu) August 16, 2013
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(1/2) How dare Russell critique @DonLemonCNN abt what's good 4 "black community?" Having worked closely w @UncleRUSH yrs ago,I know 1 thing:
— Jehmu Greene (@Jehmu) August 16, 2013
(2/2) He needs to stop talking and listen for once. Yoga isn't going to cut it. Try shutting up. Black folks can be #limousineliberals too.
— Jehmu Greene (@Jehmu) August 16, 2013
Hey, @Toure. Did I miss your response to @UncleRush #harriettubmanrapetape? #curious
— Jehmu Greene (@Jehmu) August 16, 2013
@Toure @jbouie Have either of y'all addressed @UncleRUSH yet? Connected the dots to never-ending misogyny in rap music? Pls fwd if I missed.
— Jehmu Greene (@Jehmu) August 16, 2013
If you kiss up to @UncleRush & @MichaelSkolnik but haven't addressed their desecration of Harriett Tubman, never speak to me again. Never.
— Jehmu Greene (@Jehmu) August 16, 2013
Thk u @CharlesMBlow 4 being a real man abt @UncleRush's blatant disrespect of black women. Yep,I said "real man" There is such a thing.
— Jehmu Greene (@Jehmu) August 16, 2013
Cable news folks: what's more important? A stupid, meaningless rodeo clown joke or #HarrietTubmanrapetape? #weshallsee
— Jehmu Greene (@Jehmu) August 16, 2013
I imagine rap/entertainment moguls sitting back w their cigars, laughing at how even a #HarrietTubmanrapetape causes only a teeny stir.
— Jehmu Greene (@Jehmu) August 16, 2013
As long as we’re making a teachable moment out of Russell Simmons’ sick video, how about this lesson?
Harriet Tubman was also a Republican. @jehmu @donnabrazile
— #NeverTrump Meredith (@Mermaz) August 16, 2013
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