The tweet’s been deleted so we can’t give much context, but sports business reporter Darren Rovell was allegedly called a racist on Martin Luther King Jr. Day of all days. Rovell noted that he has many close black friends, but we’ve been assured in our anti-racism workshop that saying you have black friends falls under the banner of “acceptable” white supremacy.
this is absolutely incredible pic.twitter.com/Sr4g6cpgFh
— Jessica O’Donnell (@heckyessica) January 18, 2022
The internet is fast pic.twitter.com/lYUYAEwv6Z
— Patrick Simpson (@_PatrickSimpson) January 18, 2022
Man thinks MLK is Pokémon
— Kevin (@limpbaddymormon) January 18, 2022
Feel like a dialogue is needed about the best MLK collections we've ever seen
— Josh Pate (@LateKickJosh) January 18, 2022
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I think he has a bunch of Hawks MLK jerseys from last season.
— Born Again Georgian (@BornAgainGeeA) January 18, 2022
I’m sure his MLK collection puts mine to shame. I only have his rookie card and a bobblehead.
— Super Jer Deluxe Free Edition ™️ (@BakoJer) January 18, 2022
— Scott Roberts (@r91scotty) January 18, 2022
Hang this tweet in the louvre
— dstewart (@dse2683) January 18, 2022
https://twitter.com/TakeGrader/status/1483229719252381701
The @ActionNetworkHQ has to have been looking for a reason to dump Rovell for a while. This has to give them legal basis to dump this douche.
— Randy (@Flyers61) January 18, 2022
He belongs back on ESPN, for sure.
— Sandy Parker (@RHWOOBsandy) January 18, 2022
Plot twist: He has at least one piece of MLK memorabilia:
My most cherished piece of Martin Luther King Jr. memorabilia are pages from the warden’s log books from the Birmingham Jail in 1963 when he wrote “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.”
King signed in and out his mail 12 times. pic.twitter.com/8yPLckCV9K
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) January 17, 2022
I offered to put it on loan at the Smithsonian. They required me to donate it.
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) January 17, 2022
So donate it?
— Julius Mali (@bauxietmali) January 18, 2022
Then…why not just donate it?
— Blake R. Weiner (@BlakeWeiner) January 17, 2022
What do his black friends think?
The old "I have black friends" retort.
Classic lol.
— MintEastwood (@LionsKoolAid) January 18, 2022
Isn’t “all my friends are black” code for I’m a racist and joke of a human being?
— Bobby Bellew 🥋 (@bobbybellew) January 18, 2022
— Kemba (@kembageorge) January 18, 2022
Not racist , black friends. It checks out
— Steve Foster (@SteveF0ster1980) January 18, 2022
Does he have binders filled with the names of his black friends.
— Toby T (@Tobizoid) January 18, 2022
BINDERS
— Dr Bandida, PhD in Anime Body Pillow Studies (@BanditaCd) January 18, 2022
We checked the guide: “Denial of racism” is covert white supremacy.
This may be Rovell’s Twitter Mona Lisa. Hang it in the Louvre. pic.twitter.com/eAVrdI75Zt
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) January 18, 2022
deleted, but the List comes for all, @darrenrovell.
✍🏼✍🏼✍🏼 pic.twitter.com/ORsmela87N
— Siraj Hashmi (@SirajAHashmi) January 18, 2022
Related:
‘FWEEDOM!’ Even Democrats are having a hard time taking Kamala Harris seriously for her tweeted MLK Jr. quote and ROFL https://t.co/bJ2atT5UJ6
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 17, 2022
