'Totes cool with his comment’: HuffPo's 'lib-splaining' for George Takei dismantled

Doug P. | 12:05 PM on July 03, 2015

@HuffingtonPost Welcome to Huffington Post, excusing liberal racism since 2005! (it's OK to hate if you're on our team!)

— StanleyFosha (@stanleyfosha) July 3, 2015

Actor George Takei referring to Clarence Thomas as a “clown in blackface” has had its share of media defenders, and we can now add Huffington Post to the list of spinners:

Why George Takei called Justice Clarence Thomas a "clown in blackface" http://t.co/4eBchZrjMr

— HuffPost (@HuffPost) July 3, 2015

Short answers were offered:

.@HuffingtonPost Because Takei is a member of a protected class and knows he can call anyone anything and not be challenged? What do I win?

— Jackie Vasser (@JackieVasser) July 3, 2015

https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/616961531222302720
https://twitter.com/Capt_Whitebread/status/616959729403703296

Hey, HuffPo would have taken the same approach if Takei were a Republicans and Thomas a liberal, right? /ExtremeSarc

Bravo Huff Post. Bravo #Courage pic.twitter.com/FwVJQ9lvZX

— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) July 3, 2015

@redsteeze The "critics say" weasel-out. HuffPo is totes cool with his comment.

— JeffC (@JeffChrz) July 3, 2015

@HuffingtonPost because @GeorgeTakei shows his true bigoted racism just like @HarryReid

— Thomas Mendoza (@AmericanLatino4) July 3, 2015

@HuffingtonPost I love demsplaing. It's so adorable

— Eddie (@eddiecarl4468) July 3, 2015

@HuffingtonPost @instapundit That's what I was waiting for; Lib-splaining of Liberal racism. Thanks Huffpo.

— Sean Spoonts (@sean_spoonts) July 3, 2015