Yes, Sally Kohn has tweeted something like this many times before, but this one is more confusing than the others:
A Muslim only has to attack 1 person to be "terrorist." A black man just has to be killed by cops to be "thug." But 9 dead? Uh, "biker gang"
— Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) May 18, 2015
One, it’s like she’s forgetting on purpose that it was President Obama and Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake who called the rioters in Baltimore “thugs.” And two, as for her question on why the media is referring to the thug biker gangs who terrorized Waco, Texas earlier today as “biker gangs,” what alternative does she suggest?
Her readers weigh in:
@sallykohn Everyone in my TL has been calling them thugs, but thanks for being so predictable.@GayPatriot
— Beebo (@beebobaby) May 18, 2015
https://twitter.com/SMadurski/status/600090883279622144
https://twitter.com/SMadurski/status/600091467533586433
@sallykohn what would you call them Sally? Do you think calling a group a biker gang is a compliment?
— Butzi ???????????? (@ace2blue) May 18, 2015
Heh. Yeah, it’s a “compliment.”
@sallykohn SERIOUSLY? 150-200 from 3 different groups. Pull your head out. Not all about color Sally. Screws up your narrative. Yes, thugs.
— Pam M (@pammccollum) May 18, 2015
https://twitter.com/CharmianNeary/status/600093028066295809
@charlescwcooke @sallykohn A knee jerk jerk.
— Ron McKinney (@macsmarts) May 18, 2015
@sallykohn "Biker gang" has a worse connotation to many than "thug"…isn't it tiring always looking for the insult?
— JustAnotherSnakeCult (@raindogtweets) May 18, 2015
https://twitter.com/headnev/status/600094518680104961
@sallykohn what planet do you live on? Honest question. You are worse than the worst right wing shock jock. Congrats.
— Chris Barron (@ChrisRBarron) May 18, 2015
But not to Sally. Honestly — what does she think “biker gang” means???
@GayPatriot @sallykohn – She definitely loves straw men
— 82Brew (@rodgers_jeff) May 18, 2015
You can always depend on Sally for a straw man @sallykohn https://t.co/RxHKrTEWDn
— Eric Larson (@larsoneric50) May 18, 2015
https://twitter.com/GayPatriot/status/600095249399193601
Straw man, slayed.
And we’ll end it with this:
How many black people were murdered in Chicago this weekend? Got a tweet about that? @sallykohn
— Keep Calm and Carry (@johnnyfriegas) May 18, 2015
She doesn’t, but we do. 40 have been shot in Chicago since Friday:
#StopWhiteOnWhiteCrime? Let's compare and contrast Waco to the 40 shot in Chicago 'since Friday' http://t.co/Oj8Ig3mCW3
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 17, 2015
Over to you, Sally. Any comment on the thugs terrorizing Chicago?
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