Michael Render, better known by his stage name “Killer Mike,” is under fire today over comments he made yesterday about Hillary Clinton that feminists and Hillary supporters are saying is sexist.
But it wasn’t. At all.
What the rapper and Bernie Sanders supporter did do, however, was dare to quote a woman who told him, “a uterus doesn’t qualify you to be President of the United States” as part of a longer statement on social justice. What’s sexist about that?
Here's that full Killer Mike line tonight pic.twitter.com/UUaFaxHSXa
— Katherine Miller (@katherinemiller) February 17, 2016
Team Hillary was quick to attack, naturally. Some examples:
Super powerful speech from Killer Mike tonight. Sad to see the desperate Clinton crowd trying to tear him down.
— Cassandra Fairbanks ?✌️ (@CassandraRules) February 17, 2016
OK, I tried to be fair to @KillerMike, and I think he did to me. But you Sanders folks still coming at me with the crazy? Pathetic.
— Joan Walsh (@joanwalsh) February 17, 2016
Feminist men who've thought about this stuff won't repeat "uterus" and "vagina" remarks. Hoping @killermike learns from this
— Joan Walsh (@joanwalsh) February 17, 2016
Here is the fuller @KillerMike #uterus clip – the context doesn't make it any better: https://t.co/TXWwCW7ccl cc: @BuzzFeedAndrew
— Brad Woodhouse (@woodhouseb) February 17, 2016
Hey @KillerMike I've been defending you though I am a Clinton supporter, but no. You didn't have to follow like that. You should know
— Joan Walsh (@joanwalsh) February 17, 2016
OK, libs … riddle us this. If Killer Mike is such a misogynist, how come he wants Elizabeth Warren as president and not Bernie Sanders?
I'm not I want E Warren as Prez. She won't run RT @wrenartist: @KillerMike That makes it better…how? It's still sexist.
— Killer Mike (@KillerMike) February 17, 2016
Everyone who called Killer Mike a sexist owes him an apology.
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