https://twitter.com/Nessa_Peaches/status/381965865824321536
“Homeland” actress Claire Danes took home the Emmy Award for lead actress in a drama series. One of the nominees she beat out was “Scandal’s” Kerry Washington. Danes is white. Washington is black. Some viewers leapt to the knee-jerk conclusion that raaaaaaaacism was to blame.
https://twitter.com/zosoangel/status/381960605076160512
Racist RT @Pink_Dagger: WTF. Kerry Washington was robbed! ROBBED!!!!! #Emmys
— Ariana, Mande? (@PDXTrafficCone) September 23, 2013
https://twitter.com/Nessa_Peaches/status/381965595279130624
" @kerrywashington is the only reason why I watched that #racist shit tonight #Emmys
— HotGirlNada (@MsNadaNee) September 23, 2013
https://twitter.com/KingMeBaby1/status/381962667948515328
https://twitter.com/KingMeBaby1/status/381962126589718528
She should have won smh #Racist #Emmys @ColumbusShort1 @kerrywashington @ScandalABC
— HotGirlNada (@MsNadaNee) September 23, 2013
There was at least a small glimmer of restraint:
so people are already saying that its racist that Kerry Washington didn't win the award. Is it though?
— abolition now. (@marsisbored) September 23, 2013
https://twitter.com/CosImAfrican/status/381964248865583105
@CosImAfrican agreed.
— abolition now. (@marsisbored) September 23, 2013
And hey, remember, those white Breaking Bad guys were robbed.
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