Over the past week, Women’s March organizers Tamika Mallory and Linda Sarsour have come under fire for refusing to condemn Louis Farrakhan and his blatant anti-Semitism. In what started out as a back-and-forth about Paul Ryan (yeah, Twitter is weird), the spotlight has really been shining on Mallory, and not in a good way because she appears to continue her support of Farrakhan.
Which has even troubled members of the media, like Jake Tapper, who has consistently challenged the group to withdraw their support from the anti-Semite. Was Tapper perhaps showing the Women’s March how it should be done when he highlighted this person calling Farrakhan out?
https://twitter.com/jaketapper/status/971735473554157568
Vociferously.
Good word.
And an even better tweet.
Watching this video of Jews being ethno-slimed, I think about walking around cloaked in somebody’s fear of me as a N-word. The pseudo fears of bigots can make you feel the need to bathe your soul—w/ a soap that cleanses the filth of their stereotypes. #Antisemitism is WRONG. https://t.co/y1LCnbb9rf
— Rev. Cornell William Brooks (@CornellWBrooks) March 8, 2018
Damn. So well said.
https://twitter.com/CorreaAsmar/status/971737825308741632
Farrakhan has said horrible things about the LGBTQ community and women as well, how anyone can support what he says is beyond us. Especially a group like the Women’s March, which has spent months telling us how they want to support and empower women and gays.
There is so much that is so offensive here, it has my head spinning & heart wretching w’ moral revulsion. To be clear, both are offensive and dangerous.
— Rev. Cornell William Brooks (@CornellWBrooks) March 8, 2018
There truly is so much that is offensive in that video, and major props to Cornell for condemning it.
Respect even.
I’m happy that all sides of the aisle can unite against bigotry.
— Gerald McDonald (@darthbrainiack) March 8, 2018
Indeed.
Thank You for speaking up, Cornell. All communities must unlearn our biases in order for us to progress & build power. The type of vile hate speech promoted by Farrakhan must be openly disavowed. It amazes me that spaces that promote love, faith, & unity still give him a pulpit.
— Yael Bromberg (@YaelBromberg) March 8, 2018
Amen brother Cornell. #AllHateIsWrong
— E Pluribus Unum (Out of Many, ONE) (@OfPluribus) March 8, 2018
Amen.
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