L’Oreal fired its first transgender model, Monroe Bergdof, after she made pretty nasty comments in a Facebook rant about all white people being racist. She has since walked some of her comments back, claiming she meant systemic racism; either way, the aftermath of the comments has been explosive on both sides.
For example, this tweet from actress Kelechi Okafor:
If you're enraged when you hear "all white people are racist"
Then you're probably racist.— machine gun Kele (@kelechnekoff) September 3, 2017
Or you’re a white person who’s exhausted of being accused of something and someone you’re not?
Just spitballin’.
If you are enraged when you hear "all black people…", then you are probably a racist. https://t.co/vZN9zGbAQB
— Bill Sanderson (@BanCollectivism) September 3, 2017
There would be protests, jobs lost and buildings burned down if someone said that.
https://twitter.com/themanfronUNCLE/status/904359473183162368
Making sweeping generalizations about people based on their skin color is indeed racist.
We think?
It’s hard to keep this all straight these days.
What does it mean if you start laughing?
— MumbleMumble (@MaryPatton43) September 3, 2017
Means you’re still remotely sane.
As an older, lifelong white man, I don't get "enraged" over this (after all, it's just an opinion). But I respectfully disagree. Thanks.
— Joe Dougherty ? (@joe_dougherty) September 3, 2017
Only a racist would disagree, duh.
Is any of this racist? Asking for a friend. pic.twitter.com/n0teYs5PAN
— Bill Sanderson (@BanCollectivism) September 3, 2017
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Umm …
Exchange "white" for any other race, and "racist" for dumb, and you will see both how racist, and how dumb this tweet was. pic.twitter.com/2lVaJZjeNQ
— 1001 Yangian Nights ? (@MckinleyDHughes) September 3, 2017
Painful, ain’t it?
i'm not enraged…i'm sad for you…i'm a Christian and we are all equal in God's eyes…that's my belief…am i still racist?
— janet ney (@janetney) September 3, 2017
You won’t like her answer.
If you agree with this sentiment in any way, then you're definitely racist.
— Crash (@Boognish12) September 3, 2017
But only if you’re white. Right? No? Oh never mind.
https://twitter.com/RoadbeerReborn/status/904357184481271808
Never fear, Twitter’s here!
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