Lord they not gonna let Terry McMillan live for that comment…smh! I think famous people should stop tweeting this week.
— Sweetdiva15 (@mskia06) June 26, 2013
For some reason, the “Waiting to Exhale” author decided to share these thoughts with her Twitter followers this morning:
Needless to say, despite deleting the tweets, Ms. McMillan found herself in the hot seat:
what an idiot. RT @MsTerryMcMillan Imagine the United States without any Mexicans. We'd probably starve, have dirty houses and no gardens.
— ???? (@KMBAussie) June 26, 2013
@javierabrown I can't believe @MsTerryMcMillan actually tweeted that! WTH?!
— #ArtBae (@deenic_) June 26, 2013
Girl… Why?! RT @MsTerryMcMillan: Imagine the United States without any Mexicans. We'd probably starve, have dirty houses and no gardens.
— annoyed. (@tr3bellaDIVA) June 26, 2013
She couldn't wait to tweet what her maid told her.. @MsTerryMcMillan
— Locs & Brews (@MadBlackPoet) June 26, 2013
https://twitter.com/darling_bekki/status/349922111730618368
"Thats kinda racist" – Paula Deen RT @MsTerryMcMillan: Imagine U.S. without Mexicans. We'd probably starve, have dirty houses and no gardens
— rebkah howard (@pink_funk) June 26, 2013
.@MsTerryMcMillan You'd probably not be very happy if you hired me for any of those things. Wanna talk disco as a social force? Holler. 🙂
— Jorge (@mediajorge) June 26, 2013
Hmm stereotype much?RT @KarenCivil: HUH? RT @MsTerryMcMillan Imagine the United States without any (cont) http://t.co/7lifBEmHwQ
— Elvira Hancock (@Lola_pistoLA) June 26, 2013
https://twitter.com/AlexDaKidd_/status/349922243964440577
I see Terry McMillan is now backpedaling. #tourescousin
— Every Karen Is A Star? (@amakabot) June 26, 2013
She’s trying, at any rate:
https://twitter.com/MsTerryMcMillan/status/349915135189585920
Hey, some of her best friends are Mexican!
https://twitter.com/MsTerryMcMillan/status/349915330904195072
@drgoddess Smart people should know I wasn't stereotyping. Plus, they cut off the end of the tweet re educated Mexicans & Mexican-Americans.
— Terry McMillan (@MsTerryMcMillan) June 26, 2013
@dreamhampton Like I siad, a Mexican-American friend of mine said this to me. There was also a film made about this.
— Terry McMillan (@MsTerryMcMillan) June 26, 2013
We believe she’s referring to the satirical 2004 film, “A Day Without a Mexican.”
https://twitter.com/MsTerryMcMillan/status/349916607507742720
https://twitter.com/MsTerryMcMillan/status/349916728156897280
@rustymk2 Then be disgusted. I know what I meant.
— Terry McMillan (@MsTerryMcMillan) June 26, 2013
https://twitter.com/MsTerryMcMillan/status/349920433421811713
Right. She stands for bigotry. Whoops.
Still, she had a handful of defenders:
@MsTerryMcMillan That's ok…Just never say your sorry…never be sorry for no one…Just be careful! Your mouth can be a weapon.
— {{Kesha}} (@leobaby818) June 26, 2013
Folks, I think you all might be overreacting to @MsTerryMcMillan 's tweet. Mexican Americans had a "Day of Absence" for what she said…
— Dr. Goddess is teaching “August Wilson Dramas!” ? (@drgoddess) June 26, 2013
That is the vein I believe @MsTerryMcMillan was making her comments. Actually, in defense of Mexican Americans, not to stereotype.
— Dr. Goddess is teaching “August Wilson Dramas!” ? (@drgoddess) June 26, 2013
@MsTerryMcMillan we know you meant what they have contributed is invaluable.
— Dee (@MizDeee) June 26, 2013
Welp. It looks like they are coming for Terry McMillan this morning. What she tweeted was stupid, but I guess she did not mean it.
— Super Trapper Keeper (@MeLlamaDavid) June 26, 2013
But most people weren’t buying into her version of events:
OUT OF CONTEXT?! RT @MsTerryMcMillan: I'm sorry that what I said was taken out of context. I'm the last … http://t.co/J0DZnPM8mc
— Beauty Maven ?? (@ShadinaAdia) June 26, 2013
@MsTerryMcMillan LOL but it wasn't taken out of context. I saw the entire tweet and still found it offensive.
— Black Freight (@BlackFreight13) June 26, 2013
@MsTerryMcMillan how about a real apology
— yaya (@jadeandobsidian) June 26, 2013
https://twitter.com/Eric_Lewis_/status/349929525360074752
Ouch. And what makes this look even worse is that McMillan was among those who slammed alleged racist Paula Deen:
Hey hey Paula. The truth comes out in daylight. I have never bothered to eat her food. Heart attack on a plate.
— Terry McMillan (@MsTerryMcMillan) June 21, 2013
Intellectual consistency is clearly not her strong suit.
McMillan departed with one last request:
Have a forgiving Wednesday if at all possible.
— Terry McMillan (@MsTerryMcMillan) June 26, 2013
Doesn’t seem like her Wednesday is shaping up to be a terribly forgiving one.
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