Author and HuffPost contributor Kimberley Johnson recently saw something that left her rattled. It was so egregious, so appalling, so downright jaw-dropping, that she just had to share it with her Twitter followers today.
We warn you: What you are about to read is shocking, so you might want to sit down first.
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OK, here it is. Don’t say we didn’t warn you:
https://twitter.com/AuthorKimberley/status/1014861477302472705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1014890397259231232&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitchy.com%2Fwordpress%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D708644%26action%3Dedit
I got nothin
— Michael Hartsfield (@bigblackuncut) July 5, 2018
As another person said: "law enforcemt repellent."
— Kimberley Johnson (@AuthorKimberley) July 5, 2018
We told you it was shocking.
Why?
— Ge?rge Wept (@GeorgeWept) July 5, 2018
I have to ask… Why did it confuse you @AuthorKimberley? https://t.co/1VVdBEiv18
— Mickey White (@BiasedGirl) July 5, 2018
What? You mean you don’t know?
Theories: 1) Blacks stereotypically don't like certain adhesives? 2) Nobody should put stickers on a BMW? 3) Liberal doesn't understand philosophical consistency? 4) Liberals disapprove of blacks becoming affluent because then they might lose that Democratic vote?
— Ross Kaminsky (@Rossputin) July 5, 2018
The Tea Party does not work in the best interests of African Americans…or women…or brown people…https://t.co/B8p0km2U0Q
— Kimberley Johnson (@AuthorKimberley) July 5, 2018
She busted out the Vox. Now you know she means business.
A black person couldn't possibly hold political and social views that don't line up with what I expect from them.
There must be some trickery at play here… https://t.co/zez6nguKXq
— Chad Felix Greene (@chadfelixg) July 5, 2018
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There’s gotta be. Because if there’s not, that can only mean one thing:
Let me help: Black people are individuals. https://t.co/FikWOdh30s
— Currently between fraudulent suspensions (@jtLOL) July 5, 2018
We need some pearls to clutch. WHERE ARE OUR PEARLS???
https://twitter.com/chadfelixg/status/1014889392316567552
When you’re so woke that you’re asleep, you miss things like that.
This tweet makes you look very ignorant and racist .
— Mae (@SheilaQ30) July 5, 2018
It works out nicely, then. Because she just so happens to be both of those things. Oh, also, she’s a glutton for punishment:
This is pretty much one of the most racist things I've read in a long time.
— Rob Eno (@Robeno) July 5, 2018
I don't understand why a woman would want to support the Tea party. Does that make me a sexist, too?
— Kimberley Johnson (@AuthorKimberley) July 5, 2018
Yes, it makes you small minded and trapped in a bubble.
— Rob Eno (@Robeno) July 5, 2018
Okay, thanks.
— Kimberley Johnson (@AuthorKimberley) July 5, 2018
Glad I could be of assistance.
— Rob Eno (@Robeno) July 5, 2018
Oof.
It's not confusing to people who don't judge others based on their skin tone. You should try it. ??
— Steven with a V (@813Steven) July 5, 2018
It's not about skin tone. It's about people voting against their own interests. The same can be said for anyone who isn't rich and white.
— Kimberley Johnson (@AuthorKimberley) July 5, 2018
What, exactly, are that black man’s interests?
What are my interests, as a woman?
Enlighten me, because here I was thinking black men and women of any race could, you know, decide for ourselves what is and isn’t in our own best interest. https://t.co/j9ntV3zwBr
— Amy Curtis (@RantyAmyCurtis) July 5, 2018
Credit where it’s due: When Kimberley Johnson sets her mind to digging her own grave, she fully commits.
https://twitter.com/kebejay/status/1014891221699911680
https://twitter.com/ianessling/status/1014893376766869504
You know, if I were a leftist, I would say this is racist.
I mean, implying a black man cannot be 1) affluent, 2) pro-NRA, and 3) conservative certainly seems racist to me.
Do you have a stereotype of what a black man should earn, drive, and think, Kimberley? https://t.co/V3Wj8Z5gEg
— Amy Curtis (@RantyAmyCurtis) July 5, 2018
Not sure why you should be confused.
About 12% of Tea Partiers were always African American.
And those people honestly believe they were voting IN their best interests. Maybe you should have discussions with people like that more.
— Pradheep J. Shanker, M.D., M.S. (@Neoavatara) July 5, 2018
My best friend is black, the daughter of immigrants from Sierra Leone, and while she would never put a bumper sticker on her Infinity… she does own 3 guns and has voted Republican all of her life.
Try to wrap your mind around that. https://t.co/ANhQC95h0a
— Mickey White (@BiasedGirl) July 5, 2018
Imagine seeing a person driving a nice car and wearing nice clothes with political statements displayed indicating they support civil rights and conservative positions and thinking, 'Wait a minute…that's a black guy. Something isn't right here!' https://t.co/3rl3KSiGcq
— Chad Felix Greene (@chadfelixg) July 5, 2018
GP "I believe the only authentic black people are the ones who agree with me politically." https://t.co/X0kmosOeaA
— The Gormogons (@Gormogons) July 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/kebejay/status/1014896995842994178
It’s getting so hard to keep up with this stuff.
Maybe he stole the car. That would fit your narrative.
— Mary Fernandez XX (@MaryFernandez) July 5, 2018
Oh, SNAP!
"Black people believing in freedom confuses me." – no smart person ever https://t.co/wKCqao59uS
— Eric Spencer (@JustEric) July 5, 2018
And speaking of confusing:
This leaves me very confused, @AuthorKimberley ? pic.twitter.com/N7f2aJg4Ki
— Andy Lancaster (@andylancaster) July 5, 2018
Us, too.
Your pinned Tweet rightly says we shouldn't assume what women think or feel.
Don't you feel black people deserve the same courtesy? https://t.co/da5xBnk43t
— Nathan, son of Robert (@NathanWurtzel) July 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/JesseKellyDC/status/1014895658740994049
The open and celebrated racism in the replies tells you all you need to know about the Left today. https://t.co/3rl3KSiGcq
— Chad Felix Greene (@chadfelixg) July 5, 2018
Identity politics is racist. https://t.co/V6ob6dOnwJ
— Ty (@Ty_Atty) July 5, 2018
Yep.
Out on the Twitter the other day, my tweet got the everlovin' crap ratio'd out of it. https://t.co/zmt8vGO2Pq
— Cuffy (@CuffyMeh) July 5, 2018
Well deserved, we’d say.
Becky McWhitesplainer deleted her tweet.
— Cuffy (@CuffyMeh) July 5, 2018
It’s OK. We’ve preserved it:
Congratulations, Kimberley. That tweet will probably be the most widely read thing you ever write!
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional text and tweets.
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Update:
1/ Okay. I deleted a tweet that questioned why African Americans would support the Tea Party, and people saw that as racist. I do not see the GOP working in the best interests of people of color or women. I never said anyone should vote any particular way. I said it confused me.
— Kimberley Johnson (@AuthorKimberley) July 5, 2018
It confused you because you’re a bigot.
Your confusion came from the fact that you're a racist but you don't think you are. https://t.co/6FAsKTf5Sj
— RBe (@RBPundit) July 5, 2018
“I deleted it because people saw how blatantly racist I am, which I keep proving by asking why black men don’t vote the way I think they should, because FOR THE RECORD I know what’s in their best interest better than they do.” https://t.co/Y0qO6gekxa
— Amy Curtis (@RantyAmyCurtis) July 5, 2018
GP Ex post facto rationalization of a clearly racist tweet is the best rationalization. https://t.co/jX2v0rQVv3
— The Gormogons (@Gormogons) July 5, 2018
Totally.
I deleted it because people were putting words in my mouth and changing my original intent. FOR THE RECORD: I do not believe everyone should vote the way I do. However, I am free to wonder what motivates people to vote.
End.— Kimberley Johnson (@AuthorKimberley) July 5, 2018
You are absolutely free to wonder about that. Just don’t expect to be able to do so aloud without feeling the heat.
GorT: No, you deleted it because you wrote those embarrassing words and believe them showing your beliefs. You didn’t say “what motivates people” – you were very specific. https://t.co/zwVHxNZFZC
— The Gormogons (@Gormogons) July 5, 2018
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