‘Are you kidding me?’ Economist’s take on racism and retweets reeks of ‘dumbassery’

Stop retweeting me because you agree with the things I say, and retweet me because I'm BLACK! #liberalouttagetantrum

— Savannah the Bossy (@thesavvy) May 15, 2014

4. America's sexism and racism problem isn't invisible. It's right here. How many white people retweet black people; or men women?

— umair haque (@umairh) May 15, 2014

You want Affirmative Action for … retweets, @umairh? @RBPundit

— Fishing With Fredo (@FishingwFredo) May 15, 2014

No, I want you to see your own biases. “@FishingwFredo: You want Affirmative Action for … retweets, @umairh? @RBPundit”

— umair haque (@umairh) May 15, 2014

You're the one admitting to RTing based on color, bro. RT @umairh @No, I want you to see your own biases. “@FishingwFredo

— RB (@RBPundit) May 15, 2014

@umairh I think most of us are simply biased against your dumbassery. @FishingwFredo @RBPundit

— JaSchrein (@jaschrein) May 15, 2014

RT more black people, racists. https://t.co/W24CYzbplp

— Matthew (@Matthops82) May 15, 2014

Big thinker reveals to his 225K followers that he RTs based on avatar, not content. But everyone else is racist. -> @umairh

— RB (@RBPundit) May 15, 2014

@umairh Yes, comrades, we must not rest until we achieve total mathematical retweet conformity with existing population distribution.

— Malcolm Pollack (@mtpollack) May 15, 2014

@umairh @antidemblog Is it racist to take race into account when retweeting?

— Brett Stevens (@amerika_blog) May 15, 2014

@Matthops82 you know who is really racist? The one tracking and thinking about this all day.

— Sarah Stevenson (@sarahrstevenson) May 15, 2014

@Matthops82 Are you kidding me? Are you kidding me.Racism via retweet. Of all the stupid…I can't deal with this.

— Isaac Morrison (@Thorrison) May 15, 2014

"I look to a day when men are judged by their twitter avatar, not the content of their post" – MLK JR @RBPundit @umairh @NO @FishingwFredo

— GeneralLuck (@reeb1011) May 15, 2014

I retweet things based on the words used, not the avatar. I guess you don't? Who's the racist? @umairh

— RB (@RBPundit) May 15, 2014

The only people rooting for “white power” are people like @umairh who desperately need someone or some thing to victimize.

— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) May 15, 2014

Twitter. Bird. Jim CROW. COINCIDENCE?!??!?

— Isaac Morrison (@Thorrison) May 15, 2014

@umairh OMG. You are are hideously ridiculous. Stop the self-imposed humiliation. You are embarrassing yourself.

— Heather M. Murphy (@HeatherMMurphy) May 15, 2014

There's a future for you in the grievance industry, young man! @umairh @Arpit_Chauhan

— Fishing With Fredo (@FishingwFredo) May 15, 2014