Jodie Turner-Smith was not too pleased with Terry Crews’ controversial tweet about ‘black supremacy,’ essentially calling him a clown.
The 51-year-old Brooklyn Nine-Nine star tweeted, ‘Defeating White supremacy without White people creates Black supremacy. Equality is the truth. Like it or not, we are all in this together,’ on Sunday, which drew criticism from many.
The 33-year-old Queen & Slim star quote-retweeted Crews’ original tweet, with a photo of a woman wearing a clown mask with the quote, ‘Did you get the nose? Did you get the horn? Is your car any smaller?” essentially calling him a clown.
Criticism: The 51-year-old Brooklyn Nine-Nine star tweeted, ‘Defeating White supremacy without White people creates Black supremacy. Equality is the truth. Like it or not, we are all in this together,’ on Sunday, which drew criticism from many
Clown: Jodie Turner-Smith was not too pleased with Terry Crews’ controversial tweet about ‘black supremacy,’ essentially calling him a clown
Turner-Smith didn’t elaborate any further, but it’s clear that she wasn’t too fond of Crews’ tweet.
She wasn’t alone either, with a number of black celebs like Tyler James Williams, Godfrey and others responding to him.
The tweet has garnered a whopping 13,000 responses in the four hours since it was posted, and Crews
Not fond: Turner-Smith didn’t elaborate any further, but it’s clear that she wasn’t too fond of Crews’ tweet
Crews, for his part, also took to Twitter to respond to a number of people who were calling him out for his tweet.
First he responded to Tyler James Williams (The Walking Dead, Dear White People), who said, ‘I’m not trying to call you out @terrycrews. You know it’s all love always. But we’re rightfully angry right now and fed up with anyone not with our cause wholeheartedly. I don’t want to see that energy pointed your way or diverted from the cause.’
Crews responded by stating, ‘I understand, Tyler. I was not saying Black supremacy exists, because it doesn’t. I am saying if both Black and Whites don’t continue to work together– bad attitudes and resentments can create a dangerous self-righteousness. That’s all.’
Response: Crews responded by stating, ‘I understand, Tyler. I was not saying Black supremacy exists, because it doesn’t. I am saying if both Black and Whites don’t continue to work together– bad attitudes and resentments can create a dangerous self-righteousness. That’s all’
Activist Kevin Powell also responded to Crews, stating, ‘This makes absolutely no sense, makes very Black self-hating assumption that Black folks would actually try to do harm to White people in major ways, when there is no proof in history of any such behavior even remotely close to White supremacist behavior. Please read books, sir.’
Crews simply responded, ‘That’s not what I’m saying Kevin. At all.’
Comedian Godfrey also had something to say, adding, ‘I love you as a friend Brother Terry. But I disagree with you 100 %. No such thing as Black Supremacy. That is a tactic that Racist whites use to counteract our rebellion to their horrific treatment of us. It’s called Gas lighting. Black pride isn’t anti white.’
Activist: Activist Kevin Powell also responded to Crews, stating, ‘This makes absolutely no sense, makes very Black self-hating assumption that Black folks would actually try to do harm to White people in major ways, when there is no proof in history of any such behavior even remotely close to White supremacist behavior. Please read books, sir.’
Crews responded, ‘I agree. I’m not discussing white people here. there are “gatekeepers of Blackness” within our own community who decide who’s Black and who’s not. I have often been called out for not being “black enough”. How can that be?’
Powell returned again and said, ‘Terry, with all due respect, given your platform, you cannot just post something like that even remotely suggests that Black people would fall into “Black Supremacy” if we battle White Supremacy without White people.’
Crews added, ‘Kevin, I’ve learned that people will take anything you say and twist it for their own evil. Anything.’
He also called out those criticizing him, stating, ‘Any Black person who calls me a coon or and Uncle Tom for promoting EQUALITY is a Black Supremist, because they have determined who’s Black and who is not.’
Agree: Crews responded, ‘I agree. I’m not discussing white people here. there are “gatekeepers of Blackness” within our own community who decide who’s Black and who’s not. I have often been called out for not being “black enough”. How can that be?’
Black: He also called out those criticizing him, stating, ‘Any Black person who calls me a coon or and Uncle Tom for promoting EQUALITY is a Black Supremist, because they have determined who’s Black and who is not’