Y'all, folks are trying to come for Jemele Hill's neck because she stated facts about Donald Trump's white supremacist ways. Now that her boss ESPN has gotten involved, Colin Kaepernick is coming to her defense...
On September 11th, ESPN SC6's host Jemele Hill had some things to get off her chest. She's been pretty outspoken about our current administration, as well as the injustices in sports, i.e. Colin Kaepernick and the like.
For some reason, her calling out of Trump's documented support of white supremacy made certain folks lose their minds. Trump supporters started dragging her through the Twitter mud and threatening to boycott ESPN for her "racist" rhetoric. Yes, HER "racist" rhetoric.
Here's what she said:
Donald Trump is a white supremacist who has largely surrounded himself w/ other white supremacists.
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) September 11, 2017
Trump is the most ignorant, offensive president of my lifetime. His rise is a direct result of white supremacy. Period.
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) September 11, 2017
No the media doesn't make it a threat. It IS a threat. He has empowered white supremacists (see: Charlottesville).
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) September 12, 2017
He is unqualified and unfit to be president. He is not a leader. And if he were not white, he never would have been elected
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) September 12, 2017
Donald Trump is a bigot. Glad you could live with voting for him. I couldn't, because I cared about more than just myself
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) September 12, 2017
And it's funny how you cling to Benghazi but I bet you didn't give one thought to what Trump said about the Central Park 5
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) September 12, 2017
AFter folks lost it and blasted Jemele to no end, ESPN issued this statement attempting to distance themselves from Jemele's (accurate) tweets:
ESPN Statement on Jemele Hill: pic.twitter.com/3kfexjx9zQ
— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) September 12, 2017
Whatevs. It's amazing that these up-in-arms folks are outraged by Jemele stating facts about Trump's disgusting, insensitive, narcissistic, racist and sexist ways, then they are about Trump's ways.
Colin Kaepernick, who Jemele has defended since day 1 of his protests, is supporting her:
We are with you @jemelehill
— Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) September 13, 2017
Jemele's fellow co-host, Michael Smith, also responded to a hater:
c'mon man you forgot "as a staff, label, and a MFin crew!" https://t.co/bo70SRpXfN
— Michael Smith (@michaelsmith) September 13, 2017
Ha.
Plenty of the Twitterverse is #TeamJemele as well.
Keep your head up, chick!
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