"I can’t really regret it, because I really want the dialogue to come out," he said. "Maybe there’s another term that might be better - we’re ‘separatist’ or ‘elitist’ or something like that. But the thing is, I’ve experienced supremacy even growing up. I’ve had Black people tell me that the white man is the devil. Terry Crews' controversial tweet about 'Black Supremacy' prompts social media backlash Though he understands the term "Black supremacy" is controversial, Crews said he doesn't regret using it, since it sparked an important dialogue. It's always put up against this thing, and I’m going, 'Wait a minute: That right there is a supremacist move. You have now put yourself above other Black people.' " He continued: "Blackness is always judged. But if you're Black, you have to be one thing." "When you're white, you can be Republican, Libertarian, Democrat. "The problem with that is, Black people have different views," Crews said. I’ve been called all kinds of things - like an Uncle Tom - simply because I’m successful, simply because I’ve worked my way out of Flint, Michigan."Ĭrews also brought up a testy exchange between Black radio host Charlamagne tha God and Joe Biden, in which the presidential hopeful said "you ain’t Black" if you're struggling to choose between him or President Donald Trump. "We have people who have decided who is going to be Black and who’s not," he continued. "And I simply - because I have a mixed-race wife (Rebecca King-Crews) - have been discounted from the conversation a lot of the time, by very, very militant movements, the Black power movement. “What I said was, defeating white supremacy without white people could create Black supremacy,” Crews said, adding that "in Black America, we have gatekeepers." In an interview on "The Talk" Tuesday, the "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" star defended his tweet's message, though he admitted it was worded in a controversial way. Like it or not, we are all in this together." The tweet immediately went viral with both "Terry Crews" and "Black Supremacy" trending on Twitter as users blasted the comment. Terry Crews is standing by his controversial tweet warning against "Black supremacy."Īs protests continued nationwide following the death of George Floyd, Crews, 51, tweeted on June 7, "Defeating White supremacy without White people creates Black supremacy. Watch Video: Terry Crews faces criticism over 'black supremacy' tweet
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