(Credit: Karen Attiah)
A Black Washington Post editor is being accused of inciting violence after tweeting that white women are “lucky” Black people are “just calling them Karens and not calling for revenge.”
Sunday evening, Washington Post Global Opinions editor Karen Attiah tweeted, “The lies and tears of white women hath wrought; the 1921 Tulsa massacre, murder of Emmett Till, exclusion of black women from feminist movements, 53% of white women voting for Trump.
(Credit: Karen Attiah)
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“White women are lucky that we are just calling them Karens.
“You threaten white women with violence.
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Although several of the irate tweets sparked outrage from users who called for her to be fired, The Washington Post has yet to issue a public response.