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Published 14:16 IST, June 9th 2020

Brooklyn Nine-Nine fame Terry Crews lands in controversy after 'Black Supremacy' tweet

Brooklyn Nine-Nine fame Terry Crews took to his official social media handle and tweeted about the Black Lives Matter protest, which created controversy.

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Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Terry Crews recently faced backlash on Twitter after he tweeted about the Black Lives Matter protest, saying it will turn into a protest about Black Supremacy. The tweet soon became controversial and netizens quickly expressed their feelings towards the same. Read on to know more details:

Terry Crews faces backlash on Twitter 

Recently, actor Terry Crews took to his social media handle and tweeted about the Black Lives Matter protest. Crews has been actively raising his voice and has been seen calling for a change. In his tweet, he talked about how without white people involved in the protest it will be a protest about Black Supremacy. According to the tweet, the actor clearly wanted white people to get involved in the protests too but it backfired. Here is the tweet:

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This tweet by Terry Crews went viral and people all over the internet started reacting to it. Not everyone was fine with the idea of Black Supremacy and involving white people. Some Twitterati talked about how “black supremacy does not exist” and that there is no history of black people killing and enslaving or making laws “to instil power” for over 400 years and for generations. Netizens also mentioned that Black people just want justice and equality. 

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Another Twitter user talked about how there are still some black people with platforms who are trying to make white people feel good. People started saying that such tweets are just to make white people more comfortable. People on the internet also posted photos that stated the meaning of the term “Supremacy” and stated that black people have a history of suffering, not a history of oppressing.

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People on the internet also talked about how police misconduct is not just limited to people dying. There are other instances too that go unnoticed on a large scale. Black Lives Matters protest is an anti-racial protest against the injustice faced by the black community. This protest spread like a wildfire after the death of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer, who has been removed from the service.

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14:16 IST, June 9th 2020