Tyler The Creator Under Fire Over Resurfaced Anti-Black Posts
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* Tyler the Creator is facing criticism for resurfaced posts from his X (formerly Twitter) account.
* Before the criticism, Tyler paid homage to the late Neo-Soul singer D’Angelo.
* His comment section was then flooded with racist remarks, allegedly from his white fan base.
* Some people suggest Tyler may have outgrown his fanbase.
* Others accuse Tyler of curating this fanbase with past anti-Black social media posts from his earlier career (2012-2014).
* Examples of these posts include:
* “I HATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH. WHY THE FUCK DO YOU HAVE TO FUCKING SEPERATE NGGAS STILL. ‘ OH,ITS PAYING HOMAGE TO OUR HEROS’ FCK THAT.” (February 2014)
* Not trusting “random Black dudes” with certain hairstyles, implying they “LIKE EVERYTHING.” (January 2014)
* A joke about a Black woman working somewhere,insinuating it was due to Affirmative Action: ”Hahahahaha,Some Black Chick Works Here.Affirmative N*gga.”
* A post about the Ferguson protests, inferring they were for show adn wouldn’t enact real change: ”AND BLACK PEOPLE ARE CURRENTLY MAD RIGHT NOW BUT IN 2 WEEKS WILL BE OVER IT CAUSE THEY REALLY DON’T CARE, COOL HASHTAG THO RIGHT?” (August 2014)
* Tyler has not directly addressed the situation but appears to be deleting some of his past comments.
