Why Black Women Should Not Forgive Kevin Hart Even If Ellen Does

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I think it's kinda funny that not one black woman I know has said word one about Hart's being fired --forced to quit, whatever-- from the hosting The Oscars. 


We just don't care --because it's clear he doesn't care about us. But one black woman did write up a reminder about Hart's anti-blackness* so here it is --  

     ...Hart's primary defenses are: He's a comedian. Comedians push the envelope. He's already apologized. Tweets do not represent the totality of one's character. People evolve. So let's get over it.
     I actually agree with Hart, to an extent. Unfortunately for ‎him his track record and interview with Ellen undermine most of his arguments.
     For starters, his tweets were not isolated incidents. While Hart fundamentally lost the Oscar gig because of his controversial tweets about the LGBT community (specifically, how he might be tempted to hurt his child if he thought he were gay), they are not the only vulnerable population he has a record of demeaning. His tweets about black women have been problematic going back years. Apparently he and David Duke have something in common. They believe your melanin affects your intellect and behavior, so Hart believes darker-skinned women are less competent than lighter-skinned women with money, so he believes we have bad credit and are "broke ass hoes."‎ (Despite his daughter, who is now old enough to read tweets, being darker-skinned.)‎
      So one tweet may be a misstep. Tweets about multiple groups over a period of time, however, does tell me about your character. And tweets like these tell me nothing good....

~Keli Goff, Hollywood Reporter 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/why-black-women-should-not-forgive-kevin-hart-ellen-does-guest-column-1173410 

*I say anti-blackness because it is impossible to be FOR the black race and despise half of it, the female half.

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