First we brought you ‘Racists on the Internet: Harriet Tubman edition’. Tonight’s version is Old Navy. Go on the Old Navy hashtag on Twitter and you won’t find racism; you will find a million self-satisfied tweets outraged at barely-extant racism from a few trolls.
This is typical:
People Are Fighting Back After Racists Trolled This Old Navy Ad https://t.co/ESm5DrveIZ
— Mariela (@mariela817) May 1, 2016
What racists? As i say, the hashtag is full of this sort of backslapping smugness:
Racist Twitter clutches it’s pearls because Old Navy tweeted an interracial family https://t.co/FNi6QRC3mS pic.twitter.com/wsjgFEv2Io
— Raw Story (@RawStory) May 1, 2016
People are upset with an Old Navy ad featuring an interracial couple. In other news: water is wet and some people are ignorant & hateful.
— Monique Thomas (@mo_thom) May 1, 2016
Except, you know, people really aren’t upset. There are always a few racist trolls but a few is all they are. Buzzfeed The Trolls is making sure that there’s a fresh supply of goats under the bridge every day.
Here’s the response to the ad:
@OldNavy take a guess. Your clothes are crap quality and now you're promoting miscegenation. Disgusting!
— Bran mak Morn (@mc_morn) April 29, 2016
Now, as you see, Mak_morn3 is trying to smear Glenn Beck by calling himself ‘Glenn Beck fan’ and putting #NeverTrump in his profile quote. I ran a search; he has never mentioned the words ‘Glenn’ or ‘Beck’ in any tweet. He is in fact a massive Trump supporter and full time racist troll. He RTs another racist Trump fan who, lying as much as the Donald, states that he is an “ex-Democrat” (sure)
50% of black children are growing up without a father and Old Navy has jokes
Is this saying someone has to do it? pic.twitter.com/FsdZvK2JT6
— Jared Wyand (@JaredWyand) May 1, 2016
He also RTed Corey Lewandowski, who has blocked me but not this man:
Thank you Indiana! #Trump2016 will not let you down! #MAGA NBC/WSJ pic.twitter.com/CcNRSbTaHQ
— Corey R. Lewandowski (@CLewandowski_) May 1, 2016
In fact Trump fan Mak Morn’s biggest slice of racist hate, and there is plenty for all, is against Jews:
@TayandYou all you need to know is with jews you lose
— Bran mak Morn (@mc_morn) March 24, 2016
Again, is this man a ‘Glenn Beck fan’ or #NeverTrump? No. No he isn’t
Trump Chosen by God To Stop America's Destruction – Astounding 2011 Pro… https://t.co/dObLVgJTIp via @YouTube
— Bran mak Morn (@mc_morn) April 29, 2016
A landslide victory! Nothing will stop Trump now! #NYPrimary pic.twitter.com/1fDnj45USI
— Bran mak Morn (@mc_morn) April 20, 2016
Trump our saviour! #GOPTownHall pic.twitter.com/yVC3VibGt1
— Bran mak Morn (@mc_morn) March 30, 2016
This is how Trump Troll Mak reacted to the news that Trump isn’t building any wall and is for touchback amnesty
Trump is trying to get elected he has to say what he has to say it's not the end of the world it's the unfortunate reality
— Bran mak Morn (@mc_morn) March 21, 2016
And guess what Buzzfeed? A couple of racists on the internet is, well, a matter for Twitter’s anti-Gamer, pro-racist Trust and Safety Council, but it doesn’t represent a lot of people, and your fauxtrage is getting boring. We will call this out every time a liberal rag represents three trolls as ‘Racists on the internet’ as though they mattered. They don’t.
Trip-trap, Buzzfeed, trip-trap.
