Internet stars Diamond and Silk on Thursday rejected claims from the Left that Roseanne Barr’s racist tweet represented the views of many of President Trump’s supporters.
“That’s not the representation of the Trump base,” Lynnette ‘Diamond’ Hardaway said on Fox News. “We’re loving, caring people. We’re not racists. We love God, we love this country, so how dare they say that.”
“One tweet don’t make you a racist,” added Rochelle ‘Silk’ Richardson.
The two sisters were reacting to Barr’s tweet, which said former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett looked like a cross between the Muslim Brotherhood and “Planet of the Apes.” Barr apologized, but many in the media were quick to blame Trump for encouraging these sorts of remarks.
Diamond and Silk also agreed there’s a double standard in effect that protects those on the Left from being punished when they make questionable comments on race.
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“Look at all the other shows that’s on ABC that make these derogatory racist remarks toward the president of the United States, toward his supporters,” Diamond said. “They’re still on air every single day.”
“We’re not racists,” Silk added. “Our president is not racist, he is a realist and the only color he sees is green, and he wants everybody to have some.”
