The Congressional Black Caucus on Monday praised a book industry firm for dropping author Natasha Tynes, who tweeted criticism and a photo of a black, female Metro employee eating on a D.C. Metro train.
“Accountability is necessary,” the CBC tweeted. “Thank you for taking proper action. Black women have enough to worry about on a daily basis.”
Tynes, an author, apologized and deleted the tweet, which drew quick backlash.
Publisher Rare Bird Books called Tynes’ tweet “truly horrible” and canceled publication of her book “They called me Wyatt,” and they are encouraging her publisher, California Coldblood, to punish her as well.
Tynes is a World Bank employee and an author. She also reported the Metro employee for eating on the train, which is prohibited.
The CBC, in the tweet, called Tynes’ actions “malicious and simply unnecessary” and added “She needs to find a hobby & do better next time.”
[Opinion: Social justice mob cancels book, because ‘eating’ is a racial stereotype or something]
