Terry Crews is again under scrutiny for comments he made amid the ongoing Black Lives Matter movement.
The “America’s Got Talent” host, 51, shared a tweet on Tuesday saying the value of black lives should not be higher than other races as the movement continues.
“If you are a child of God, you are my brother and my sister. I have a family of all races, creeds and ideologies, ”wrote Crews. “We have to make sure that #blacklivesmatter doesn’t become #blacklivesbetter.”
However, those comments did not exactly coincide with many followers who immediately expressed their disappointment at the “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” star, explaining that the movement’s premise is not intended to catapult the lives of blacks in other races. since the purpose is simply to be treated fairly and equally.
“We are a long way from that bridge, Terry,” Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter, Bernice King, tweeted in response. “#BlackLivesMatter is, in part, a rallying cry and a protest slogan to push people to do the necessary justice work to derail the deaths, dehumanization and destruction of black lives caused by racism. Justice is not a competition. “
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“This is not intellectual and irresponsible,” said funny woman and activist Amanda Seales. “You are becoming an enemy of the people. Ignorance will be your downfall.
Holly Robinson Peete also shared her disgust in the Crews post, replying, “Terry, are we trying to ‘import’ and come to ‘equal’ and are you worried about something better?”
‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ and ‘America’s Got Talent’ star Terry Crews has come under intense scrutiny in recent weeks for comments made about the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Amid the onslaught of backlash, some echoed Crews’ sentiment and applauded the “White Chicks” actor for his willingness to voice his opinion.
“You are a good man, Terry Crews. You are a man of carefully measured words, even in the face of derogatory and angry voices, ”replied a Twitter user. “Moderation is too often seen as treasonous now, when you’re actually trying to make people see clearly through their righteous anger.”
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Crews, who has been outspoken about his concerns about the movement creating “black supremacy,” has yet to publicly respond to the latest setback.
He defended his initial comments earlier this month, tweeting at the time: “Equality is the truth. Whether we like it or not, we are all in this together.” This resource turned on that he did not shy away from.
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“I was not saying that black supremacy exists, because it does not exist. I am saying that if blacks and whites do not continue to work together, bad attitudes and resentments can create dangerous self-righteousness. That’s all,” Crews said.
