Dave Evans, a political reporter for WABC-TV in New York, is facing serious blowback on social media after he questioned Sen. Kamala Harris' (D-CA) decision to eat fried chicken and waffles during a lunch with the Rev. Al Sharpton.
While posting a photo of Harris and Sharpton eating together on his Twitter account, Evans seemed to call out Harris for her culinary choices.
"Chicken & waffles. Seriously? For Kamala Harris & toast & bananas for [Sharpton]," he wrote.
Many of Evans' followers thought he was making a snide remark about Harris's race, as a common racial stereotype of black people is that they love to eat fried chicken and waffles.
As of this writing, Evans' tweet had a ratio of 963 responses to just 33 likes, a sure sign that his tweet caused offense, whether he intended to or not.
Check out some of the reactions below.
@daveevansabc7 @KamalaHarris @TheRevAl Holy crap, Reverend Al Sharpton is vegan, so toast and bananas are what he'd… https://t.co/Pt6Q9ILK5F— ⓕ (@ⓕ) 1550769174.0
@daveevansabc7 @KamalaHarris @TheRevAl Sexism and racism seem to be on your menu.— Jenny Haines (@Jenny Haines) 1550770028.0
@daveevansabc7 @KamalaHarris @TheRevAl https://t.co/Cg9vdXmPbt— Kells Bells (@Kells Bells) 1550770439.0
@daveevansabc7 @KamalaHarris @TheRevAl By any chance was this in an historically black neighborhood with a legendar… https://t.co/rMGSExGf4r— Kaitlin Byrd: Apocalypse Diarist (@Kaitlin Byrd: Apocalypse Diarist) 1550769256.0
@daveevansabc7 @KamalaHarris @TheRevAl Is this some sort of weird commentary that Harris isn't being genuine becaus… https://t.co/CVIMMMOoYF— Pé (@Pé) 1550771948.0
@daveevansabc7 Not art.— Art Or Not Art (@Art Or Not Art) 1550773975.0
@daveevansabc7 @KamalaHarris @TheRevAl Dave, maybe you should have ordered for them since you seem to know what bot… https://t.co/zRIcDh1q6b— Tony Posnanski (@Tony Posnanski) 1550769437.0
@daveevansabc7 @KamalaHarris @TheRevAl And a side of ratio for you Dave.— Cynical-C Blog (@Cynical-C Blog) 1550770061.0
@daveevansabc7 @KamalaHarris @TheRevAl So... if she eats southern food, she’s pandering. If she eats something else… https://t.co/Sy8kvpj2iT— Kamala Harris, MVP 🏳️🌈 💛 🐝 (@Kamala Harris, MVP 🏳️🌈 💛 🐝) 1550768920.0
@daveevansabc7 @KamalaHarris @TheRevAl I am guessing you prefer all candidates eat well done steaks covered in ketchup?— Angie (@Angie) 1550768811.0
@daveevansabc7 @KamalaHarris @TheRevAl I find your ratio to be the most delicious thing here.— Wendy Brandes (@Wendy Brandes) 1550770420.0
