‘Seriously?’ NYC reporter shredded after he questions Kamala Harris for eating fried chicken and waffles
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.
Holy crap, Reverend Al Sharpton is vegan, so toast and bananas are what he’d eat. Are you saying all black people eat Chicken and Waffles? Or are you questioning the blackness of Kamala Harris?
ADVERTISEMENTAnd what exactly gives you the right to question anyone’s blackness, Dave?
— ⓕ (@effdot) February 21, 2019
Sexism and racism seem to be on your menu.
— Jenny Haines (@JennyHaines8) February 21, 2019
— Kells Bells (@kellytheduchess) February 21, 2019
By any chance was this in an historically black neighborhood with a legendary chicken and waffles spot? Because I’d hate to think that you were getting offended on black people’s behalf.
— Kaitlin Byrd (@GothamGirlBlue) February 21, 2019
Is this some sort of weird commentary that Harris isn’t being genuine because she’s eating “Black people food”?
— Pé Resists (@4everNeverTrump) February 21, 2019
Not art.
— Art Or Not Art (@artdecider) February 21, 2019
Dave, maybe you should have ordered for them since you seem to know what both enjoy more than they do.
— Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) February 21, 2019
And a side of ratio for you Dave.
— Exhausted Cynic (@CynicalCBlog) February 21, 2019
So… if she eats southern food, she’s pandering. If she eats something else, she’s [checks notes] “not black enough”?
— Just How Eye Roll 🏳️🌈 (@mikew71772) February 21, 2019
I am guessing you prefer all candidates eat well done steaks covered in ketchup?
— Angie Hallmark Hottie (@DooweeHafta) February 21, 2019
I find your ratio to be the most delicious thing here.
— Wendy Brandes (@WendyBrandes) February 21, 2019
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"Much of this day was taken up by the discussion of racist statements by the president. Then tonight came the news that had so many people thinking back to when we were different, the death just tonight of retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens at the age of 99," he said.
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The resolution said Congress “strongly condemns President Donald Trump’s racist comments that have legitimized and increased fear and hatred of new Americans and people of color by saying that our fellow Americans who are immigrants, and those who may look to the President like immigrants, should “go back” to other countries, by referring to immigrants and asylum seekers as “invaders,” and by saying that Members of Congress who are immigrants (or those of our colleagues who are wrongly assumed to be immigrants) do not belong in Congress or in the United States of America.”
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