One more thinG! Thank you Robin Williams for dying and letting us know white people are more relevant than blacks rioting. #thankyou
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Sonichu (@Sonichu1) August 12, 2014We suppose this was inevitable … but that doesn’t make it any easier to stomach. After news of Robin Williams’ suicide broke, it didn’t take long for identity politics to rear its ugly head:
NO DISRESPECT:But nobody (white people mainly) cared when we almost lost Tracy Morgan, but Robin Williams/paul walker die everyone care #odd—
GOOD GOON (@RichHomieKie) August 12, 2014
Okay all the white people can stop with the Robin Williams shit now it's already getting old.—
Christian Grey (@TurntUpTony) August 11, 2014
white ppl care more about patch adams dying than every nigga who has died the last century combined—
OG WENTWORTH (@BigHPrivateEye) August 12, 2014
Many outraged tweeters also feel that Williams’ death has overshadowed what’s happening in Ferguson, Missouri, and they’re pointing to fans openly and vocally mourning his death as further evidence of whites’ racism:
While the news of Robin Williams is indeed tragic, we can't forget about the escalating riots in #Ferguson. I'm talking to you, #whitepeople—
♪ (@beateasy) August 12, 2014
Y'all say a death is a death but it takes Robin Williams dying for white ppl to stop accusing us of looting and mourn for a little. Byeeeee—
Chocolate Dinosaur (@ElleHueyXIV) August 11, 2014
White people more okay w the fact an unarmed 17 y/o got shot down by cops than robin Williams committing suicide—
JG (@Gnarles_Charles) August 12, 2014
I could care less about robin williams death, he was an old white man who lived a full life, mike brown was killed and only 18 #nojustice—
Gunther (@NoShiitSherlock) August 12, 2014
Right now what's more important to the media is that Robin Williams kill himself (white man) not the fact a 17 y/o black male was executed 😴—
IG: ayeeriley__ (@ayeeriley) August 12, 2014
White people weren't blind nor deaf when Robin Williams' death news got out but seemed pretty disabled when Mike Browns murder news got out.—
〽iyah (@ItMustbeMiyah) August 12, 2014
@tariqnasheed fucking media just talking about Robin Williams like Mike Brown didn't happen. Fuck white America—
Elite (@Elite_Kayoss) August 12, 2014
All the fellow white people on my fucking Facebook will post about Robin Williams all day long but won't lift a finger to mention Ferguson.—
yuggy (@yuggerful) August 12, 2014
an unarmed boy was shot and killed by the police and all I see is people talking about the old white dewd robin Williams bssh smh—
Black Love (@TreyDeVorce) August 12, 2014
If another white person displays sympathy for Robin Williams but display ZERO when they learn of a black teen being killed…—
K.I.M (@UnapologeticKIM) August 12, 2014
I feel bad for robin williams but fuck him we got dead black youth by the hand of police and yall boo whooin over a old white dude smh—
IG: kinggeezy600 (@kinggeezy600) August 12, 2014
@STARANDBUCWILD total agree fuck Robin Williams he was white man blessed #EricGarner #MichaelBrown was just killed like dogs in the streets—
One (@TheReal_OneShot) August 12, 2014
@x_highlyfavored @vinabean fuck Robin Williams. The white man is still the damn DEVIL. STOP COONING—
Barcelo Valoy 133rd (@ThugminicanNYC) August 12, 2014
Disheartening — and absolutely disgusting. Fortunately, some people have still got their heads screwed on straight:
And before y'all start, yes, we have the emotional capacity to be upset over Mike Brown AND Robin Williams. Don't even go there.—
Veen (@vinabean) August 11, 2014
It's absolutely OKAY to mourn Robin Williams' death amidst the madness of Ferguson. Doesn't matter that he's white or killed himself.—
the DigiDestined. (@NuuYawkerr) August 12, 2014
Because Robin Williams is white we shouldn't feel for him like Mike Brown…y'all sound as ignorant as the ppl you're mad at…—
Dr. Julius Curving (@AHitDogHolla) August 12, 2014
Yall always make this shit about race. Oh cus Robin Williams is white he doesnt deserve for people to grieve for him? http://t.co/6IgsD9lw0h—
Vanessa. (@FreakinRican__) August 12, 2014
Why yall make everything about race—
#GSU18 (@loveXreloaded_) August 12, 2014
I just saw the most ignorant post on facebook—
#GSU18 (@loveXreloaded_) August 12, 2014
It said " yall care more about robin williams the white man rather than mike brown the black man " not true .—
#GSU18 (@loveXreloaded_) August 12, 2014
Why wont yall just let them both rest in peace . Im just saying—
#GSU18 (@loveXreloaded_) August 12, 2014