Taraji P. Henson Sparks Outrage After Comparing R. Kelly To Harvey Weinstein

[keone]

Taraji P. Henson has been criticized for comparing the use of the MuteRKelly hashtag to #MuteWeinstein and #MuteHarveyWeinstein.

In since-deleted Instagram posts, the actress pointed out the lack of posts calling for the muting of disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein ― who is set to stand trial in May for some of the sexual assault allegations against him.




The MuteRKelly hashtag has flourished on social media after the R&B singer was accused of serial sexual predation and abuse by multiple women in a new Lifetime docu-series, “Surviving R. Kelly.”



While it isn’t exactly clear what Henson was trying to prove, baffled Twitter users ― including the executive producer of the documentary ― said she had completely missed the point.

“No idea why Taraji Henson wouldn’t know that there are not one, but two projects abt [sic] Harvey Weinstein. But this is an oft-invoked deflection,” dream hampton tweeted

 

[Amajorfucup]

She's right.

The District.

 

[KingTaharqa]

Props to Ms. Henson for pointing out the hypocrisy.

 

[keone]

She's right.

The District.

Yup she is right that's what we inclusief @tallblacknyc was saying

That's why white people get away with shit cause their own people be silent putting them in hall of fame or giving them awards

But we will throw our own under the bus
But white people will grill us but leave their own people alone

Mooney spoke on it alot

 

[Esther]

What she did and so many others is condone R Kelly’s behavior by asking why s white man is not being treated the same. We ALL know that black people are not treated the same -in every area of life--so why do we expect white men to be treated worse than a black man.

 

[FJP]

Weinstein is being treated the “same”. He was removed from his company and has lost 10’s of millions. And there are 2 projects in the works on him right now. It took 30 years to get a project on Kells.

 

[ansatsusha_gouki]

How come when someone points out the hypocrisy between white folks vs black folks,it means we're letting someone from the black community off the hook....Nobody isnt saying R Kelly should be off the hook(even though you have pieces of shits defending him),we're saying instead if trying to make black men the face of everything, why not use that same energy on white people....

Last year,you had a white actress accused of sleeping with an underage kid. Hell,you had Lena Dunham write a book talking how she inappropriately touch her little sister and that got swept under by the media. Don't let start on how many white men like the 7th Heaven dad,Roman Polanski,Bryan Singer, and Elvis were swept under the rug yet folks want to use black men as the face of sexual assault and pedophilia.

If,you gonna go after black men,you better go after them all...

 

[FJP]

How come when someone points out the hypocrisy between white folks vs black folks,it means we're letting someone from the black community off the hook....Nobody isnt saying R Kelly should be off the hook(even though you have pieces of shits defending him),we're saying instead if trying to make black men the face of everything, why not use that same energy on white people....

Last year,you had a white actress accused of sleeping with an underage kid. Hell,you had Lena Dunham write a book talking how she inappropriately touch her little sister and that got swept under by the media. Don't let start on how many white men like the 7th Heaven dad,Roman Polanski,Bryan Singer, and Elvis were swept under the rug yet folks want to use black men as the face of sexual assault and pedophilia.

If,you gonna go after black men,you better go after them all...

It’s because black people didn’t give a fuck about those white pedos until R. Kelly got taken down.

 

[FJP]

The funny thing is white people dont give a fuck about R. Kelly situation. It was on their network but they don’t care .... there aren’t white women at those protest you wanna know why? Because all of his victims were black.

 

[keone]

How come when someone points out the hypocrisy between white folks vs black folks,it means we're letting someone from the black community off the hook....Nobody isnt saying R Kelly should be off the hook(even though you have pieces of shits defending him),we're saying instead if trying to make black men the face of everything, why not use that same energy on white people....

Last year,you had a white actress accused of sleeping with an underage kid. Hell,you had Lena Dunham write a book talking how she inappropriately touch her little sister and that got swept under by the media. Don't let start on how many white men like the 7th Heaven dad,Roman Polanski,Bryan Singer, and Elvis were swept under the rug yet folks want to use black men as the face of sexual assault and pedophilia.

If,you gonna go after black men,you better go after them all...

People are just dumb sheeps

 

[geechiedan]

How come when someone points out the hypocrisy between white folks vs black folks,it means we're letting someone from the black community off the hook....Nobody isnt saying R Kelly should be off the hook(even though you have pieces of shits defending him),we're saying instead if trying to make black men the face of everything, why not use that same energy on white people....

Last year,you had a white actress accused of sleeping with an underage kid. Hell,you had Lena Dunham write a book talking how she inappropriately touch her little sister and that got swept under by the media. Don't let start on how many white men like the 7th Heaven dad,Roman Polanski,Bryan Singer, and Elvis were swept under the rug yet folks want to use black men as the face of sexual assault and pedophilia.

If,you gonna go after black men,you better go after them all...

rkelly is not ALL black men thats the false equivalency. He's a popular singer so his profile is going to be much higher than a some movie exec who looks like a troll.

 

[ansatsusha_gouki]

It’s because black people didn’t give a fuck about those white pedos until R. Kelly got taken down.

Maybe,Woody Allen and Roman Polanski,even though I do remember the Woody Allen case getting very little attention as a kid, but the rest of the names happen within the last 5 years..All of the them received some attention in the community but pretty much got swept under the rug in mainstream media..

 

[ansatsusha_gouki]

rkelly is not ALL black men thats the false equivalency. He's a popular singer so his profile is going to be much higher than a some movie exec who looks like a troll.

Woody Allen is a bigger star than R. Kelly yet all you hear from folks is that he's a great guy....Elvis is a bigger star than the both of them but it doesn't stop people from liking his shitty music..

 

[Amajorfucup]

That's why white people get away with shit cause their own people be silent putting them in hall of fame or giving them awards

But we will throw our own under the bus
But white people will grill us but leave their own people alone

Put this shit on a T shirt.

 

[Amajorfucup]

What she did and so many others is condone R Kelly’s behavior by asking why s white man is not being treated the same. We ALL know that black people are not treated the same -in every area of life--so why do we expect white men to be treated worse than a black man.

So we should accept that we are overly scrutinized and penalized while ignoring that white depravity gets a pass at our expense?

Nah.. fuck that. Point out and call out the bullshit. Critics be damned.

 

[D'Evils]

And all those "outraged" on Twitter are still watching Empire and will line up to see her new movie...

 

[geechiedan]

Woody Allen is a bigger star than R. Kelly yet all you hear from folks is that he's a great guy....Elvis is a bigger star than the both of them but it doesn't stop people from liking his shitty music..

one literally has nothin to do with the other.

 

[FJP]

Maybe,Woody Allen and Roman Polanski,even though I do remember the Woody Allen case getting very little attention as a kid, but the rest of the names happen within the last 5 years..All of the them received some attention in the community but pretty much got swept under the rug in mainstream media..

Yeah but let’s be real right now everybody is getting it. Even if they weren’t fuck them CAC they are savages by nature. This is historically normal behavior for them.

 

[tallblacknyc]

Yup she is right that's what we inclusief @tallblacknyc was saying

That's why white people get away with shit cause their own people be silent putting them in hall of fame or giving them awards

But we will throw our own under the bus
But white people will grill us but leave their own people alone

Mooney spoke on it alot

Maybe since a famous person said what I been saying maybe some people will comprehend it now

 

[sammyjax]

Taraji ass be drunk

Real shit

 

[Mr. Del]

sheeps

Word?

 

[FJP]

So because white people arent “throwing” their own under the bus we are supposed to throw our deviants? Nah. For me it ain’t “Ok R. Kelly guilty but what about .... its “Fuck R. Kelly and them too.” But honestly I don’t give as much of a fuck about the CAC victims. Cause they don’t care about ours. If Kelly victims were white 12 play would have been his only album.

 

[tallblacknyc]

So because white people arent “throwing” their own under the bus we are supposed to throw our deviants? Nah. For me it ain’t “Ok R. Kelly guilty but what about .... its “Fuck R. Kelly and them too.” But honestly I don’t give as much of a fuck about the CAC victims. Cause they don’t care about ours. If Kelly victims were white 12 play would have been his only album.

what makes you think these cac predators victims were only white? A black person in Hollywood would more than likely have to deal with these sickos than a black exec... I'm pretty sure Weinstein done victimized a few black women in his life... Diff is it's harder for a black person to come out and expose a cac than a black person... I'm pretty sure that boy fucker brian singer touched or tried to touch a few black kids... Terry crews ain't the only black person that got sexually assaulted by these cacs..he was just brave enough to say it

 

[AllUniverse17]

Yup she is right that's what we inclusief @tallblacknyc was saying

That's why white people get away with shit cause their own people be silent putting them in hall of fame or giving them awards

But we will throw our own under the bus
But white people will grill us but leave their own people alone

Mooney spoke on it alot

Who did we throw under the bus?

See we let peeps like R Kelly slide for decades... and who paid the price for that? Young black girls.

We gotta police ourselves regardless of what cacs be doing.

 

[Lattimore]

Yup she is right that's what we inclusief @tallblacknyc was saying

That's why white people get away with shit cause their own people be silent putting them in hall of fame or giving them awards

But we will throw our own under the bus
But white people will grill us but leave their own people alone

Mooney spoke on it alot

So right on time.

Thank you!

 

[TimRock]

That's why white people get away with shit cause their own people be silent putting them in hall of fame or giving them awards

But we will throw our own under the bus
But white people will grill us but leave their own people alone

This is a really deep statement that could really stir the pot. You are correct. I'll just leave it at that.

 

[ansatsusha_gouki]

Yeah but let’s be real right now everybody is getting it. Even if they weren’t fuck them CAC they are savages by nature. This is historically normal behavior for them.

Bryan Singer,Woody Allen and Roman Polanski are still producing movies and getting praised despite being known pedophiles....Women still follow Lena Dunham and Asia Argento and the north of them continue to get movie roles despite their history of pedophilia...


I have no problem with folks getting angry and not supporting R. Kelly because I'm on that side of the fence(I was never a fan before the accusations)but,if folks want go after him they should go after all these other folks the same way that's all I'm saying...

 

[Duece]

 

[Tha Great Muta]

Woah that's a ugly bitch

 

[FJP]

Bryan Singer,Woody Allen and Roman Polanski are still producing movies and getting praised despite being known pedophiles....Women still follow Lena Dunham and Asia Argento and the north of them continue to get movie roles despite their history of pedophilia...


I have no problem with folks getting angry and not supporting R. Kelly because I'm on that side of the fence(I was never a fan before the accusations)but,if folks want go after him they should go after all these other folks the same way that's all I'm saying...

And my point is when you say “folks” need to.... again white People are not after R. Kelly. That shit was a blip on the news due to the large ratings. Again... the point should be WHY DID IT TAKE US SO LONG TO GO AFTER HIM? Why did we need the “white network” exposure to say fuck R. Kelly? More importantly since we are saying “what about ....?” Why weren’t negroes caring about white pedophilia before R. Kelly? Fake awareness, fake outrage.

Boondocks exposed years ago that it’s fake outrage.

 

[FJP]

what makes you think these cac predators victims were only white? A black person in Hollywood would more than likely have to deal with these sickos than a black exec... I'm pretty sure Weinstein done victimized a few black women in his life... Diff is it's harder for a black person to come out and expose a cac than a black person... I'm pretty sure that boy fucker brian singer touched or tried to touch a few black kids... Terry crews ain't the only black person that got sexually assaulted by these cacs..he was just brave enough to say it

So how can we get mad about victims we aren’t aware of? Again it’s fuck them all in my book.

 

[theoriginalgreatone]

It's funny

 

[Esther]

So we should accept that we are overly scrutinized and penalized while ignoring that white depravity gets a pass at our expense?

Nah.. fuck that. Point out and call out the bullshit. Critics be damned.

What is calling it out going to do? How long have we been in this system and how much has it changed? I’m all for protecting innocent black men but I’m not protecting no nigga that is detrimental to other black people. R Kelly’s behavior has affected not just the victim but those who try to love them and their offspring. By asking why so and so is not being treated the same is overlooking the initial issue and it’s by designed to stop someone from looking in that direction.

 

[SamSneed]

Cause you look man enough for the job

 

[Amajorfucup]

What is calling it out going to do? How long have we been in this system and how much has it changed?

Calling out is in part what got Cosby (WRONGLY) jailed.

How long have we been in this system and how much has it changed?

We dont have a long history of doing it as its been done against us so we cant legitimately ask whats changed. Lets try it for a while and see how it works out.

I’m all for protecting innocent black men but I’m not protecting no nigga that is detrimental to other black people. R Kelly’s behavior has affected not just the victim but those who try to love them and their offspring.

No one has offered protection. What she is doing is asking for equitable treatment and punishment across the board. And i totally agree.