In the wake of the Supreme Court voting to overturn Roe v. Wade, Rex Chapman has tweeted a slew of racially charged comments about Justice Clarence Thomas, who is Black.
Chapman began his attack by sharing four photos of Thomas and Republican Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron standing alongside their white spouses.
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) June 30, 2022
The former NBA player later continued his Twitter tirade by blasting Thomas for attending a college graduation in 2018 that was comprised of mostly white students. “Not another person of color in the picture…,” tweeted Chapman. “Such a champion. Lol.”
https://twitter.com/RexChapman/status/1542671642127732736
Chapman also felt the need to call out Thomas for never having been seen at a pro basketball game, claiming the Supreme Court Justice wouldn’t last “20-30 seconds in an NBA locker room.” The former NBA player made sure to note Bill Clinton, who is no political angel, used to attend games when Chapman played for the Washington Bullets. Cue the applause.
https://twitter.com/RexChapman/status/1542674545202569218
https://twitter.com/RexChapman/status/1542675112448720897
The part of Chapman’s thread that drew the most criticism may have occurred when one of his Twitter followers compared Thomas to Clayton Bigsby, a character from a Dave Chappelle skit. The fictional character was a white supremacist who didn’t know he was Black because he was blind. Chapman replied to and seemingly agreed with the comparison of Thomas being a Black white supremacist by sharing a Clayton Bigsby clip from Chappelle Show.
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) July 1, 2022
A former college basketball star, NBA player, and CNN+ host, Chapman has rebranded himself as a social media influencer for sharing positivity on Twitter in recent years, but his attack on Thomas drew plenty of social media criticism.
White liberals keep proving that they are some of the most racist people out there. To Rex Chapman & other white liberals like him, if a black person doesn’t fit certain stereotypes, then we are less black or we’re not black at all. https://t.co/fx5DKjrtcF
— DB🤗 (@DomLalette) July 1, 2022
You know I don't see it for Clarence pretty much ever but I am fascinated by the focus on him & not the 5 white people. Dear white liberals & leftists doing this…you're being racist AF even if you try to claim you want to understand him. Black women told you decades ago https://t.co/JiJNvUYxfj
— Mikki Kendall (@Karnythia) July 1, 2022
I wasn't aware this was a requirement of a Supreme Court Justice.
Which other justices have you seen at NBA games? https://t.co/5yd1cBbrMz
— Chad Felix Greene 🇮🇱 (@chadfelixg) July 1, 2022
In a 12 hour span, Rex Chapman has compared Clarence Thomas to Clayton Bigsby, mocked him and Daniel Cameron for being in interracial marriages, and said he isn’t truly black because he doesn’t go to NBA games. pic.twitter.com/dFPEgg48mE
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) July 1, 2022
If any conservative had tweeted what Rex Chapman did last night, they'd be done.
— David Harsanyi (@davidharsanyi) July 1, 2022
Rex Chapman (this guy) had the audacity to say Justice Clarence Thomas is a black white supremacist. How sick. pic.twitter.com/sG5RHYJw49
— Brigitte Gabriel (@ACTBrigitte) July 1, 2022
So Rex Chapman, who is whiter than the winter snow, spends this entire thread offensively implying Clarence Thomas, who is a descendent of slaves and grew up facing racism in the segregated south, isn’t really Black. And his best evidence is Thomas doesn’t go to NBA games. https://t.co/Ijlh6b47We
— AG (@AGHamilton29) July 1, 2022
