People Magazine Marks Shondaland’s Big Night With Racist Tweets

By Jamilah King Sep 26, 2014

Like many publications, People Magazine livetweeted last night’s series premiere of "How to Get Away With Murder" and the season premieres of "Scandal" and "Grey’s Anatomy." It was a big night for ABC producer Shonda Rhimes, one of the creative minds behind all three shows. But instead of celebrating Rhimes’ skill or having feelings about Cyrus’ hair, People posted a series of racially offensive tweets

From Jezebel’s Rebecca Rose:

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For those who don’t know, the quote references Davis’ Oscar-nominated role as Aibileen Clark, a maid in The Help. The reaction on Twitter was immediate, as many followers expressed not their outrage–because I don’t think it’s fair to portray this as just blind outrage–but their disappointment that this what a media company chooses to highlight.

And that was after this happened:

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Rose points out that the problem goes beyond Twitter. People Magazine was recently sued for racial discrimination by a former editor, Tatsha Robertson, who was reportedly told, "You need to talk like everyone else here. You’re not at Essence anymore." Read more at the Huffington Post