In the aftermath of Osbourne child and mediocre pop-punk singer Kelly Osbourne‘s appearance on "The View" yesterday—in which she tried to counter Donald Trump’s anti-Latino racism by asking who would clean his toilets if he were to kick out undocumented immigrants—Colorlines news editor Aura Bogado took to Twitter with the hashtag "#QueridaKellyOsbourne" to address why Osbourne’s comments were at least as destructive and racist as Trump’s own rhetoric:
Maybe we can let @KellyOsbourne know why she needs to apologize. Starting with an explanation of what latinos do. #QueridaKellyOsbourne
— Aura Bogado (@aurabogado) August 4, 2015
The hashtag went far and wide on Twitter, and we saw many hilarious and insightful ones from Colorlines readers and followers. Although Osbourne apologized, here’s 10 of the best tweets that we saw and hope she saw as well:
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#QueridaKellyOsbourne I am a proud daughter of a domestic worker who taught me the value of working hard to achieve my dreams.
— Layidua (@Layidua) August 4, 2015
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Oh Kelly you didn’t. You did not just reduce Latinos to universally janitorial status. #QueridaKellyOsbourne https://t.co/U7DhwnulPP
— RantsyPants McGee (@IndignantNegro) August 4, 2015
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Reading #QueridaKellyOsbourne and seeing many similar stories to my own family. I’m a child of a Salvadoran woman who sacrificed a lot.
— Kathya (@ChocoKathya) August 4, 2015
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#QueridaKellyOsbourne both of my parents have scrubbed toilets for a restaurant that they are the proud owners of for 21 years
— N. (@PalaciosNatasha) August 4, 2015
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#QueridaKellyOsbourne my Dominican mom cleaned houses, took care of the elderly and worked in bodegas. She’s now a proud business owner.
— Amaris Castillo (@AmarisCastillo) August 4, 2015
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#QueridaKellyOsbourne I am an undocumented immigrant who is currently working as a civil designer and studying to be an engineer.
— Lorena Veldañez (@LVeldanez) August 4, 2015
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#QueridaKellyOsbourne I come from a proud family of Cuban immigrants. They had six dollars to their name and dreams far from Trump’s toilet.
— Stephanie Porcell (@stephporcell) August 4, 2015
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#queridakellyosbourne My mother, a Mexican immigrant, was a foster mother to 13 kids and adopted 4 of the 13. Wyd?
— flaca (@littlel0ca) August 4, 2015
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#QueridaKellyOsbourne You realize that you inherently view Latinx ppl as subservient? More than apologize, check yourself.
— Kat Lazo (@TheeKatsMeoww) August 4, 2015
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#QueridaKellyOsbourne there’s nothing wrong w scrubbing toilets, what’s wrong is assuming that it is our *only* value to US society
— belen (@mbvillarreal) August 4, 2015
Did we include yours? Miss anything especially good? Let us know in the comments!