Ellen DeGeneres defends her Usain Bolt tweet some claimed was racist

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109. Here's why people are saying the tweet has racial undertones.

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Now, lets ask ourselves some quick questions about the tweet.

Was the tweet done with the intent of being racist? No.

Does that change the fact that it has, due to history, racial undertones? No.

Should she have apologized for her unintentional and accidentally racist tweet? Yes.

Did she apologize for it? No.

What is she doing? Defending it.

If she did apologize for it, would people attacking her over it being be blowing things way out of proportion? Yes.

Did she apologize for it? See above.

Seriously though. She made a mistake, and was called on it. She had a opportunity to make up for it by apologizing for her unintentionally racist joke. Most people in this topic aren't angry over the first tweet. No, people are angry because she decided to double down and defend it. And no, despite what some people in this topic would say, fighting racism isn't a example of homophobia.