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Terry Crews Panned Online For His Cautionary Tweet On Black Lives Matter

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Terry Crews again faced heated criticism on Tuesday over a tweet about the possible direction of the Black Lives Matter movement.

“If you are a child of God, you are my brother and sister. I have family of every race, creed and ideology,” the actor tweeted. “We must ensure #blacklivesmatter doesn’t morph into #blacklivesbetter.”

His comment ― like one he made earlier this month voicing concerns about “Black supremacy” ― drew swift and harsh backlash.

It prompted Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., to respond, “We’re so far from that bridge, Terry.”

She explained in her tweet:

We’re so far from that bridge, Terry. #BlackLivesMatter is, in part, a rallying cry and a protest slogan to galvanize people into doing the justice work needed to derail the deaths, dehumanization and destruction of Black lives that racism causes.

Justice is not a competition. https://t.co/Cdfac2V7M6

— Be A King (@BerniceKing) June 30, 2020

CNN political commentator Keith Boykin, a former White House aide during President Bill Clinton’s administration, noted that “in 1883, the Supreme Court claimed a Civil Rights Act would make Black people ‘the special favorite of the laws.’”

He added: “Demanding Black equality is not Black supremacy” (and also clarified his initial mischaracterization of Crews’ tweet).

In 1883, the Supreme Court claimed that a Civil Rights Act would make Black people “the special favorite of the laws.”

In 2020, Terry Crews warned that #BlackLivesMatter will morph into #blacklivesbetter.

Demanding Black equality is not Black supremacy.https://t.co/Am7T2NzaEn pic.twitter.com/D2C3mrDmeW

— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) June 30, 2020

Fair point. Just now noticing this. I meant to write “could” instead of “will.” Still, his tweet argues against a slippery slope that does not exist. I’ve been to dozens of Black Lives Matter protests, and I’ve never heard anyone even suggest it means Black Lives Better.

— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) June 30, 2020

“For Life” actor Felonious Munk urged Crews to worry about present circumstances before hypothesizing about unlikely future outcomes:

can we climb the mountain that it will take to make Black lives actually matter before you start worrying about a slippery slope on the other side of it? https://t.co/ZUFq1X1bxR

— Felonious Munk 🇪🇹 (@Felonious_munk) June 30, 2020

instead of being concerned with a hypoghettical concern about a future that may never exist, can we deal with the present and centuries of past oppression?

— Felonious Munk 🇪🇹 (@Felonious_munk) June 30, 2020

And The Root writer Michael Harriot called out Crews for his “dedication to centering whiteness.”

Black people: We’re starving!

Terry Crews: But what about those who have more than enough food? We must ensure their bellies remain full!

Say what you will about @terrycrews but you have to admire his dedication to centering whiteness.

Ok… Maybe you don’t HAVE TO. https://t.co/5goyvuDreH

— michaelharriot (@michaelharriot) June 30, 2020

Representatives of Crews declined to comment.

Crews later responded to Bernice King’s tweet, saying she was “right.”

You are right, @BerniceKing. I just want to make sure it stays that way. No competition, just creativity.#blacklivesmatter https://t.co/d06xYL78y3

— terry crews (@terrycrews) June 30, 2020

In an appearance later Tuesday on Roland Martin’s YouTube show, however, he defended his comments while addressing the backlash.

“Maybe I’m too soon. Like Bernice King said, that’s a bridge far far away,” he said. “Well, you know what? I called it. I see what could happen — and one man has to say it. And if it has to be me, then so be it. I do not mind not being liked.”

In a controversy earlier this year, Crews apologized to Gabrielle Union for invalidating her experience on “America’s Got Talent” after she spoke up about a culture of racism on the show. Crews, when asked to weigh in on the matter, had said, “That was never my experience on ‘America’s Got Talent.’”

Here are some of the other responses to his latest comments.

Gah. You could have left out that last sentence. No one wants to be better. We want to be treated fairly and equal.

— Melody Kewl (@Being_Melody) June 30, 2020

Terry Crews, income, education, technology gaps will take TRILLIONS and DECADES to flip to even getting remotely close to equality. Look at the ownership of our corporations, infrastructure. Time value of money on investments on backs of institutionalized racism. You’re ignorant. https://t.co/6avnJ3yyEn

— 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐩𝐞 (@exavierpope) June 30, 2020

Another sleepless night thinking about #ElijahMcClain and
I woke up worrying about how to prevent my sweet special son from meeting a similar fate and
you woke up worried about *checks tweet again*… #blacklivesBETTER ?? 😳
We are aiming for equal!

😑going back to sleep🤦🏽‍♀️🙏🏽 https://t.co/E7Cfr9WVsp

— Holly Robinson Peete (@hollyrpeete) June 30, 2020

💚 pic.twitter.com/whMEH2k2Pw

— Lei G (@Lei_Neverland) June 30, 2020

I’m a bit mad at myself for being even more disappointed at Terry Crews today. I thought that we had hit rock bottom. I didn’t realize I had any energy left for him, and that makes me mad.

— April (@ReignOfApril) June 30, 2020

Terry. what in the actual hell? this is the very definition of a strawman argument. why would you suggest a movement created to advocate for the prosecution of cops/citizens responsible for racially motivated killings could some how morph into “we’re better” pic.twitter.com/VmPbHiryAe

— Franchesca Ramsey (@chescaleigh) June 30, 2020

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