Why is Rachel Dolezal, the now infamous former NAACP chapter president in Washington who was outed as a white woman, trending again this morning? Here’s why…
.@RIhanna on Rachel Dolezal: "I think she was a bit of a hero" http://t.co/Hrnc81uFxF
— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) October 6, 2015
Oh, Rihanna. This is going to leave a mark:
Calling Rachel Dolezal a "hero" is earning @rihanna a Twitter beat down that makes @chrisbrown jealous.
— PeytonsHead (Retired) (@BigHeadBS) October 6, 2015
And not only did Rihanna call Dolezal a “hero” during her interview with Vanity Fair, but according to the star singer, she “changed people’s perspective” and “woke people up” by pretending to be black, too:
“I think she was a bit of a hero, because she kind of flipped on society a little bit,” Rihanna told Robinson during one long-ranging, late-night conversation. “Is it such a horrible thing that she pretended to be black? Black is a great thing, and I think she legit changed people’s perspective a bit and woke people up.”
Sorry RiRi … Tweeters don’t agree. AT ALL:
https://twitter.com/laIeyenda/status/651257960987947008
Bitch.. RT @VanityFair: .@RIhanna on Rachel Dolezal: "I think she was a bit of a hero" http://t.co/6zQvHMUnwo
— Monologue Johnson (@DixiePistol) October 6, 2015
https://twitter.com/Notjusadreamer/status/651343637658357760
A “b*tch”? No need to get nasty, ladies.
https://twitter.com/coldkingsymone/status/651340612986245120
Have you heard the one about Rihanna calling Rachel Dolezal a hero?
— Richard Luciano (@RichardLuciano1) October 6, 2015
https://twitter.com/XLNB/status/651261820901003264
https://twitter.com/imLouiseChantal/status/651262689948385280
Oh. RT @VanityFair: .@Rihanna on Rachel Dolezal: "I think she was a bit of a hero" http://t.co/62RkFPaBuD pic.twitter.com/mYaq1udVo1
— auntie naz (@nazmraz) October 6, 2015
https://twitter.com/coldkingsymone/status/651341986041982976
https://twitter.com/MaxCUA/status/651340915924148225
Why in the hell did anyone ask Rihanna about Rachel Dolezal in the first damn place?
— Comorienne ?? (@_ShamGod) October 6, 2015
Good question.
https://twitter.com/BrnzBarbie/status/651331174325948416
"And then Rihanna called Rachel Dolezal a hero"…… pic.twitter.com/79WtsBluuJ
— P. Against The World ??? (@chillin662) October 6, 2015
Yall queen Rih Rih said Rachel Dolezal woke yall hoes up!!!
— J OWL Farand (@OwlsAsylum) October 6, 2015
Rihanna calling Rachel Dolezal a hero is obviously a typo… help. pic.twitter.com/H0nCKd2qvT
— Johnny Boy ??♂️✨ (@JohnTheFame) October 6, 2015
RT @coldkingsymone @OwlsAsylum Rihanna is misinformed, naive, and ignorant. Rachel Dolezal has done NOTHING for us. She is not a hero.
— J OWL Farand (@OwlsAsylum) October 6, 2015
https://twitter.com/OleSabrinaM/status/651326982697943040
New rule…any and all Rachel Dolezal questions must be directed to the Ministers of Communication…. @deray and @shaunking
— 1nvisibleman (@opticaldensity) October 6, 2015
Rihanna called Rachel Dolezal a hero…….i'm assuming she meant the sandwich? pic.twitter.com/9GPnTx7CuC
— Dub (@DubOnDaBeatz) October 6, 2015
before and after rihannas comments on rachel dolezal pic.twitter.com/zf7Qlmx5ZT
— retired (@motherjohnmisty) October 6, 2015
when Rihanna says Rachel Dolezal's a hero pic.twitter.com/Ni3yh2cHRd
— Jess Talwar (@jesstalwar) October 6, 2015
https://twitter.com/overdramatique/status/651265110602874880
We expect a walk-back of what she said in the interview soon.
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