*Black Twitter and other amused folk have spent all day either dragging, clowning, cursing out, laughing at or earnestly trying to educate white Twitter users who think it’s racist of NBC to feature an all-black cast in tonight’s “The Wiz Live!”
“Where is the all-white cast of ‘The Wiz?’” people have actually tweeted.
Yes, many of these Twitter users crying racism are trolling, but some are not.
As you will see below, at least one man (a grown man) had never heard of the 1978 movie starring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson, or that the 1975 Tony Award-winning Broadway play starring Stephanie Mills even existed, or that “The Wiz Live!” is an updated version of both, or that the original “The Wizard of Oz” IS the all-white version of “The Wiz,” before he sent out the tweet: “There sure would be quite an uproar if it was an all-white cast.”
He at least apologized for his ignorance after being roasted.
Below, some of today’s highlights:
LOL’ing at the racist trolls complaining about #TheWizLive. Have you ever heard of The Wizard of Oz… https://t.co/DB8dsjaOOj
— Keona Nicole (@kswinnn_) December 3, 2015
Before and after being dragged by Black Twitter ? pic.twitter.com/IDcSXvhLFr — xoxo (@iamkiyonce) December 3, 2015
@bigmacher folks do realize #TheWiz has been around since ’78, and #TheWizLive is essentially a remake of a remake of a fake ass dreamworld?
— Adrian Ashby (@ashbygourmand) December 3, 2015
Someone started a gofund me for an ALL WHITE WIZ! WE SHOULD BE OUTRAGED #BlackTwitter https://t.co/JHYuWVqU0V — Dr. Own Somebody (@drownsomebody82) December 3, 2015
These People Complaining About #TheWizLive Seem To Have Forgotten That #TheWizardOfOz Exists https://t.co/87tbFEXd6p via @andyschwander
— BuzzFeedEntmnt (@BuzzFeedEnt) December 3, 2015
If you are a person who takes offense to #TheWizLive having an all African American cast, but are cool with whites cast as Egyptians stop it — Deezy Barz (@DeezyBarz) December 3, 2015
How you get mad because #TheWizLive #TheWiz is all black cast!! y’all had “The Wizard of Oz” all white cast.. Dang Let Us Be Great
— mekanicole (@143mekanicole) December 3, 2015
see: All Lives Matter Types Are Mad #TheWizLive Is All-Black https://t.co/SKDJmIDvlY https://t.co/kVTz3czrrk — HipHopWired (@HipHopWired) December 3, 2015
If you are white and complaining about #TheWiz #TheWizLive then don’t fuckin watch go watch corny ass #TheWizardOfOz now move along! ??
— B! (@Loveleebri) December 3, 2015
My parents are saying The Wiz is racist against white people can someone please kidnap/kill me — Emily (@jeanssimmons) November 26, 2015
Apparently white people are mad that #TheWizLive is full of black people and want a white version. This fills my laughter quota for the day.
— sarah HANNAH gómez (@shgmclicious) December 3, 2015
Ok we wasn’t mad with y’all when the original wiz was all white ?? #TheWizLive but y’all mad now OK
— ✝ (@Dabb_DaddyT) December 3, 2015
#WhitePrivilige is strong when they complain any show has all black cast. The rest of movies/TV ain’t enough for you #TheWiz #TheWizLive — It’s Getting Real (@cmoney73) December 3, 2015
Every time som. deals with black people it’s always an uproar abt it like there is not millions of all white shows or movies #TheWizLive ?
— E.L (@EbonyLatasha_) December 3, 2015
rt @HipHopWired Tweet your face when white tears are shed about #TheWiz‘s all-Black cast. pic.twitter.com/fgovOLPijd
— Alvin aqua Blanco (@Aqua174) December 3, 2015
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