*It’s no secret that ATL based rapper Killer Mike is solidly down for Bernie Sanders.
But today he’s catching heat for a comment he made Tuesday evening in Atlanta at a rally for Sanders.
After the rotund rapper referenced statements that women should vote for Hillary Clinton because of her gender, he quoted teacher and activist Jane Elliott.
“Jane said, ‘Michael, a uterus doesn’t qualify you to be president of the United States. You have to have policy that’s reflective of social justice.'”
Uh oh, as you can imagine, those are fightin’ words as far as Hillary Clinton’s camp is concerned. Pitchfork reports that Brad Woodhouse, head of the pro-Clinton super PAC “Correct the Record,” tweeted that the comment is “sexist bullshit” and called on Sanders to condemn Killer Mike whose real name is Michael Render.
“Like their hasn’t been enough sexist bullshit on this campaign – now this from @BernieSanders camp.” – Brad Woodhouse
Well, after Mike received other related messages on social media, he responded, clarifying that he was quoting a progressive woman who had spoken to him about why she wasn’t planning to vote for Clinton. At that point he took his case to Twitter:
“So Women are being told to not vote Hillary is sex betrayal & Becuz another progressive woman says something disagreeing I’m sexist. Lmfao”
“I wud gladly see Anyone who can lead this country on behalf of the worker lead. Cynthia McKinney, Elizabeth Warren, Connie Rice. I’m ready”
“But i don’t and never will Hate or think less of woman. Sen. Nina Turner is my Next Great Political Champ but I’m sorry No HRC for me.”
You can see the full speech here. Check out the clip below to hear Killer Mike’s quote in context:
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