*Tyler Perry mistakenly claimed former President Barack Obama was a descendant of slaves, and his Instagram followers were quick to clap back.
As SandraRose.com reports, Perry celebrated Barack’s 62nd birthday with an emotional Instagram post, writing: “This photo was taken at my house. I bought these chairs from an auction because they belonged to Abraham Lincoln. We both sat in them and had a conversation.”
Perry continued, “I wondered when [Lincoln] freed the slaves could he have imagined that one day a descendant of those slaves would become president of the United States. Only in our America and with all of her flaws.. what a great country we live in and we must fight to keep our democracy. Happy Birthday to you President @barackobama.”
After Perry’s followers reminded him that Barack’s Black descendants hail from Africa, the movie mogul edited his post.
Per SandraRose.com, one fan tweeted: “Tyler Perry did the right thing by deleting that hyper-misinformation tweet claiming Obama as a descendant of slavery. Lineage consciousness is critical.”
Twitter user @HarrietEve9 called out Perry for not apologizing.
“Perry has now deleted the fraudulent tweet — but he did not offer an apology to the Descendants of American Chattel Slaves for his disrespect,” @HarrietEve9 wrote. “If only Tyler Perry regarded Descendants of American Chattel Slavery in the same regards as he hold the Jewish community — and the Holocaust — would there be an immediate apology for his disrespect… Meanwhile, Trick Baby is a 1972 Blaxploitation film that immediately captures the moment… #ReparationsNow.”
Meanwhile, Michelle Obama also posted a birthday tribute to the former POTUS.
“Happy birthday to my favorite thoughtful guy,” she captioned an August 4 photo of her husband. “Love you, always, @BarackObama.”
Check out her post below.
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