Actress Amanda Duarte reacted to the potential overruling of Roe v. Wade, tweeting, “I do wonder how these white supremacist lawmakers would feel if their little white daughters were raped and impregnated by black men.”
After being called out for her comment, Duarte deleted her tweet, and then deactivated her Twitter account.
“I said something insanely awful and stupid on twitter last night,” Duarte tweeted after reinstating her Twitter account hours later. “The intent does not matter so I will not attempt to defend or explain it.”
“It was racist and has had racist impact,” she added. “I am terribly sorry to anyone and everyone who read it, and who were hurt by it.”
I said something insanely awful and stupid on twitter last night. The intent does not matter so I will not attempt to defend or explain it. It was racist and has had racist impact. I am…
