Candace Owens is being called a racist by supporters of the protests over George Floyd’s death for simply highlighting his criminal past and arguing against him becoming a “martyr” to black Americans.
“I do not support George Floyd and a media depiction of him as a martyr for black America,” Owens said in a video that has now gone viral.
Owens acknowledges Floyd should not have died in police custody — the four officers involved in the incident are now being charged — and she hopes his family “gets justice.”
She added the response to Floyd’s death shows a “broken black culture” in America, one that celebrates criminals.
“We are unique in that we are the only people that fight and scream and demand support and justice from the people in our community that are up to no good,” she said. “You would be hard-pressed to find a Jewish person that’s been five stints in prison that commits a crime and dies while committing a crime and the Jewish people champion and demand justice for.”
Owens called the movement to lionize Floyd “bulls**t” and added, “We shouldn’t be buying T-shirts with his name on it.”
Floyd’s criminal history includes five years behind bars for robbery and assault.
Owens, who is black, has been called everything from “racist” to a “white supremacist” in tweets that have gotten thousands of reactions.
Candace Owens ONLY job for the MAGA crowd is to make them feel good about being racist #CandaceOwens
— ABlackWomanWhoDontGiveAF*ck (@battletested5) June 4, 2020
Good morning. Candace Owens is a Black, white Supremacist who profits off of being the black face of white racism.Black people can always make a quick buck being willing to say all the racist stuff white racists want to but can’t. #CandaceOwenspic.twitter.com/vtqNZRgVFO
— Benjamin Dixon