Queer Eye’s Karamo Brown has deleted his Twitter account after making comments in support of fellow Dancing with the Stars castmate Sean Spicer. Most public figures are exposed to the vitriol that exists on Twitter at some point, and it appears Brown has had enough after the responses to his most popular tweet.
The conversation about Dancing with the Stars since the cast was announced last week has largely centered around the inclusion of Spicer, the former White House Secretary under President Donald Trump. While many were outspoken against Spicer being invited to compete on the show, Brown was one of the few notable voices who stood up for the political figure-turned-television star. Social media users were criticizing Brown even before he said anything that he should speak up against Spicer. This led to Brown responding by writing that he hadn’t known Spicer would be cast until the morning it was announced and, “I’ll tell you this… I’m excited to sit down w/ him and engage in respectful conversations. Only way things get better is if we try to educate those who have different POV than us.” This wasn’t the answer some wanted to hear.
Hours before deleting his Twitter, Brown wrote (via: Out Magazine) that his first instinct as a social worker is to have a conversation with others, but that he understood how people felt that he didn’t realize what accepting Spicer meant. He tweeted, “I’m reminded of it daily as a gay man of color. I know that representation matters — that it can affect change.”
The attacks on Brown were exacerbated after an Access Hollywood clip showed Brown saying that he thought Spicer was, “a good guy; a really sweet guy.” Obviously, that didn’t sit well with Spicer’s political opponents. And, while Brown likely doesn’t agree with everything Spicer stands for politically, he sounded more open to talk with Spicer than many others on Twitter seemed to be.
The arguments that ensued once Brown opted to take the high road on the Spicer controversy hardly painted anyone in a positive light and took attention away from Spicer himself. It’s fine to disagree with the way in which Brown embraced Spicer’s presence on the show, but there are far more concerning things happening in the world than berating two men with different beliefs who express a willingness to talk to each other to find common ground. Brown likely realized this and left Twitter because of it. Maybe the rest of us level-headed folks should do the same and let the pugnacious Twitter users duke it out on their own.
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Source: Out
