Actress Viola Davis played a maid in the film “The Help,” and during “How to Get Away with Murder,” her new show on ABC, People magazine published this tweet:
viola will always be a maid to some people, and that's extremely unfortunate. @peoplemag pic.twitter.com/6rC12e19Sc
— Tracy Clayton (@brokeymcpoverty) September 26, 2014
After some heavy criticism, People deleted and apologized for the tweet:
Apologies for the earlier tweet. We love HTGAWM & The Help, where that quote was from. But it was stupid & insensitive. Won't happen again.
— People magazine (@peoplemag) September 26, 2014
Reaction to that apology? Mixed:
@peoplemag and what about an apology for @violadavis. She was the object of your classless, humorless statement
— Shelley Winters (@SMW220) September 26, 2014
@peoplemag it wasn't insensitive…you were just quoting a line we all love.
— ZachAttackFrankStar (@Snowballx) September 26, 2014
.@peoplemag terrible apology. Who the hell runs your social media? Fire them right now.
— Leah (@leahtakele) September 26, 2014
@peoplemag pic.twitter.com/nDDGuWoCLU
— Ella Septima-Hamer (@Jbrous14) September 26, 2014
@peoplemag It was a fuckin quote from her biggest film.. Chill the fuck out everyone. Geez..
— Kenny (@IKennyR) September 26, 2014
Ay @peoplemag… Y'all need some sensitivity training or something. Maybe y'all shouldn't have beefed w/ your only blk editor. Do better..
— Ama Jane (@The_Black_Jane) September 26, 2014
@RhonRuns @frankibabi @peoplemag They quoted a well know line from the help…it wasn't even like…insensitive. *shakes head*
— ZachAttackFrankStar (@Snowballx) September 26, 2014
@peoplemag "stupid and insensitive" you mean… Racist? viola has been in many other things besides the help… But that's what you pick…
— ✨Sirius✨ (@__Stellaaaar) September 26, 2014
Last night, People also deleted a tweet about actress Kerry Washington during the show “Scandal.”
