World News – United States – Alton Brown apologizes for « Flippant » tweets about the Holocaust

Alton Brown apologizes this morning after a series of tweets last night in which he made several references to the Holocaust in a since-deleted tweet commenting on the state of the country, Brown asked,’ Do you think the camp uniform would be striped, like the uniform In Auschwitz or will it be popular?  » When one user replied that it would depend on how much « value » the entry was, Brown added, more graphically, that he « has no gold fillings. » When another user replied, « Yikes dude, » Brown replied rudely, « Take it easy. »

In his letter of apology, Brown said that the Holocaust comment “was not a reference to humor effect but rather reflects how deeply my fear of ours is. It was a very bad use of judgment and bad taste”

Other users explained how insensitive the comments were: “If you have to search other people’s graves for signs of pain to link your discomfort with an injustice you didn’t know before, just keep your mouth shut. Think deeper before you speak,” a writer introduced The food is Michael Tweety, with the thinking that Brown might aspire to.

On Monday, Brown, who generally has a tough time on Twitter recently, announced on the platform that he had become frustrated with his political party of choice

Brown wrote in a tweet now also deleted: “I’ve voted Republicans most of my life.” I consider myself a conservative. I want to believe there are still “very cool” people on either side of the aisle but If the #GOP leaders don’t extract their collective noses from that guy’s back, we’ll get words, then make it clear that despite this conservatism, he voted for « # BidenHarris2020 as well as ReverandWarnock and Ossoff » in his home state He concluded his speech by saying: « It is time for decency and unity to overcome tribalism, racism and misinformation. »

The reactions, as Elazar Sontag tactfully noted in Eater, were « mixed », with some users praising Brown for « being one of the good guys » – a conservative willing to break with the Republican Party – and others expressing disappointment that someone was You may like “Actively vote for people who have put in place policies that dehumanize you and allow violence against you in the form of discrimination and bigotry”

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