Republican conservative Stacey Dash is demanding apologies from her most vocal online critics, such as fellow actress Gabrielle Union who called her a “crazy lady.”
Dash, 49, was dragged unmercifully on social media after she called for the end of Black History Month and the BET Network that practices racial segregation.
“I think it’s ludicrous,” Dash said during a guest appearance on FOX’s daytime talk show Outnumbered. “We have to make up our minds. Either we want to have segregation or integration. If we don’t want segregation, then we need to get rid of channels like BET and the BET Awards and the [NAACP] Image Awards, where you’re only awarded if you’re black.”
In a blog post entitled, “Twitter Haters, When Do I Get My Apology for Agreeing with Morgan Freeman about #BlackHistoryMonth?,” Dash demanded apologies from her most vocal critics on social media.
“When I spoke out on Fox News and on my blog about the need to get rid of BET and Black History Month, all the same usual Twitter haters came out of the woodwork to troll me and say all sorts of disgusting things about me,” Dash wrote.
“Well, if you’re going to call me ignorant, stupid, and an Uncle Tom, you need to be intellectually honest and also call out Morgan Freeman.”
Dash said Freeman also noted “that having a Black History Month is actually racist and a part of the problem in healing race relations in America.”
Dash included a video clip of Morgan’s 60 Minutes interview Mike Wallace in 2006. Morgan called Black History Month “ridiculous,” and added, “You’re going to relegate my history to a month?”
Morgan added, “I don’t want a a Black History Month. Black history is American history.”
“Damn straight, Morgan Freeman! Preach it!,” Dash wrote. “It’s time we decide as a society whether we want to care about race or not. Like Morgan Freeman says, there is no White History Month and there should be no Black History Month. Black history is American history.”
In response to backlash from BET Network who reminded Stacey she once guest starred on The Game, Dash wrote, “Thank you for reminding me, since most people have never heard of that show. Why? It’s on BET. Quick. Name the top shows on BET. Drawing a blank? I think I’ve made my point.”
She added: “I’m thankful for all of the acting jobs I’ve had. But I look forward to the day when people don’t self-segregate based on skin color, while loudly complaining about a segregated society.’
