
Mike Huckabee has been slammed after insulting Asian-Americans in an offensive tweet.
The commentator and former Republican governor of Arkansas has been comprehensively lambasted after he “joked” that he would now “identify as Chinese”.
I’ve decided to “identify” as Chinese. Coke will like me, Delta will agree with my “values” and I’ll probably get s… https://t.co/zb6Dv8rObS— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@Gov. Mike Huckabee) 1617459539
Huckabee appears to be referring to controversial new voting laws in Georgia which have made stricter voter identification requirements for absentee balloting, shorter voting hours and for it to be a crime to offer food or water to citizens waiting to vote.
Critics – including civil rights groups – have said the law is an attempt to suppress the votes of people of colour who tend to vote Democratic.
Coca-Cola and Delta, which are both headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, have spoken out against the law, while Major League Baseball is moving its 2021 All-Star Game out of Atlanta in protest. It prompted Trump to urge his supporters to boycott MLB and the other companies.
Congressman Ted Lieu hit back:
Hey Mike Huckabee, I asked around and Coke likes me, Delta agrees with my values, I wear Nikes and my hometown Dodg… https://t.co/HKKpuUKrVU— Ted Lieu (@Ted Lieu) 1617495150
While journalist Asawin Suebsaeng said:
I’ve decided to identify as Mike Huckabee, because I am also a huge idiot who has no skills with interacting with m… https://t.co/qnHPX45NrL— Asawin Suebsaeng (@Asawin Suebsaeng) 1617503878
His comments come amid concerns about rising numbers of hate crimes against Asian Americans. Last month, shootings in massage spas left six women of Asian descent dead and a report from California State University’s Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism found that hate crimes against Asian Americans increased 150% last year in America’s largest cities.
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There have also been a string of vile attacks on people within the community.
As such, Huckabee’s comments have gone down like a lead balloon with others on social media expressing their dissatisfaction against the politician.
@GovMikeHuckabee @MLB You’ve definitely “identified” yourself as a raging bigot, that’s for sure.— Sleeping Giants (@Sleeping Giants) 1617485073
Mike Huckabee doesn’t “identify” as human garbage, but he should. https://t.co/OyfVVirrpE— Middle Age Riot (@Middle Age Riot) 1617502684
I've decided to "identify" as someone who hopes Mike Huckabee has a shitty fucking day— Ryan Prominski (@Ryan Prominski) 1617543754
@GovMikeHuckabee @MLB This is disgraceful.— Frank Figliuzzi (@Frank Figliuzzi) 1617491942
As gaffes go, this one is up there.