Great post, but in all fairness, I believe this slanders NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace as a hoaxer. There is no evidence he realized the rope had been hung there for months and no evidence he willingly perpetrated a hoax.
Good point. The essay says "a member of his crew" reported the "noose". OTOH, according to a CNN article, "“It was a noose,” Wallace said. “Whether tied in 2019 or whatever, it was a noose. So, it wasn’t directed at me but somebody tied a noose. That’s what I’m saying"....In a statement posted to his Twitter earlier this week, he said the “act of racism and hatred leaves me incredibly saddened” but vowed the incident “will not break me, I will not give in nor will I back down.” https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/24/us/bubba-wallace-response-fbi-hate-crime-investigation/index.html Whether or not Mr. Wallace perpetrated the hoax, it doesn't sound like he refuted or downplayed the "act of racism".
Great post, but in all fairness, I believe this slanders NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace as a hoaxer. There is no evidence he realized the rope had been hung there for months and no evidence he willingly perpetrated a hoax.
Good point. The essay says "a member of his crew" reported the "noose". OTOH, according to a CNN article, "“It was a noose,” Wallace said. “Whether tied in 2019 or whatever, it was a noose. So, it wasn’t directed at me but somebody tied a noose. That’s what I’m saying"....In a statement posted to his Twitter earlier this week, he said the “act of racism and hatred leaves me incredibly saddened” but vowed the incident “will not break me, I will not give in nor will I back down.” https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/24/us/bubba-wallace-response-fbi-hate-crime-investigation/index.html Whether or not Mr. Wallace perpetrated the hoax, it doesn't sound like he refuted or downplayed the "act of racism".