Yvette Nicole Brown Defends MSNBC’s Joy Reid After Nicki Minaj Calls Her A “Homophobic Coon” Over Vaccine Debate
After being called a “coon” by Nicki Minaj,
actress Yvette Nicole Brown is coming to Joy Reid’s defense. As it was previously reported, the MSNBC host reprimanded the rap star after she publicly shared her take on the COVID-19 vaccine with fans and was accused of spreading “misinformation.”
To keep you up to seep, earlier this week, Nicki Minaj announced that she would not be attending this year’s VMAs or the annual Met Gala. She took to Twitter on Monday to explain exactly while she had to sit out for these major events. In a series of tweets, Minaj said that she didn’t want to risk her infant’s health just to be “seen.” “I have an infant with no nannies during COVID. who mad? Not risking his health to be seen. One yaself.” In another tweet she then revealed, “I was prepping for VMAs then i shot a video & guess who got COVID? Do u know what it is not to be able to kiss or hold your tiny baby for over a week? A baby who is only used to his mama? “get vaccinated” Drake had just told me he got covid w|THE VACCINE tho so chile.”
Minaj went on to share that she will be getting vaccinated soon but when she’s done enough research and feels comfortable enough to do so. While explaining that, she shared an experience about her “cousin in Trinidad” who is refusing to take the vaccine because a friend of his claimed “his testicles became swollen” and “became impotent” as a result of getting the shot, causing his fiancé to call off their wedding. Minaj’s skepticism didn’t sit well with a lot of people, including MSNB’s the “ReidOut” host, who condemned the rapper on air.
“People like Nicki Minaj, I have to say this: You have a platform, sister, that is 22 million followers, OK? I have 2 million followers. You have 22 million followers on Twitter. For you to use your platform to encourage our community to not protect themselves and save their lives, my God, sister, you could do better than that,” Reid said. “You got that platform. It’s a blessing. It’s a blessing that you got that. That people listen to you, and they listen to you more than they listen to me. For you to use your platform to put people in the position of dying from a disease they don’t have to die from, oh, my God. As a fan, as a hip hop fan, as somebody who is your fan, I’m so sad that you did that. So sad that you did that, sister. Oh, my God.”
Minaj quickly clapped back saying,
“This is what happens when you’re so thirsty to down another black woman (by the request of the white man), that you didn’t bother to read all my tweets. ‘My God SISTER do better’ imagine getting ur dumb ass on tv a min after a tweet to spread a false narrative about a black woman.” The rapper went on to call Reid an “Uncle Tomiana” and a “lying homophobic c–n.” The New York Rapper then pulled out the MSNBC host’s old blog that showed her past homophobic and offensive posts.
Actress Yvette Nicole Brown jumped into all of this to let it be known that Reid was not trying to come for Nicki. She explained, “Sis, she wasn’t coming for you.❤️ Her name is @JoyAnnReid. And she’s a REAL one who fights for us DAILY. She’s also a huge fan of yours ❤️ & was just trying to remind you that whenever you speak 22 million people listen. A huge platform like yours carries great responsibility.”
She added in a second tweet, “And let me add this part, that last sentence often isn’t fair. I realize that. Twenty-two million folks hanging on your every word means your every word holds weight, even when you’re just figuring something out — which you’re totally allowed to do, we all have that right.”
Sis, she wasn’t coming for you.❤️
Her name is @JoyAnnReid. And she’s a REAL one who fights for us DAILY.
She’s also a huge fan of yours ❤️ & was just trying to remind you that whenever you speak 22 million people listen.
A huge platform like yours carries great responsibility.
— yvette nicole brown (@YNB) September 14, 2021
And let me add this part, that last sentence often isn’t fair. I realize that.
Twenty-two million folks hanging on your every word means your every word holds weight, even when you’re just figuring something out — which you’re totally allowed to do, we all have that right.
— yvette nicole brown (@YNB) September 14, 2021
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