Elected Missouri Democrat threatens voters over white privilege on Twitter





On Saturday, Maria Chappelle-Nadal, a Democrat serving in the Missouri state Senate whose district includes Ferguson, issued what many took to be a racist threat against white people on her Twitter feed. Her message, while apparently escaping the notice of local media outlets, angered a number of people.

"LET ME BE CLEAR," she screamed on Twitter. "When you exercise your #WhitePrivilege, don't think I'm not going to remember. I will use it for the future. Uncomfortable?"

"The system has literally failed the people I represent," she said hours later. "There is no hope that anything will change. We go through the motions (because) we have to." She also said the country has failed. Ironically, the conservative blog Weasel Zippers observed, she made the comment while using an image of Communist dictator Fidel Castro as her background.

"If you r not a legislator representing #Ferguson & you have not communicated w me, yet u have a 'resolution', expect fire," she said in another angry tweet. Several responded angrily to that message as well, calling her a racist and a bigot. One responded by telling her to quit having supporters direct violence at police officers.

"So, you are a racist & are saying as an elected official, you only represent select people," one person said in response. Another person asked Chappelle-Nadal if she intends to round white people up and place them in internment camps.

"Does the nursing staff at the hospital you live at know you're on their computers this late at night?" another person asked. "Let me be clear," added another Twitter user. "THE VOTERS 'WE THE PEOPLE' will remember you when it comes to voting for you. You just burnt your future."

On the same day Chappelle-Nadal issued her racist message, the Associated Press said legislation she is sponsoring would, if passed into law, narrow the instances when police officers may use deadly force. Her proposal would also require the state attorney general to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate deaths or injuries caused by police. Currently, those incidents are handled by the locally elected prosecuting attorney. She also wants uniformed officers to wear cameras and believes institutional racism was behind the August shooting of Michael Brown.

This is not the first time Chappelle-Nadal has made controversial remarks. At one point, she accused police of purposely planning and executing the violence in Ferguson. But she changed her tune in November, when she told MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell the looting and burning taking place in Ferguson was "our race war."

"Not only has this Mike Brown movement revealed the true intentions of people in police departments across the state, but I have to tell you that there has been systematic racism, institutionally in state government for decades, including my own state party,” she said. “People are angry, and they are hurt, and they’re trying to figure out: how are they going to receive justice?”

"I have to tell you, this is St. Louis’ race war,” she added. “We didn’t have a race war like other cities throughout the country. This is our race war.”


Hmmm.

Hmmm indeed!

sadly, I feel she is representing her district,,,,,,and reflecting the mood there,,,,of her constituents


we don't discuss race though, directly,, in public,, its taboo and controversial to do so


in politics one should be educated in using other 'demographic' descriptions and code words,,,,,


she should have left the whiteprivilege alone

she was on point though about appointing other prosecutors in police violence cases and narrowing down instances where it is 'justifiable' for police to take lives of the unarmed,,,

yes, and we see how well this public discussion is starting out don't we...lol



never fear, if there is a post from me,, the constant antagonist will be there,, proving my points in each attempt to criticize it,,,


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yes WE can discuss racism,, if we are going to include ridicule and insult in the broad definition of a discussion,,,

but in a PUBLIC position/career,, not without controversy and threat to career or life,,,


her point, with the exception of white privilege, was the same as many minglers here make constantly,, without much reproof for doing so


corruption in the system,,

nothing like those extra votes, huh... lose the white votes, but gain the (so called) minority votes... to bad people can't just do their job in office without stirring up problems to secure votes

not really, there are many white people who see these issues too,,,possibly many living in the middle of it

just like, lets say,, the issue of SLAVERY was an issue that RACISTs were comfortable with,,,, didn't mean all whites were or that no whites joined in the fight against it,,,


or how many heterosexuals join in the fight over homosexual rights

or men join in the fight over womens rights,,,


one can support the fair treatment of people even if the group is not one they belong to


and since the district is 61 percent black,, technically, losing those votes wouldn't harm her

much like disenfranchising minority votes or the votes of the poor doesnt much harm those in DC

yea, well maybe. i'm for cops not shooting anyone that they don't need to, not just the blacks... but the blacks seem to want a free run on crime, and not look at the consequences... the blacks are not the only ones getting gunned down "unarmed", there's thousands of cases all over the country, and they do not all include blacks...

I agree mighty moe

I believe she does too " narrow the instances when police officers may use deadly force. Her proposal would also require the state attorney general to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate deaths or injuries caused by police"


nowhere does she state 'against black people'


there is no demographic with a monopoly on any injustice, but the fight does usually begin with one demographic and spread,, it has to start somewhere

women aren't the only ones who get rape, but mostly the ones who take particular interest in the issue and who become the face of the issue,, one that spreads across demographics


women arent the only ones who are domestically abused, but mostly the ones who take particular interest in the issue and who become the face of the issue, one that spreads across demographics



...but it does have to start with SOMEONE,,,,

antagonist: a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary.

actively opposing (guess who?),,,,

someone (guess who?).....


that someone has never insisted the antagonist prove anything,, just pointed out that they are on equal grounds in NOT HAVING 'measurable' facts (the antagonists term)


there is never a discussion of racism,,,,something the 'person' pointed out initially that the antagonist immediately attacked


there isn't emotion here, besides flattery that one uses so much time just to interact with me,,,,by pretending to disagree even with that which in the end they agree with


,,,have a nice day

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it was foolish of her to make it about whiteprivilege as any discussion of race in a public position is deemed immiediatly a divisive tactic

its better addressed by some other code words or use of other demographics which are acceptable to discuss




it is a great and widespread idea to address the conflict presented when the prosecutor who depends so much on the police is the one appointed to bring them to trial,,, and also to address those unnecessarily fatal or harmful actions of police against others,,,,

There have been plenty of discussions about racism, but those discussions don't necessarily have the results wanted by those who want to discuss racism.

Anyway, what Maria Chappelle-Nadal was trying to accomplish with her Twitter rant is anyone's guess.

yes, discussions can include insult and belittling,,,,so I agree

I should have specified 'productive' discussions,,,


and all anyone can do is guess at what others intentions are,, in their actions or their words,,,

from her twitter, my guess is that she is attempting to represent the mood in her district and to focus on whats needed to resolve the disconnect between the system and the people ,,,

I wonder if Maria Chappelle-Nadal has ever contemplated the "American" privilege that she has benefited from.

Every time I read a news story involving a person with a Hispanic accent or a Hispanic name, inevitably someone will openly ask if the person in the story is in the USA legally, as if no U.S. citizen could ever have a Hispanic accent or a Hispanic name. A person like Maria Chappelle-Nadal never has to deal with that issue because she was born in America and given an American name.

one can seek improvement of things that are lacking and still be aware of things that are blessings

they are not mutually exclusive,,,

because one is the highest scoring of fools, doesn't mean they should be complacent in their position,, or believe they cant be better

similarly because one has a certain benefit in their country over others, doesn't mean they should be complacent or believe they shouldn't want or have better,,,

yes, hispanic bigotry is another issue that Coexists with many others,,,

Sadly, godless people would rather express jealousy about the blessings that others have than express thanks for the blessings that they themselves have.

I wonder if she was carrying a gun.

alleoops, it is about time that you showed up.

Been trakin UFO's

just cuss they have a black face don't mean they fight for the black race.