Comedian Lil Duval (aka Roland Powell) told listeners on The Breakfast Club last week that he'd kill a sex partner if he found out they were transgender.
Said Duval: “This might sound messed up and I don't care: she dying.”
Duval also seemed to be freaked out that the act would make him gay.
Transgender author and activist Janet Mock had appeared on the show the week prior, and DJ Envy, Duval's co-host, presented Duval with Mock's book cover and said “tell me she ain't pretty,” to which Duval replied, “nope. That n* doing his thing. Not gonna get me.”
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why are [black] men so obsessed with being ignorant? idegaf about political correctness, but it's this fixation on this narrative. pic.twitter.com/U94iUB2o4k
— fatoumata (@fatfemme) July 29, 2017
i truly wonder if these fools really believe what they say b/c this performance of ignorance here troubles me. black men do better! pic.twitter.com/eLVtNyf2iy
— fatoumata (@fatfemme) July 29, 2017
At least 15 transgender people have been murdered so far in 2017.
Laverne Cox responded on Twitter: “After taking several deep breaths I just got teary thinking about all my sisters experiencing violence, beaten, raped, murdered and some … Some folks think it's ok to joke about wanting to kill us. I think what's also so upsetting for me is @janetmock was on that show last week with so much love brilliance and trans 101 education and A week later this happens. #translivesmatter. Joke. #Translivesmatter. We have free speech but that speech has consequences and trans folks are Experiencing the negative consequences with our lives. It hurts my spirit cause this isn't funny. Our lives matter. Trans murder isn't a I think the issue is when this kind of violence is expressed publicly and goes unchallenged.This is why I am speaking up to challenge It.”
After taking several deep breaths I just got teary thinking about all my sisters experiencing violence, beaten, raped, murdered and some https://t.co/QyNXp11ysL
— Laverne Cox (@Lavernecox) July 30, 2017
I think what's also so upsetting for me is @janetmock was on that show last week with so much love brilliance and trans 101 education and
— Laverne Cox (@Lavernecox) July 30, 2017
A week later this happens. #translivesmatter
— Laverne Cox (@Lavernecox) July 30, 2017
Some folks think it's ok to joke about wanting to kill us. We have free speech but that speech has consequences and trans folks are
— Laverne Cox (@Lavernecox) July 30, 2017
Experiencing the negative consequences with our lives. It hurts my spirit cause this isn't funny. Our lives matter. Trans murder isn't a
— Laverne Cox (@Lavernecox) July 30, 2017
Joke. #Translivesmatter
— Laverne Cox (@Lavernecox) July 30, 2017
I think the issue is when this kind of violence is expressed publicly and goes unchallenged.This is why I am speaking up to challenge It, to https://t.co/YLNE6uUPsz
— Laverne Cox (@Lavernecox) July 30, 2017
Janet Mock also spoke up:
https://twitter.com/janetmock/status/891649343488487425
