After Smiley went in hard on Obama’s remarks about the Trayvon Martin-George Zimmerman debacle, Obama supporters and Smiley critiques decided they had just about enough. They started a trending topic, #TavisWeeps, because they believe that Smiley is constantly bemoaning something that Obama is not doing for the black community.
Moreover, Smiley detractors believe that Smiley slickly and cynically exploits Obama’s all-encompassing name to keep his own name in the headlines:
Take a look at the funniest Twitter responses to #TavisWeeps for Tavis Smiley’s critique of President Obama’s speech on Trayvon Martin and other issues.
