Do you have a chubby, bald, dark-skinned baby? I have some Halloween ideas for you! DM me if I don’t sound nuts.
— Rookie Moms (@rookiemoms) September 30, 2013
What possessed Rookie Moms (@rookiemoms) to tweet to her nearly 88k followers, “Do you have a chubby, bald, dark-skinned baby? I have some Halloween ideas for you! DM me if I don’t sound nuts,” on Monday, Sept. 30, 2013, and set Twitter afire. Since she asked users to DM her, not sure what her plans were. However, she issued an apology after the Twitterverse took her to task. Read what they had to say.
Our bald baby costume ideas post is coming soon … (didn’t mean to rile up so many folks!) #baldbabycostumes
— Rookie Moms (@rookiemoms) September 30, 2013
@schanoes what makes you think I’m attacking children?
— Rookie Moms (@rookiemoms) September 30, 2013
People like @rookiemoms think Jim Crow imagery & the harm it did (and still does) is funny. Think about that.
— Mikki Kendall (@Karnythia) September 30, 2013
Please don’t yell 🙂 RT @rookiemoms: I’M SORRY I OFFENDED SO MANY OF YOU WITH MY CARELESS REMARKS ABOUT BABY HALLOWEEN COSTUMES.
— Feminista Jones (@FeministaJones) September 30, 2013
