Roland Martin put Tyrese on full-furnace blast for claiming that the latest anti-hate crime bill only benefitted Asians.
During a chat with renowned attorney Ben Crumps, Tyrese went on a rant about the so-called “Asian Anti-hate crime bill.” The bill in question was signed into law during the height of the pandemic when Asian and Asian Americans — particularly those from East and Southeast Asia — were subjected to xenophobic and racist attacks and being blamed for the coronavirus outbreak.
Officially, according to congress.gov, the bill is called “S. 937 — COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act,” not the “Asian Anti-hate Crime Bill.” However, it was instituted in light of the spike in violent crimes committed against Asians and Pacific Islanders and their American descendants during the pandemic.
Martin took to Twitter and Facebook to excoriate Tyrese over Tyrese and Crump disseminating misinformation.
“I’m sick of celebrities talking about public policy and they do no fact-checking,” Martin railed on Facebook. “@tyrese did a video claiming Asian Americans received a hate crime bill and Black people did not. That is a 100 percent lie. I have debunked this lie on #RolandMartinUnfiltered on several occasions. I’ve also debunked the lie that there has never been in American history hate crime bills for African Americans.”
Martin also took to Instagram and Twitter to further criticize Tyrese and other celebrities who say there are no such similar protections for Black and Brown people in America.
Facebook users chimed in as well.
“He’s not that bright to have opinions. Most times he acts like he’s this intelligent dude when he’s lacking that,” said one user.
“I don’t know why anyone would listen to Tyrese,” another added.
“Don’t just @ him invite him on your show and teach that man cause he is lost,” A third person said.
“These young people get their info from social media without checking who’s giving them the info or verifying it,” a fourth person stated, “then it just keeps getting shared over and over as fact.”
