Reid hopped online to declare that this year’s festivities will not feature her or her black friends, making sure to throw in that she believes it’s a “slaveholder” celebration anyway.
. . . "The clip went viral almost overnight. One account shared the video and racked up thousands of views and replies within hours. Conservative commentator Clay Travis jumped in with a blunt response: "Joy Reid says women in Iran are better off than women in America. She should move to Iran then. I'm sure she would thrive there." His post pulled in over 26,000 likes and hundreds of quotes.
"Viewers piled on across platforms. One person asked if Reid really believed it or just wanted to follow a trend. Another wrote that her words were dangerously irresponsible because women in Iran face arrests for showing hair or protesting. Comments kept coming, with people pointing out that American women can vote, run companies, and fight for rights in court. No one suggested Reid should actually pack her bags, but the idea popped up in plenty of replies.
"Even accounts that usually back progressive voices stayed quiet or pushed back. The outrage crossed lines, with folks from different sides agreeing the comparison missed huge differences in daily life for women.
The Bigger Debate It Ignited
"This is not Reid's first time stirring debate. As an ousted MSNBC star who once hosted The ReidOut, she built a name for strong opinions on race, gender, and power. Now the timing hits harder because of fresh US Iran tensions, including military moves that made headlines.
"Supporters say she was just highlighting real rollbacks in the US, like abortion limits and policy shifts. They argue it is fair to question both countries without pretending America is perfect. Detractors call it tone deaf at best. They list basics like mandatory hijabs, morality police, and deadly crackdowns in Iran that simply do not exist here." . . . More...
Joy Reid Says The Fourth Of July Isn't For Black People . . . "This time, Joy decided to explain what Black Americans supposedly think about the Fourth of July.
According to her, Black people don’t really celebrate Independence Day. She claims that Black Americans view the holiday as nothing more than a celebration of slaveholders and oppression.
The problem is simple.
She doesn’t speak for me.
And she certainly doesn’t speak for millions of other Black Americans.
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