YouTube-famous father of biracial children is under fire after people found his old racist tweets

[Demovictory9]

http://www.thisisinsider.com/youtube-justin-mcclure-racist-tweets-biracial-family-2018-7


To more than 1 million subscribers, the McClure parents are a source of heartwarming, innocent content about about what their toddler twins and infant son are up to.

They occasionally delve into more serious issues, too, like children's health. And since Justin McClure is white and Ami is black, they also often discuss issues that come with being in an interracial relationship and having biracial children.

But earlier this week, something happened that shook their fans. Old tweets from Justin McClure resurfaced, from between 2011 and 2014, of racist comments from the family's Twitter account. Bossip first reported on the tweets.

----

"Black people can't say 'ask' but they have no trouble saying Cadillac Escalade," Justin McClure wrote in one tweet.

In another tweet, he said black woman name their children names like "Chandelier, Lasagna, Constellation," and "Walgreens."

McClure apologized for the tweets, criticized them, and explained that they were a part of his life that he left behind. McClure said he's been open about his former past as an alcoholic, which has led to stints in jail and then rehabilitation, where he turned his life around. The tweets appeared on the family account, he explained, because the account was previously used for his comedy career.

"These tweets — or 'jokes' — were very distasteful. It's not a reflection of my humor now. I was a very insecure person," he said in a video. "Years of therapy, years of sobriety [helped] change my life."

-----

In addition to the racist jokes in his tweets, people found a blog post Justin McClure wrote in 2013 about interracial dating. The post was ultimately about how interracial dating is a good thing, but he also spread black stereotypes.

In one part of the essay, he said black men can be more aggressive than white men when seeking out women.

"White guys are too busy thinking of getting coffee to talk to a sister on the street. Black guys don't care," he wrote. "A black man could be on fire, burning to death, and would still talk to a woman on the street before he jumped in a pond, 'Hey I know I'm on fire and shit, but damn baby you is looking good. Hope you like me extra crispy?'"

[rusty quoin]

1. I hope he gets his shit straight

for that looks like a nice family, and those comments are so hurtful.

[kcr]

3. It's heartbreaking, isn't it?

The dress-up matchy-matchy clothing makes my skin crawl. Too many horror stories where you see pictures of the family in the news and they're always dressed in overdone matching clothing in all their group pictures.

[Demonaut]

2. time changes people

[LuckyCharms]

4. Wow...a beautiful family right there.

[Demovictory9]

5. gorgeous

[JI7]

6. it's good if he has changed for the better. but his "comedy" was huckabee level lame

[JI7]

7. so how did he meet his wife ?

[samir.g]

8. "You knew I was a scorpion when I asked for a ride..."

[pnwmom]

9. Wow. Their children are gorgeous, like their mom.

I hope for sake of these innocent children that he HAS changed.

[JI7]

10. most mixed kids are attractive. even if both parents are unattractive

2 unattractive people of different races are more likely to have an attractive kid than 2 same race people .