Tarana Burke Lays Into R. Kelly For Comparing Himself To Black Men Who Have Been Lynched

For over 24 years, R. Kelly has been accused of sexually assaulting girls and women. The Time’s Up movement has had enough and are calling for corporation to cut with the singer — RCA Records, Ticketmaster,  Spotify and Apple Music, just to name a few.

After #MuteRKelly went viral yesterday, the singer responded with a statement  to BuzzFeed, “R. Kelly supports the pro-women goals of the Time’s Up movement. We understand criticizing a famous artist is a good way to draw attention to those goals — and in this case, it is unjust and off-target.” Then, in one of the worst analogies ever, Kelly claimed the criticism is an “attempted public lynching of a Black man who has made extraordinary contributions to our culture.” He also added, “Since America was born, black men and women have been lynched for having sex or for being accused of it.”

Clearly, Kelly is deeply delusional and Me Too founder Tarana Burke clapped back in the classiest way. 

Source: Tarana Burke Lays Into R. Kelly For Comparing Himself To Black Men Who Have Been Lynched