Democratic Lawmaker Accused of Pretending to Be Black, Dropping N-Bombs on Twitter Account
A Democratic lawmaker in Pennsylvania has been accused of using problematic language online about minorities around a decade ago, according to several reports.
State Democratic Sen. Jimmy Dillon of Philadelphia, 45, is accused of writing unflattering tweets referencing Black, gay and Asian persons via the handle @Hoops24_7 between 2011 and 2015, The Delaware Valley (DV) Journal reported Tuesday. Dillon operates a children’s basketball academy named Hoops 24-7 Basketball Academy, hence why some are accusing him of being behind the handle @Hoops24_7.
He denied making the comments Tuesday, saying in part, “I’m not a big social media guy. If a basketball player who works with Hoops 24-7 posted something like this more than a decade ago, it’s the first I’ve heard about it, and it doesn’t reflect my values,” according to ABC27 News.
“@A2daO: This [n-word] really a 7ft two guard,” one of the tweets, posted in January 2013 via the said handle, read. “He playing like he is on tour with And1.. Unguardable.”
“@JonDaBB got 2 parties.. Need that [n-word] on board for the facility .. Big Hoops 365 staff meeting on a Friday night…,” ran another tweet dated Nov. 24, 2012. (Read more from “Democratic Lawmaker Accused of Pretending to Be Black, Dropping N-Bombs on Twitter Account” HERE)
