Sexual assault is never a laughing matter, yet 50 Cent thought it was appropriate to mock Terry Crews for testifying about his experience with sexual assault on Capitol Hill Tuesday.
In a since-deleted Instagram post, the rapper shared a meme that showed the Brooklyn Nine-Nine star flexing over a picture of him with a rose. The top pic said, “I got raped… My wife just watched,” and the bottom said, “Gym time.”
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The post garnered nearly 125,000 likes — not to mention a crying-laugh emoji from accused rapist Russell Simmons — but most were appalled by 50’s insensitivity.
Many took to social media to say how disgusted and alarmed they were by the rapper’s reaction, with some noting that victims (particularly men and boys) don’t come forward with sexual assault stories for this very reason: the fear of being laughed at.
But Crews didn’t flinch at the mean spirited comments. The actor told TMZ he was unbothered by the bullying, adding:
“I prove that size doesn’t matter when it comes to sexual assault.”
Others on Twitter were much more outraged, and declared that the Candy Shop rapper (and Simmons, who pledged to be part of the solution after facing multiple assault accusations) was hereby “canceled”:
🚮🚮🚮🚮🚮 pic.twitter.com/VeMTTWogkk
— destiney bleu (@destineybleu) June 26, 2018
Why havent y’all cancelled 50 cent yet? He has all the money in the world, does no good for the world and continues to use his platform to bully people. Problematic to the max.
— destiney bleu (@destineybleu) June 26, 2018
As someone who was a fan of 50 cent since I was a kid, I’m disgusted at his ignorance and insensitive response to Terry Crew’s sexual assault story. To laugh and make jokes about such a serious matter is one of the main reasons why sexual assault victims are afraid to speak up.
— ð“ð’¶ð“ƒð’¶ (@lovelayxo) June 27, 2018
How someone like 50 who has felt disrespected by Hollywood for not including power in the nominations for awards could not see why someone like Terry didn’t want to automatically hit him because he wanted to be accepted and not blackballed by Hollywood.
— ð“ð’¶ð“ƒð’¶ (@lovelayxo) June 27, 2018
The reaction to Terry Crews and people laughing along with 50 Cent is alarming, this includes people like @UncleRush. There are countless Black Men and Boys who have been violated sexually who don’t tell you their stories because of reactions like these. Likely people you know.
— Richie Brave 🇬🇾🇲🇲🇮🇳 (@RichieBrave) June 26, 2018
As we reported, Crews was on Capitol Hill Tuesday to testify for the Senate Judiciary Committee about the time WME talent agent Adam Venit allegedly groped his genitals.
We hope 50 realizes he can be part of the solution without having to sacrifice his precious masculinity.
[Image via C-SPAN/WENN.]
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