Black Twitter is making accusations of fraud against fake black guy Shaun King, again, and I am all about documenting the claims, because that is what I call loads of fun!!!
Picture this:
— Preston Mitchum (@PrestonMitchum) January 16, 2019
- A young Black queer woman with 5K followers asks us to hold Shaun King accountable for what we have seen in multiple articles and threads.
- He tags her and lies, saying she retracted a position to his OVER 1 million followers.
King is a horrible person.
Now Shaun King is lawyering up:
https://twitter.com/shaunking/status/1085582444483497984 https://twitter.com/shaunking/status/1085593292337750017 https://twitter.com/shaunking/status/1085600663789322240There are many more if you want to look up the thread. Here’s how it ends:
https://twitter.com/shaunking/status/1085625929941041159Anybody who says I’ve ever spent or touched or stolen a single penny from a family I’ve supported from the movement is lying. And the slander is illegal.@ProfRonSullivan of Harvard Law & @AttorneyCrump & @MeritLaw have examined and evaluated every single penny I’ve ever raised.
— Shaun King (@shaunking) January 16, 2019
And while some are defending him:
https://twitter.com/Amy_Siskind/status/1085689492290355200Yeah, just ignore the accusations of fraud, because you need to defeat Trump! LOL!
There are many more who are on the attack:
Shaun King encouraging the online harassment of a young Black queer woman for (rightfully) critiquing his lack of transparency over funds, and then threatening to sue her, should be very suspect to anyone who still follows him and thinks Black liberation is truly his priority.
— Jordan N. DeLoach (@jndeloach) January 16, 2019
FACT: Shaun King has been accused of misappropriating funds that were donated for social justice.
— Jill Cartwright (@_afrodiziak) January 16, 2019
FACT: Shaun King denies these claims and is suing Black women who question him.
So @shaunking, why require proof that they’re lying instead of just providing proof that you aren’t?
Shaun King is a terror. I mean exactly what I say. For far too long, he’s used bloodied Black bodies for retweets and calls it “information,” he’s targeted journalists and young Black women attempting to him accountable. This is a disgrace. pic.twitter.com/tnXgd85Ycm
— Preston Mitchum (@PrestonMitchum) January 16, 2019
My statement regarding Shaun King: pic.twitter.com/YISSjmo9PE
— Clarissa Brooks (@ClarissaMBrooks) January 17, 2019
Rachel Dolezal walked so Shaun King could lie
— George M Johnson (@IamGMJohnson) January 16, 2019
Somebody should tell Shaun King that his house better be in order, because if he’s suing over an allegedly defamatory tweet, any defense lawyer would have a discovery FIELD DAY if even a quarter of the allegations against him are true.
— Imani Gandy (@AngryBlackLady) January 16, 2019
Is he ready for that smoke? I doubt it.
Ah, that’s enjoyable.
Some people are posting this expose of King on Daily Beast:
Documentation and actual figures are difficult to pin down, but the husband and father of five claims to have raised nearly $500,000 on behalf of families “affected by police violence or systemic racism.” But an examination of public records, published articles, and public statements by King and others associated with his work leaves more questions than answers.
Chief among them are: How much money was definitely raised and how much of it was actually received by its stated and intended beneficiaries? Did King use his growing prominence as a fundraiser for social causes to enrich himself?
Now look, when people ask questions instead of making clear accusations, that’s because there’s no direct evidence of fraud. BUT, that also means that guy needs to answer some questions.
And this isn’t the first time he’s been called out by the black community for charges of fraud. Or even the second time!
SO, let’s all hope he sues and it gets super-messy and REALLY enjoyable!!!
Because, according to PopeHat, who is a noted legal scholar, King is getting bad advice:
Somebody's giving you bad advice, or you are refusing to listen to good advice.
— AccomplishedTheHat (@Popehat) January 16, 2019
Can’t wait for the sequel!!!