Racist Tweets That Will Blow Your Mind

Racism on Twitter is getting out of hand.

Racism on Twitter - With social media at everyone’s fingertips, it’s clear folks have something to say. But a lot of comments lately have been offensive. From racist Halloween costumes to racist tweets, individuals and even major companies like Delta Airlines have recently been slammed for racially charged social media posts. BET.com takes a look at people who have come under fire for racist tweets. —Dominique Zonyéé (@DominiqueZonyee)(Photo: Jeffery Coolidge/Getty Images)

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Racism on Twitter - With social media at everyone’s fingertips, it’s clear folks have something to say. But a lot of comments lately have been offensive. From racist Halloween costumes to racist tweets, individuals and even major companies like Delta Airlines have recently been slammed for racially charged social media posts. BET.com takes a look at people who have come under fire for racist tweets. —Dominique Zonyéé (@DominiqueZonyee)(Photo: Jeffery Coolidge/Getty Images)

Delta Airlines Tweets Giraffe to Represent Ghana - There are no giraffes in Ghana. Delta Airlines's social media person learned this the hard way when they tweeted an image of the Statue of Liberty to represent the USA and a giraffe to represent Ghana, when reporting the score of the World Cup match. Criticism followed, which led to an apology. "We're sorry for our choice of photo in our previous tweet. Best of luck to all teams," Delta wrote.  (Photo: Delta Airlines via Twitter)

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Delta Airlines Tweets Giraffe to Represent Ghana - There are no giraffes in Ghana. Delta Airlines's social media person learned this the hard way when they tweeted an image of the Statue of Liberty to represent the USA and a giraffe to represent Ghana, when reporting the score of the World Cup match. Criticism followed, which led to an apology. "We're sorry for our choice of photo in our previous tweet. Best of luck to all teams," Delta wrote.  (Photo: Delta Airlines via Twitter)

Chelsea Handler Uses Tasteless 12 Years A Slave Joke to Promote Book - No stranger to controversial tweets, Chelsea Handler was back at it again Oscar night. The talk show host tweeted "Congratulations #12yearsaslave Go to Africa or buy #ugandabekiddingme http://amzn.to/1de1ka9 #aheadofthecurve #Oscars." She later defended herself during an appearance on Good Morning America: "I’m not racist. I date a lot of black people, so that would be a difficult thing to explain to them."  (Photos from left: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images for AFI, New Regency Pictures)

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Chelsea Handler Uses Tasteless 12 Years A Slave Joke to Promote Book - No stranger to controversial tweets, Chelsea Handler was back at it again Oscar night. The talk show host tweeted "Congratulations #12yearsaslave Go to Africa or buy #ugandabekiddingme http://amzn.to/1de1ka9 #aheadofthecurve #Oscars." She later defended herself during an appearance on Good Morning America: "I’m not racist. I date a lot of black people, so that would be a difficult thing to explain to them."  (Photos from left: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images for AFI, New Regency Pictures)

Public Relations Rep Needs Damage Control - Justine Sacco lost her job as the public relations representative for Inter/Active Corp on Dec. 21 following the racist tweet she sent before boarding a plane to South Africa. Sacco tweeted, "Going to Africa. Hope I don't get AIDS. Just kidding. I'm white!" Although Sacco apologized, Twitter was not so forgiving.

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Public Relations Rep Needs Damage Control - Justine Sacco lost her job as the public relations representative for Inter/Active Corp on Dec. 21 following the racist tweet she sent before boarding a plane to South Africa. Sacco tweeted, "Going to Africa. Hope I don't get AIDS. Just kidding. I'm white!" Although Sacco apologized, Twitter was not so forgiving.

Steve Martin - Nobody was laughing when the legendary comedian made a racist crack on Twitter. "Is this how you spell lasonia?" Martin's tweet read. "Depends on whether you are in an Italian restaurant or an African American neighborhood." Martin deleted the tweet and apologized shortly after, saying he was "deeply embarassed" by the joke.(Photo: Andy Kropa/Getty Images)

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A Thin Line Between Offensive and Comedic - Funny man Steve Martin wanted to play a grammar game with his Twitter followers on Dec. 20, but it backfired when one of his followers asked “Is this how you spell lasonia?” Martin responded, “It depends. Are you in an African-American neighborhood or at an Italian restaurant?” Martin removed the tweet and apologized.

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Home Depot - According to Us Weekly, Home Depot said on June 27 that it would stop selling Deen's cookware and kitchen merchandise.

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Home Depot’s Monkey Mishap - Home Depot made headlines on Nov. 7 for a racist tweet that showed a picture of two African-American drummers with a white person in a gorilla mask in between them and asked: "Which drummer is not like the others?" The tweet, an ESPN “College GameDay” ad, was immediately deleted. The next day Home Depot tweeted an apology, and the person responsible for the tweet was also fired.    (Photo: Courtesy of The Home Depot)

Business Insider CTO Fired for Sexist, Racists Tweets - Pax Dickson was the chief technology officer for Business Insider, so when some of his racist, sexist and homophobic tweets were brought to light in September, it was no shock that he was terminated. Dickson tweeted: "In The Passion Of The Christ 2, Jesus gets raped by a pack of n----rs. It's his own fault for dressing like a whore though."(Photo: Twitter via Pax Dickinson)

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Business Insider CTO Fired for Sexist, Racists Tweets - Pax Dickson was the chief technology officer for Business Insider, so when some of his racist, sexist and homophobic tweets were brought to light in September, it was no shock that he was terminated. Dickson tweeted: "In The Passion Of The Christ 2, Jesus gets raped by a pack of n----rs. It's his own fault for dressing like a whore though."(Photo: Twitter via Pax Dickinson)

Miss America Nina Davuluri Is Center of Racial Attacks - Nina Davuluri made history as the first Miss America of Indian decent, but her 2013 victory was met with stereotypes and racist Twitter backlash. People tweeted comments such as “This Is Miss America, not Miss Muslim.” #notsorry.(Photo: Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic)

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Miss America Nina Davuluri Is Center of Racial Attacks - Nina Davuluri made history as the first Miss America of Indian decent, but her 2013 victory was met with stereotypes and racist Twitter backlash. People tweeted comments such as “This Is Miss America, not Miss Muslim.” #notsorry.(Photo: Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic)

Floyd Mayweather Comments on Jeremy Lin - When former New York Knicks baller Jeremy Lin was on fire in 2012, everyone except Floyd Mayweather had “Linsanity.” According to Mayweather’s February 2012 tweet, Lin was only getting national attention “because he was Asian.” Mayweather noted that “Black players do what he does every night.”(Photo: Johnny Nunez/BET/WireImage/Getty Images)

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Floyd Mayweather Comments on Jeremy Lin - When former New York Knicks baller Jeremy Lin was on fire in 2012, everyone except Floyd Mayweather had “Linsanity.” According to Mayweather’s February 2012 tweet, Lin was only getting national attention “because he was Asian.” Mayweather noted that “Black players do what he does every night.”(Photo: Johnny Nunez/BET/WireImage/Getty Images)

John McCain Is Not Politically Correct - There is a thin line between jokes and political correctness. Sen. John McCain crossed that line in February 2012, when he tweeted an image of a monkey with the caption: So Ahmadinejad wants to be first Iranian in space — wasn't he just there last week? "Iran launches monkey into space."(Photo: Kris Connor/Getty Images)

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John McCain Is Not Politically Correct - There is a thin line between jokes and political correctness. Sen. John McCain crossed that line in February 2012, when he tweeted an image of a monkey with the caption: So Ahmadinejad wants to be first Iranian in space — wasn't he just there last week? "Iran launches monkey into space."(Photo: Kris Connor/Getty Images)

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Report: Knicks, Lakers Interested in Ricky Rubio? - Can the Los Angeles Lakers or New York Knicks come in and snag Ricky Rubio next summer? One report seems to think so. If the Minnesota Timberwolves aren’t able to work out an extension deal with Rubio, then the point guard will become a restricted free agent at the end of the 2014-15 season. That would create an opening for the Knicks or Lakers to come in and try to sign Rubio.  (Photo: FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)

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Ricky Rubio’s Mexican Jokes Not Taken Lightly - Minnesota Timberwolves star Ricky Rubio apparently doesn’t like the way Mexicans look. His fans were in an uproar in April 2012 when Rubio tweeted comments about his teammate Kevin Love: "Ok, he doesn't look like a mexican anymore but I think he looks even worst … Here is our superstar."(Photo: FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)

Rihanna Is Sweeter Than a “Rice Cake” - Rihanna  was involved in a public love triangle with Chris Brown and his half-Vietnamese girlfriend KarruecheTran.  But Breezy and Rih Rih’s relationship took a turn for the worse in March 2012 when Rih tweeted an image of a rice cake dressed in hoops and sunglasses, with the caption “Ima make u my b****.”(Photo: Prahl/Winslow / Splash News) 

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Rihanna Is Sweeter Than a “Rice Cake” - Rihanna  was involved in a public love triangle with Chris Brown and his half-Vietnamese girlfriend KarruecheTran.  But Breezy and Rih Rih’s relationship took a turn for the worse in March 2012 when Rih tweeted an image of a rice cake dressed in hoops and sunglasses, with the caption “Ima make u my b****.”(Photo: Prahl/Winslow / Splash News) 

Voula Papachristou Banned From Olympics - Racism is never cool, and one Greek Olympian athlete learned that the hard way. Triple-jumper Voula Papachristou was expelled from the London 2012 Olympics for tweeting, “With so many Africans in Greece, at least the West Nile mosquitoes will be eating food from their own home.” She deleted her account after issuing an apology.(Photo: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

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Voula Papachristou Banned From Olympics - Racism is never cool, and one Greek Olympian athlete learned that the hard way. Triple-jumper Voula Papachristou was expelled from the London 2012 Olympics for tweeting, “With so many Africans in Greece, at least the West Nile mosquitoes will be eating food from their own home.” She deleted her account after issuing an apology.(Photo: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

A South African Model’s Racist Rants - White South African model Jessica Leandra Dos Santos lost her modeling contract in May 2012 after she tweeted: “Just, well took on an arrogant and disrespectful kaffir inside Spar. Should have punched him.” In South Africa, “kaffir” has the same effect as the American N-word. She deleted the tweet and apologized, but fans combed through her timeline only to find more racist tweets. (Photo: Foto24/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

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A South African Model’s Racist Rants - White South African model Jessica Leandra Dos Santos lost her modeling contract in May 2012 after she tweeted: “Just, well took on an arrogant and disrespectful kaffir inside Spar. Should have punched him.” In South Africa, “kaffir” has the same effect as the American N-word. She deleted the tweet and apologized, but fans combed through her timeline only to find more racist tweets. (Photo: Foto24/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

Alec Baldwin’s N-Word Tweet - Kanye West and Jay Z’s 2011 hit song “N****z in Paris” garnered national attention for the title alone. But when Alec Baldwin tweeted about the song, using the N-word in September 2011, he sent Twitter into a frenzy. Baldwin tweeted, “Kanye West and I are going to do a song called “N*GGAS IN MONTAUK.” My album is called MY BEAUTIFUL PALE TWISTED FANTASY.”(Photo: Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)

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Alec Baldwin’s N-Word Tweet - Kanye West and Jay Z’s 2011 hit song “N****z in Paris” garnered national attention for the title alone. But when Alec Baldwin tweeted about the song, using the N-word in September 2011, he sent Twitter into a frenzy. Baldwin tweeted, “Kanye West and I are going to do a song called “N*GGAS IN MONTAUK.” My album is called MY BEAUTIFUL PALE TWISTED FANTASY.”(Photo: Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)

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Gilbert Godfrey Offends Japanese and Jewish People - After a tsunami rocked Japan in 2011, the globe mourned for the 15,000-plus who lost their lives. But comedian Gilbert Godfrey attempted to find a comedic angle for the situation. Godfrey wrote a series of offensive tweets that cost him his job as the voice of the Aflac insurance company’s iconic Duck.(Photo: Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic/Getty Images)

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Gilbert Godfrey Offends Japanese and Jewish People - After a tsunami rocked Japan in 2011, the globe mourned for the 15,000-plus who lost their lives. But comedian Gilbert Godfrey attempted to find a comedic angle for the situation. Godfrey wrote a series of offensive tweets that cost him his job as the voice of the Aflac insurance company’s iconic Duck.(Photo: Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic/Getty Images)

Chelsea Handler Gets #Tasteless With Nick Cannon - When Nick Cannon announced he was going out on a comedy tour in October 2010, Chelsea Handler decided to show him how comedy was done. The actors/comedians engaged in a Twitter war, then Handler crossed the line when she tweeted an image of a grape soda, with the caption: "@nickcannon pls drink this before you tweet me again." #Tasteless(Photo: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic/Getty Images)

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Chelsea Handler Gets #Tasteless With Nick Cannon - When Nick Cannon announced he was going out on a comedy tour in October 2010, Chelsea Handler decided to show him how comedy was done. The actors/comedians engaged in a Twitter war, then Handler crossed the line when she tweeted an image of a grape soda, with the caption: "@nickcannon pls drink this before you tweet me again." #Tasteless(Photo: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic/Getty Images)