Despite the overwhelming evidence that Jussie Smollett may have orchestrated his own “hate crime” attack, his siblings are sticking by him.
I’m sorry, but if I lied to the entire country to make my “political enemies” look bad, I would HOPE my family members wouldn’t cheer me on. (They totally wouldn’t.)
Two of his siblings, Jurnee Smollett-Bell and Jocqui Smollett, have been posting stuff like this:
And this:
Are you KIDDING me? If anything, your brother is ruining things for ACTUAL VICTIMS of assault. This is gross.
BTW– they called it “domestic terrorism” a few weeks ago, so that’s neat.
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This is nothing new. These sort of scare tactics and domestic terrorism have been used by cowards for centuries in an effort to control, silence, and dampen the lives of marginalized peoples. Surviving is in JUSSIE’S BLOOD and his light nor that of our family’s shall be dimmed. Again, we shall do as we’ve been doing the best we know how: heal, continue building, and march forward in the name of accountability and righteousness ✊🏾 ——————————————————————Official Statement from our family: “ In the early hours of Tuesday morning, our beloved son and brother, Jussie, was the victim of a violent and unprovoked attack. We want to be clear, this was a racial and homophobic hate crime. Jussie has told the police everything from the very beginning. His story has never changed, and we are hopeful they will find these men and bring them to justice. Our family thanks everyone for their prayers and the huge amount of love he has received. We are thankful to our village for your immense support during this trying time. We are so grateful that God saw him through this cowardly attack alive. Jussie is a warrior whose light cannot be dimmed. We want people to understand these targeted hate crimes are happening to our sisters, brothers and our gender non-conforming siblings, many who reside within the intersection of multiple identities, on a monthly, weekly, and sometimes even daily basis all across our country. Oftentimes ending fatally, these are inhumane acts of domestic terrorism and they should be treated as such. They will continue to occur until we hold each other accountable. Make no mistake, words matter. Hateful words lead to hateful actions. Radical love is the only solution, but passivity will be our downfall. We, as a family, will continue to work for love, equity and justice until it reigns supreme in our nation and all over the world. With love & gratitude, The Smollett Family”
A post shared by Jocqui Smollett (@jocquismollett) on Jan 31, 2019 at 9:01pm PST
Unreal.
