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Nathan Apocada, the man behind the now-iconic trend of drinking cranberry juice, skateboarding, and listening to Fleetwood Mac, is at the center of what feels like an inevitable cancellation attempt on Twitter after a user discovered a video of him using the N-word while rapping along with a Migos song.
"Please don't say anything to me about this man," said Twitter user @lnbshr, posting the clip which caused her disdain for Apodaca.
Please don’t say nothing to me about this man pic.twitter.com/myXSm5lr0h
— LB (@lnbshr) October 7, 2020
However, unlike many recent cancellation attempts, most Twitter users who engaged with the tweet were not in agreement with the criticism of Apodaca, who is Native American. "bro, he’s homeless and native american," wrote @kingofposting. "fuck kinda power or privilege does he have over me where he can’t sing to a song??"
bro, he’s homeless and native american. fuck kinda power or privilege does he have over me where he can’t sing to a song??
— ted glizzinsky (@kingofposting) October 8, 2020
Others tended to agree that Apocada should be left alone.
Oh no a man sang a song lyric how dare he! The guy went viral a few days ago for having fun on a skateboard so of course twitters having a tantrum over deliberately digging through the guys past to.. what exactly? Get yourselves mad?
— Fletch (@FletchB1) October 8, 2020
'racism is prejudice plus power' I tell the ICE agent I report the homeless native man to get him deported.
— Sisyphus Shrugged (@_omnisanima) October 8, 2020
love to cancel a homeless native man who had to skateboard to his 10 hour underpaid shift at a potato picking plant 🤩
— nic 🏴 (@nichhbg) October 8, 2020
The sentiment wasn't universal, as some Twitter users were in agreement that the N-word rap video was a cancelable offense.
IM SICK 💔 He sound so racist saying it too 😭
— ✯ Mazi The Colombian ✯ (@SallyTheSinner) October 7, 2020
People don't even realize he doubled down when called out on this. I see non-black people are out here in force as always when someone says n*gger. Defending it to the death!!! Wish y'all would have that same energy against white supremacy.
— HisRoyalFlyness (@FlyIngenuity) October 8, 2020
Just another day in hell on Twitter dot com.
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