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Black Twitter Shows No Remorse for Stacey Dash After Fox News ‘Used’ Her, Gave Her the Boot

Posted byBy Kiersten Willis | Published on: | Updated on January 24, 2017 CommentsComments (0)

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Stacey Dash (Gage Skidmore/Flickr)

Fox News has severed ties with conservative pundit Stacey Dash after nearly three years and many Black Twitter users celebrated with sarcasm and humor.

The partisan network decided not to renew its contributor contract with Dash, usually seen on the all-female panel talk show “Outnumbered.” Fox initially hired Dash in May 2014 to “offer cultural analysis and commentary across various daytime and primetime programs,” Atlanta Black Star reported.

A spokesperson verified to The Hollywood Reporter Sunday, Jan. 22, that the “Clueless” star’s termination was decided in the fall. Although she has not appeared on Fox since September, her Twitter page, which last posted Monday, Jan. 23, still lists her as a contributor.

Over the past few years, the 50-year-old’s public stance saw her defending President Donald Trump during his campaign and calling for a ban on BET. Black Twitter took aim at Dash over those views.

https://twitter.com/DaRealZAK/status/823315811993550848

Other users imagined what Dash looked like during her last interactions with Fox.

https://twitter.com/soulsister27/status/823273416425869313

https://twitter.com/hotterthanjuly/status/823315292105351168

Some took Dash’s situation as a lesson.

https://twitter.com/_Uncensorable/status/823310081785810948

https://twitter.com/AdonStandsAlone/status/823291188291768321

Many delighted in Dash’s loss and praised Fox for canning the star.

https://twitter.com/eggology_/status/823299932799070208

https://twitter.com/Brandale2221/status/823220268122468352

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