Ariane Bellamar kept her racial slur against Van Jones up for hours before deleting it. (@ArianeBellamar/screen shot)
Political commentator Van Jones hasn’t responded to a Playboy playmate calling him a racial slur, but he doesn’t have to thanks to the epic takedown Twitter issued against her.
Ariane Bellamar wrote the offensive tweet in the early hours of Wednesday, March 15, questioning why Jones isn’t resisting President Donald Trump.
The reason for her epithet was unclear, but Jones appeared on “Anderson Cooper 360°” Tuesday, March 14, and admitted Trump’s 2005 tax returns revealing he paid $38 million to the government would be a good night for the president.
.@VanJones68: If all we get tonight is that Trump paid $38M to America's government, that's a good night for Trump https://t.co/kvYlq8udPf
— Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) March 15, 2017
Jones also earned backlash in February for praising Trump’s acknowledgment of a slain Navy SEAL as an “extraordinary” moment in American politics. Many saw the statement as a flip in Jones’ political stance, who urged citizens to resist Trump during 2016 election season.
Jones has been quiet on the racist name-calling, but several people urged Bellamar to delete her tweet.
Delete this tweet and apologize to the black people you think you're fighting for.
— 𝕵.𝕸.🔻 (@mxmimes) March 15, 2017
delete this pic.twitter.com/bGNh49NJEx
— mystikaliSol (@3termcontingncy) March 15, 2017
DELETE THIS @ArianeBellamar! This is a NO! pic.twitter.com/P8aO3zgKcj
— Oh Slay Can U See (@heyjscott) March 15, 2017
@ArianeBellamar I think you should delete your last tweet, call of your guard dog and apologize to that man for calling him that term.
— kindagrammer✨ (@troiavocadhoe) March 15, 2017
Bellamar eventually removed the offending post, but Twitter quickly eviscerated her mentions regardless.
When keeping it #resist goes racist: @ArianeBellamar https://t.co/KGB6isTZaN
— Chukwuma, onye ọrụ ugbo Taoist (@ChukBartholomew) March 15, 2017
https://twitter.com/makeupchelly/status/842003124453838848
https://twitter.com/Safyuan/status/842002998654050305
What gives you the right to use those words? I might be wrong but I am pretty sure you are not of recent African heritage? Your message lost
— W A L K (@Righteous13) March 15, 2017
https://twitter.com/Hebahersi/status/842018950552653824
after you are dragged to the deepest part of hell, do us all a favor and keep your apology. Stand by your word- own it
— April All Balls Don’t Bounce Holt (@Never_Doubt_707) March 15, 2017
.@ArianeBellamar You realize you’re racist right? Whether you agree with Van Jones or not, you’re displaying your own bigotry quite openly pic.twitter.com/pJCcPEEAOy
— X (@XLNB) March 15, 2017
Why are you using racial slurs to describe him? I bet you think you're smart, able, and ready too.
— Captain Wayback (@BigBossDave) March 15, 2017
One user asked why Bellamar deleted the tweet, which the self-described actress explained away as not wanting to “empower hate.”
Hi April. I deleted the tweet because it was being misconstrued & the last thing I want to do is empower hate. @VanJones68
— Ariane Bellamar (@ArianeBellamar) March 15, 2017
Bellamar spent a portion of her afternoon Wednesday, March 15 continuing to defend her bigoted message.
I inadvertently encouraged hate. It wasn't the point of my messaging, & if the real message gets…
— Ariane Bellamar (@ArianeBellamar) March 15, 2017
@Tassusdiner @ReignOfApril @VanJones68 … lost, than it missed its mark. But, I’m not sorry for shedding light on something that is …
— Ariane Bellamar (@ArianeBellamar) March 15, 2017
@Tassusdiner @ReignOfApril @VanJones68 … so clearly being taken advantage of by the white media. It’s sickening.
— Ariane Bellamar (@ArianeBellamar) March 15, 2017
I did write it & I'm not sorry for doing so. The way blacks are treated in the media is disgusting. Like props. I took it down…
— Ariane Bellamar (@ArianeBellamar) March 15, 2017
I spend hours upon hours volunteering for #BlackLivesMatter. I believe that clearly states my stance.
— Ariane Bellamar (@ArianeBellamar) March 15, 2017
She also used having Black friends and singing along to rap music as an excuse for using the n-word.
I have plenty of black friends. And brown friends. And white friends. And gay friends. I even have some Republican friends, but not many. https://t.co/p4TZbQLnLs
— Ariane Bellamar (@ArianeBellamar) March 15, 2017
I use that word whenever I sing along to Drake (my friend), Chance, the 📻. Do you suggest that I skip it? It does not make me a racist. https://t.co/50FL8Q0a1r
— Ariane Bellamar (@ArianeBellamar) March 15, 2017
