The reality TV star made a post over the weekend, which has since been deleted, detailing the online racial abuse she has been exposed to since joining the show.
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The comparison of Black women to animals has a long history rooted in anti-Blackness, misogyny and racism, which Wiley also acknowledged in her caption as she addressed the issue.
“Drawing a Black woman as a gorilla is disgusting and completely unacceptable,” Wiley wrote to her 34,700 followers. “Black women are strong and beautiful. Yet, we are villainized as combative, aggressive, angry, dangerous and animalistic at every opportunity.”
The DrunkDrawn account has since taken down the image, and Casey apologized to Wiley after seeing her comments.
The post said: “I made a mistake… I’ve seen Annemarie’s response, and several followers mention the racism this triggers, and I should have known better.” The post continued with Casey asking for forgiveness and stating that he would be more aware of his artwork going forward.
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