Charles Thomson’s Double Standards on Racism
Apr 6, 2020
He has propagated Mary Fisher's fabricated narrative about Jordan Chandler being drugged with Sodium Amytal in Square One, incorrectly claimed the police found no markings on Michael Jackson's genitalia, and even alleged that the FBI carried out an extensive investigation into him.
But would Charles Thomson make excuses for a Twitter user using derogatory and racist language towards Oprah Winfrey?
Last year, I encountered a tweet from @BillsTVTalk, who highlighted the now-banned Twitter user @AngeloMelas referring to Leaving Neverland supporter Oprah Winfrey as a "coon."
The exact words of Fyre C Melas (@AngeloMelas) were:
"Fuck her. She's a coon doing the white man's work. I hate this bitch."
View original tweet here.
Charles Thomson, despite being a British citizen, where the word "coon" is undeniably a racist slur, was unwilling to condemn this comment. Instead, he chose to defend it by stating:
"That tweet has two different meanings, depending on the race of the individual who posted it. I do not know Fyre’s race so I cannot comment on the appropriateness of the tweet."
View original tweet here.
@BillsTVTalk confronts Charles Thomson's statement:
"So you're now defending someone using that word to describe Oprah Winfrey? Are you serious?"
View original tweet here.
@CEThomson replies:
"Within the African American community, that word does not mean the same thing it as within the white community. From a white person, it’s a racial slur. From an African American, it’s a synonym for ‘Uncle Tom’. I wouldn’t presume to lecture an African American on race & language."
View original tweet here.
@CEThomson further adds:
"I have no idea whether Fyre is black and therefore have no idea of the context/meaning of her tweet."
View original tweet here.
Bill’s TV Talk (@BillsTVTalk) replies:
"Fyre isn't black. And besides the racial slur, I think the rest of the tweet is equally as reprehensible. Or do you need context for that too?"
View original tweet here.
@CEThomson replies:
"How do you know whether or not she is black? She says she is."
View original tweet here.
Charles Thomson then posts a screenshot picture of @AngeloMelas claiming to be a black. View the screenshots here.
@BillsTVTalk) replies:
"He said it, it must be true right? Funny that you'll believe him and not a victim of sexual abuse. Very telling."
View original tweet here.
@BillsTVTalk raises two notable points. Not only does it emphasize that @AngeloMelas' original tweet not only referred to Oprah as a "coon," but also included the statements "Fuck her" and "I hate this bitch," to which Charles Thomson still did not denounce the comment. Additionally, the observation is made about how Charles Thomson was so readily willing to accept @AngeloMelas' claim of being black to justify the comment, despite his consistent preaching that we should not unquestioningly believe Michael Jackson's accusers.
No further replies were given by Charles Thomson.
It is inconsequential whether the word "coon" is considered racist based on another person's race or their location in the world. Fyre C Melas was undeniably a malevolent individual who deliberately targeted Oprah Winfrey due to her support of James Safechuck and Wade Robson. There are no equivocations. Their account was banned due to their reprehensible language. If Charles Thomson had taken just five minutes to review their tweets, he would have discerned this, but instead, he chose not to, presumably because all Michael Jackson fans are expected to stand together.
The statements made by Charles Thomson above have actually been contradicted by his own past remarks. He has accused people, myself included, of being racist for using the term "Jacko" when referring to Michael Jackson.
@benjiblight tweeted:
So tonight because I referred to the bloke that touches kids as Jacko I was branded a racist thug by a set of Jackson groupies. What's better is all 6 of them have now blocked me. This country is getting worse. People getting offended by the word #Jacko.
@CEThomson responded:
'Jacko' is an old East End racist slur, shortened from 'Jacko Macaco', the name of a monkey people use to pay to watch fight. The monkey's name was appropriated into the East End vernacular as pejorative slang for a black person. So yes, it is as racist as you are thick.
View original tweets here.
This is a quote from Wikipedia:
"Jacco Macacco was a fighting ape or monkey who was exhibited in monkey-baiting matches at the Westminster Pit in London in the early 1820s. He achieved some measure of fame among the sporting community through his reputed prodigious record of victories against dogs, but was brought to wider attention by depiction in popular literature, artworks and by citation in speeches to Parliament by the animal welfare campaigner Richard Martin. Jacco's most famous fight, against the equally well-known bitch Puss, seems to have marked the end of his career: he may have died as a result of injuries received during the match or of an unrelated illness sometime afterwards. His ashes are housed at the True Crime Museum in Hastings, East Sussex."
Link: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacco_Macacco
Yes, Charles Thomson has brought up an animal cruelty story from the 1820s, which may or may not be accurate, solely to accuse anyone using the term "Jacko" to describe Jackson as being racist, even though the spelling is different.
In the contemporary context, "Jacko" serves as a nickname for individuals named Jack or with the surname Jackson. It is predominantly utilized in the United Kingdom and Australia, and its usage is acknowledged by multiple dictionaries.
Jacko Definition
A nickname for a person whose name is Jack, whose surname is Jackson, or similar.
Source: yourdictionary.com/jacko
Even Channel 5 has a TV program called Police Interceptors, where one of the officers, whose surname is Jackson, is consistently referred to as "Jacko."
So, according to Charles Thomson, it is acceptable to refer to a black woman as a "coon" and use various derogatory language as long as you are black yourself. However, under no circumstances are you allowed to refer to Michael Jackson as "Jacko."
Welcome to the world of unhealthy celebrity glorification.