Ritchie Torres
Role at the time: United States representative
Condemned
Response to this claim
Jebreal’s use of “monkey” and “errand boy” to describe Jeffries was racist anti-Black language regardless of her stated intent.
“Calling a Black man a “monkey” is racist. Full stop.”
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Torres rejected the qualification attached to Jebreal's wording and criticized the perceived lack of condemnation.
Why we used this label
The statement directly and unequivocally classifies the language as racist.