On Friday, Kathy Zhu, Miss Michigan and upcoming Miss World America contestant, was stripped of her rank after a series of truly terrible tweets from the college student resurfaced on social media. Conservative pundits labeled pageant’s actions “Magaphobia,” with everyone from alt-right conspiracy theorist Jack Posobiec to disgraced singer Joy Villa weighing in. The path the story charted over the weekend landed Zhu among the ever increasing number of conservative “martyrs” enjoying a brief spin in the limelight as a symbol of the perceived discrimination faced by those with Trumpian *coughracistcough* politics.
a series of tweets from University of Central Florida students after the school’s “Muslim group” offered a “try a hijab on” booth. One tweet in particular resurfaced this week when enterprising social media users noted that “@PolicalKathy” was Kathy Zhu, the upcoming Miss Michigan in the Miss World America pageant.
“The majority of black deaths are caused by other blacks? Fix problems within your own community before blaming others.”Someone called me an islamophobic for not wanting to put on a hijab. Someone called me a racist because I recognize that black people kill more blacks than police do. Good luck to those who are as gullible as this.’sent between the directors of the Miss World America pageant.
“in defense of” blogs. Fox 2 Detroit even granted Zhu an interview, as evidenced by photos she shared this morning.legitimized as a metaphor for the irrationality of the left is grim reminder of the success that often comes with any kind of social media notoriety—even negative press. Consider the “Bagel Boss Guy,” who went from a dangerous, misogynistic
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