{"id":292519,"date":"2021-03-23T15:31:18","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T19:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=292519"},"modified":"2021-03-23T15:31:23","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T19:31:23","slug":"democrat-sends-image-of-kkk-hood-to-candace-owens-twitter-defends-post-so-owens-takes-action-on-her-own","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-sends-image-of-kkk-hood-to-candace-owens-twitter-defends-post-so-owens-takes-action-on-her-own\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrat Sends Image Of KKK Hood To Candace Owens; Twitter Defends Post, So Owens Takes Action On Her Own"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrat-sends-image-of-kkk-hood-to-candace-owens-twitter-defends-post-so-owens-takes-action-on-her-own%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=292519&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-2989.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Failed Democratic candidate William O\u2019Mara sent an image of a Klansman hood via Twitter to Daily Wire host Candace Owens, a black woman.&nbsp;When the hood image was reported to Twitter, the tech platform said the image did not violate their rules.<\/p>\n<p>After Twitter kept the post up and O\u2019Mara defended his tweeting, Owens announced her intention to file a police report against the Democrat, noting that she\u2019s \u201cDONE with you racist Democrats.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Mara\u2019s tweet came in response to a post from Owens criticizing left-wing activists groups.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cThe #1 violent offenders against black people are other black people. The #1 violent offenders against Asian Americans are also black people,\u201d Owens posted Monday. \u201cBut both <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlackLivesMatter?src=hashtag_click\" data-focusable=\"true\">#BlackLivesMatter<\/a> <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">and <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AsianLivesMatter?src=hashtag_click\" data-focusable=\"true\">#AsianLivesMatter<\/a><\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> are campaigns dedicated to stomping out white supremacy because, clown world.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Mara, captioning a photo of a KKK hood, wrote, \u201cYikes. You may\u2019ve dropped this.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.2173913043478\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yikes.<\/p>\n<p>You may&#8217;ve dropped this. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yLk9YfILzD\">pic.twitter.com\/yLk9YfILzD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Liam O&#8217;Mara for Congress (@LiamOMaraIV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LiamOMaraIV\/status\/1374268519408234505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After the tweet was reported, Twitter said their rules were not violated.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cFor everyone that is suing [Twitter]&nbsp;<\/span>for clear cut bias\u2014 they have written to me to let me know that sending klansmen hoods to black people does not violate any of their rules,\u201d Owens posted, captioning a screenshot of Twitter\u2019s message and O\u2019Mara\u2019s tweet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRacism is okay on this platform. Thanks [Twitter Safety]!\u201d Owens added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.7857142857143\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For everyone that is suing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Twitter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Twitter<\/a> for clear cut bias\u2014 they have written to me to let me know that sending klansmen hoods to black people does not violate any of their rules. <\/p>\n<p>Racism is okay on this platform. Thanks <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TwitterSafety?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TwitterSafety<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UsQeU3ENi0\">pic.twitter.com\/UsQeU3ENi0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealCandaceO\/status\/1374420442082021382?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A Twitter user told Owens to send the tweet from O\u2019Mara to the FBI.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah. And to my lawyer,\u201d the conservative host replied. \u201cThis is blatantly racist and discriminatory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwitter has locked my account in the past for saying that people should open their stores during a lockdown,\u201d Owens noted. \u201cBut klansmen hoods are totally community standard.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.442028985507\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yeah. And to my lawyer. This is blatantly racist and discriminatory. Twitter has locked my account in the past for saying that people should open their stores during a lockdown. <\/p>\n<p>But klansmen hoods are totally community standard.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealCandaceO\/status\/1374422374326566914?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>When criticized for sending the image of a KKK hood to a black women, O\u2019Mara defended the post and accused Owens of being \u201ca paid propagandist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI tweeted it to someone making straight-up white supremacist arguments to exploit a fragile white male audience,\u201d he argued. \u201cCandace is a paid propagandist, and constantly recycles the same tropes we\u2019ve seen work on that audience for two centuries.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.47619047619\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I tweeted it to someone making straight-up white supremacist arguments to exploit a fragile white male audience. Candace is a paid propagandist, and constantly recycles the same tropes we&#8217;ve seen work on that audience for two centuries.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Liam O&#8217;Mara for Congress (@LiamOMaraIV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LiamOMaraIV\/status\/1374412819605561348?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Democrat also responded to Owens\u2019 post concerning Twitter\u2019s response to his tweet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFascinating. How is it a threat to suggest your arguments suit that mask?\u201d he wrote. \u201cAre you saying no person of colour makes white supremacist arguments?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is, granted, a harsh way to highlight the problem, but the issue lies with your violent rhetoric, not mine. I hate and fear no-one,\u201d added O\u2019Mara.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"15.331343283582\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fascinating. How is it a threat to suggest your arguments suit that mask? Are you saying no person of colour makes white supremacist arguments?<\/p>\n<p>It is, granted, a harsh way to highlight the problem, but the issue lies with your violent rhetoric, not mine. I hate and fear no-one.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Liam O&#8217;Mara for Congress (@LiamOMaraIV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LiamOMaraIV\/status\/1374415918554509312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cJust got off the phone with the Riverside County Sheriff Department. Guess who is filing a police report against you for your little klansmen act that you keep defending?\u201d Owens announced Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am DONE with you racist Democrats thinking you can do and say whatever you want to black conservatives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cMight not be a crime on Twitter but guess what?! It\u2019s a crime in the real world,\u201d Owens added. \u201c[Twitter Safety]&nbsp;<\/span>you should be ashamed of yourself for allowing this to fly.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.7647058823529\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Might not be a crime on Twitter but guess what?!<br \/>It\u2019s a crime in the real world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TwitterSafety?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TwitterSafety<\/a> you should be ashamed of yourself for allowing this to fly.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealCandaceO\/status\/1374432097805291526?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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