Jemele Hill Speaks On Asking Jake Paul if Knocking Out Nate Robinson Was 'Racist' (TWEETS)

Jemele Hill Speaks On Asking Jake Paul if Knocking Out Nate Robinson Was ‘Racist’ (TWEETS)

On Tuesday, a clip of Jemele Hill and Cari Champion went super viral after both of them could be heard asking Jake Paul if he thought it was racist that he knocked out former NBA star Nate Robinson.

Hill said that she and Champion were, in fact, just joking and finds the fallout pretty funny.

“We were,” Hill wrote. “I’m now laughing that people actually thought we were serious.”

We were. I’m now laughing that people actually thought we were serious. https://t.co/mZlsmRrzps
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) December 9, 2020

It’s a late night talk show that comes on at 11:30p. It ain’t supposed to be PBS. I also didn’t realize I wasn’t permitted to joke about race just because I also have the range to talk about it seriously. https://t.co/UPr7oZpE45
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) December 9, 2020

I can accept that. That’s fair criticism. But people are actually criticizing me off the idea it’s a serious question.
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) December 9, 2020