Gary Owen made a name for himself telling jokes about the Black community through the eyes of a White comedian. His latest attempt ruffled feathers on social media users after he made a joke about the N-word.
On Thursday, Owen took to Twitter after watching the Portland Trail Blazers take on the Oklahoma City Thunder. After Damian Lillard hit a playoff series winning shot, Owen wrote, “If Portland’s coach could say the N word that would be the perfect time. This N word just hit that s**t. WOW”
If Portland’s coach could say the N word that was the perfect time. This N word just hit that shit. WOW
— Gary Owen (@garyowencomedy) April 24, 2019
Twitter users immediately replied to the tweet begging the comedian to take it down.
How is this tweet still up pic.twitter.com/x48lcNOhXk
— Kyle Neubeck (@KyleNeubeck) April 24, 2019
— Chris Rivers (@OMGitsRIVERS) April 24, 2019
— ☘️💚Celtics Contessa💚☘️ (@QueenLambright7) April 24, 2019
Others dragged the comedian for being too comfortable with Black culture.
Y’all “invited him to the family BBQ” and now he getting carried away
— Franklin- The HBK (@SheWantMo_Joe) April 24, 2019
Gary Owen is example of a white person getting 2 comfortable. It happens 2 all of us. Gotta get checked every now and then.
— Mack (@mackennessy) April 24, 2019
Recalibrate your white friends every 30,000 miles
People like Gary Owen are the absolute WORST. Always stepping over the line cuz get praised and get too comfortable around spineless ass Cul-De-Blacks
— Raymond Noodles (@imBINGnotGOOGLE) April 24, 2019
This isn’t his first time being accused of going too far.
Last April, Owen had his wife, who is Black, called comedian Michael Blackston the N-word during a social media beef.
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Jasmine Washington is a beauty-obsessed journalist by day and a trap music connoisseur by night. A lifelong New Yorker, she got her start as an intern at the now-defunct Juicy Magazine. Jasmine joined the EBONY.com team as a writer, penning daily stories on all things Black culture and entertainment.