The situation itself, that a white man who hailed himself a great ally was privately a bigoted racist, is not a surprise. That happens a lot. But it’s repugnant when someone thinks their publicly-exposed “private” comments exonerate them from their wrong doing.

“Unfortunately…comments which I never intended to share publicly have come to light.”

But you said them. That’s who you are. Publicly or privately.

Story by @ProPublica:
https://www.propublica.org/article/ryan-millsap-movie-executive-racist-antisemitic-texts

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Movie Exec Ryan Millsap Sent Racist, Antisemitic Texts, Records Show

Ryan Millsap has built important relationships with Black leaders and Jewish colleagues. But his private communications, copies of which were filed in court, exhibit derogatory views toward those communities.

^ProPublica