Pennsylvania Democratic lawmaker denies writing racist, homophobic tweets
PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania Democratic state senator denied claims from Republicans that he made racist and homophobic remarks about Black, Asian and LGBTQ people on social media more than a decade ago.
PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania Democratic state senator denied claims from Republicans that he made racist and homophobic remarks about Black, Asian and LGBTQ people on social media more than a decade ago.
On Tuesday, Sept. 24, the Pennsylvania Senate Republican Campaign Committee released a statement accusing Sen. Jimmy Dillon (D-Philadelphia) of writing a string of offensive posts on Twitter — now known as X — under the account for Hoops 24-7, a year-round basketball academy that Dillon operates.
All five tweets — posted in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2015 — were deleted. The SRCC provided screenshots of the tweets, however.
“The revelation of Jimmy Dillon’s past use of the n-word is unsettling. Let’s be clear, this was not a teenager making a mistake or a single comment taken out of context. This was a grown man in his 30s casually using the n-word and making disgusting jokes repeatedly on his social media. We can only wonder what Jimmy Dillon is saying behind closed doors if this is the kind of language he’ll post publicly for the world to see,” PA SRCC Executive Director Cody Harbaugh said.
Sen. Jimmy Dillon, D-Philadelphia.James Robinson / Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus“And African Americans aren’t the only ones subject to his offensive slurs and remarks. Dillon has made disparaging comments about the LGBT and Asian communities.”
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