Michael Eric Dyson on Nancy Mace’s Flirting Claim: ‘I Ain’t Tryin’ to Hit on this Woman on No Day’

DYSON Hey my friends ░░░░░░░░ Eric Dyson here Just ░░░░░░░░ to clear something up ░░░░░░░░ vicious untruth and rumor ░░░░░░░░ s being spread by ░░░░░░░░ Nancy Mace claiming I ░░░░░░░░ trying to hit on ░░░░░░░░ so I m trying ░░░░░░░░ figure this out So ░░░░░░░░ is our complete text ░░░░░░░░ that she says proves ░░░░░░░░ was trying to hit ░░░░░░░░ her We were on ░░░░░░░░ together She was vicious ░░░░░░░░ was nasty She refused ░░░░░░░░ call Kamala Harris by ░░░░░░░░ right name We had ░░░░░░░░ bitter exchange about that ░░░░░░░░ claims in the interview ░░░░░░░░ I called her racist ░░░░░░░░ I went out of ░░░░░░░░ way to say she ░░░░░░░░ t a racist I ░░░░░░░░ You re a wonderful ░░░░░░░░ but let me say ░░░░░░░░ to you because I ░░░░░░░░ you probably didn t ░░░░░░░░ this or mean it ░░░░░░░░ when you call Kamala ░░░░░░░░ out of her name ░░░░░░░░ is perpetuating a legacy ░░░░░░░░ inequality and of white ░░░░░░░░ of black people Oh ░░░░░░░░ you called me a ░░░░░░░░ No I didn t ░░░░░░░░ she s looking for ░░░░░░░░ reason to try to ░░░░░░░░ the situation This is ░░░░░░░░ text exchange I sent ░░░░░░░░ Abby Phillip the host ░░░░░░░░ the show suggested we ░░░░░░░░ pictures I said Let ░░░░░░░░ take a picture She ░░░░░░░░ Abby said When you ░░░░░░░░ it then tag me ░░░░░░░░ and then we ll ░░░░░░░░ fun Because the whole ░░░░░░░░ was two bipolar opposites ░░░░░░░░ Eric Dyson on one ░░░░░░░░ Nancy Mace on the ░░░░░░░░ So I sent her ░░░░░░░░ she said Great pic ░░░░░░░░ I said Shh don ░░░░░░░░ tell anybody We look ░░░░░░░░ together with a laughing ░░░░░░░░ and a kissy face ░░░░░░░░ my point was Shh ░░░░░░░░ t tell anybody because ░░░░░░░░ are bipolar opposites You ░░░░░░░░ on one side of ░░░░░░░░ spectrum and I m ░░░░░░░░ the other side of ░░░░░░░░ spectrum And she said ░░░░░░░░ ha ha And I ░░░░░░░░ Well you re gorgeousness ░░░░░░░░ the photos so there ░░░░░░░░ that And a little ░░░░░░░░ face Again I m ░░░░░░░░ saying that trying to ░░░░░░░░ nice to her in ░░░░░░░░ belief and the effort ░░░░░░░░ if I m nice ░░░░░░░░ her and I prove ░░░░░░░░ we don t have ░░░░░░░░ bitter consequences from our ░░░░░░░░ on television that we ░░░░░░░░ be relatively kind to ░░░░░░░░ other And I m ░░░░░░░░ nice to her There ░░░░░░░░ no hitting on you ░░░░░░░░ said By the way ░░░░░░░░ ve spoken twice at ░░░░░░░░ Citadel She said Oh ░░░░░░░░ s awesome and sent ░░░░░░░░ American flags and I ░░░░░░░░ the exclamation point She ░░░░░░░░ a heart on the ░░░░░░░░ you re gorgeousness makes ░░░░░░░░ photos so there s ░░░░░░░░ Then she removed the ░░░░░░░░ two days later because ░░░░░░░░ knew she was up ░░░░░░░░ some mayhem I ain ░░░░░░░░ try to hit on ░░░░░░░░ woman on no day ░░░░░░░░ later on she called ░░░░░░░░ and Keith Boykin my ░░░░░░░░ panelist boys So here ░░░░░░░░ am trying to be ░░░░░░░░ to her to be ░░░░░░░░ to her to compliment ░░░░░░░░ to suggest that she ░░░░░░░░ you know a human ░░░░░░░░ that she had been ░░░░░░░░ I said she looked ░░░░░░░░ that night now she ░░░░░░░░ trying to turn this ░░░░░░░░ me hitting on you ░░░░░░░░ removed the heart These ░░░░░░░░ other people that I ░░░░░░░░ with recently my friends ░░░░░░░░ of them My friend ░░░░░░░░ I said Nice You ░░░░░░░░ gorgeous Look out Texas ░░░░░░░░ she comes talking about ░░░░░░░░ Nell Painter a world ░░░░░░░░ historian on her Instagram ░░░░░░░░ posted after she posted ░░░░░░░░ she s a Mary ░░░░░░░░ Van Der Hagen fellow ░░░░░░░░ letters of the American ░░░░░░░░ in Berlin in public ░░░░░░░░ said Gorgeous and brilliant ░░░░░░░░ at once a heart ░░░░░░░░ a face that s ░░░░░░░░ with hearts and a ░░░░░░░░ face right I said ░░░░░░░░ up the great work ░░░░░░░░ there is my friend ░░░░░░░░ who I was giving ░░░░░░░░ to for the Democratic ░░░░░░░░ Convention I said You ░░░░░░░░ I can if I ░░░░░░░░ Everybody and their mama ░░░░░░░░ these tickets for today ░░░░░░░░ look gorgeous as always ░░░░░░░░ my colleague Lisa at ░░░░░░░░ when we took pictures ░░░░░░░░ sent them to her ░░░░░░░░ I said Me and ░░░░░░░░ Gorgeous And then Councilwoman ░░░░░░░░ Sheffield who is a ░░░░░░░░ woman in Detroit and ░░░░░░░░ said Gorgeous and brilliant ░░░░░░░░ Bless you and thank ░░░░░░░░ for your courage strength ░░░░░░░░ leadership And then my ░░░░░░░░ friend Susan Taylor a ░░░░░░░░ editor Queen that s ░░░░░░░░ I call her so ░░░░░░░░ to see you today ░░░░░░░░ look gorgeous as always ░░░░░░░░ you re soul inspiring ░░░░░░░░ was uplifting as always ░░░░░░░░ better Love y all ░░░░░░░░ then finally to Dana ░░░░░░░░ I congratulated her on ░░░░░░░░ interview she did with ░░░░░░░░ Harris and then on ░░░░░░░░ interview Saying people of ░░░░░░░░ are eating cats that ░░░░░░░░ racism I was quoting ░░░░░░░░ I said Thank you ░░░░░░░░ Bash Besides being brilliant ░░░░░░░░ courageous you also look ░░░░░░░░ And then I put ░░░░░░░░ a power hand and ░░░░░░░░ smiley face with with ░░░░░░░░ I ain t hitting ░░░░░░░░ Nancy Mace I often ░░░░░░░░ people s gorgeousness and ░░░░░░░░ s too by everybody ░░░░░░░░ my point is that ░░░░░░░░ is a woman trying ░░░░░░░░ exploit the situation trying ░░░░░░░░ pretend as if I ░░░░░░░░ trying to hit on ░░░░░░░░ She literally has that ░░░░░░░░ exchange that I read ░░░░░░░░ whole of you a ░░░░░░░░ of it to you ░░░░░░░░ ain t trying to ░░░░░░░░ at her I ain ░░░░░░░░ trying to be with ░░░░░░░░ I I have not ░░░░░░░░ white women Not that ░░░░░░░░ s a problem All ░░░░░░░░ of my wives have ░░░░░░░░ seven to eleven years ░░░░░░░░ Again where in that ░░░░░░░░ exchange am I hitting ░░░░░░░░ you No what you ░░░░░░░░ trying to do is ░░░░░░░░ nastiness and viciousness because ░░░░░░░░ re so bitter because ░░░░░░░░ got your butt whipped ░░░░░░░░ night because I told ░░░░░░░░ then that what you ░░░░░░░░ doing is wrong And ░░░░░░░░ me correct one thing ░░░░░░░░ did say That night ░░░░░░░░ said you re a ░░░░░░░░ woman and then I ░░░░░░░░ I know you don ░░░░░░░░ intend to do this ░░░░░░░░ she said Oh are ░░░░░░░░ calling me a racist ░░░░░░░░ of course I said ░░░░░░░░ I wasn t Let ░░░░░░░░ correct myself You are ░░░░░░░░ racist You are a ░░░░░░░░ charged small minded bigoted ░░░░░░░░ who was trying to ░░░░░░░░ a situation to try ░░░░░░░░ make me believe to ░░░░░░░░ people believe that I ░░░░░░░░ hitting on you when ░░░░░░░░ ve just now read ░░░░░░░░ entire exchange which is ░░░░░░░░ I ve told I ░░░░░░░░ read other exchanges with ░░░░░░░░ where I have called ░░░░░░░░ gorgeous and wasn t ░░░░░░░░ to hit on them ░░░░░░░░ so your attempt is ░░░░░░░░ and sorry but you ░░░░░░░░ bigoted racist attempt will ░░░░░░░░ succeed Ain t nobody ░░░░░░░░ to holler at you ░░░░░░░░ if you re that ░░░░░░░░ that you need a ░░░░░░░░ man to holler at ░░░░░░░░ I m not the ░░░░░░░░ to do it There ░░░░░░░░ plenty on your side ░░░░░░░░ can do that ma ░░░░░░░░ but you got the ░░░░░░░░ brother in me Again ░░░░░░░░ misleading lying distorting and ░░░░░░░░ to pretend as if ░░░░░░░░ s trying to holler ░░░░░░░░ you when that s ░░░░░░░░ furthest thing from my ░░░░░░░░ My mistake was being ░░░░░░░░ to you trying to ░░░░░░░░ oh my God we ░░░░░░░░ opposites but we can ░░░░░░░░ be gracious to one ░░░░░░░░ I can still compliment ░░░░░░░░ I can still say ░░░░░░░░ things to you There ░░░░░░░░ no attempt to do ░░░░░░░░ but to be gracious ░░░░░░░░ you but you have ░░░░░░░░ to be what I ░░░░░░░░ you weren t a ░░░░░░░░ white supremacist racist who ░░░░░░░░ incapable of accepting the ░░░░░░░░ and kindness of a ░░░░░░░░ man You are a ░░░░░░░░ sick soul.”