UK pundit causes uproar after sharing neo-Nazi tweet

Columnist and television personality Katie Hopkins was deliberating on the topic of ethnic identity when a caller phoned in to say that she was coming across as racist.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

JANUARY 2, 2017 19:41

Updated: JANUARY 2, 2017 19:57

UK pundit Katie Hopkins (photo credit: TWITTER) — UK pundit Katie Hopkins

(photo credit: TWITTER)

A UK conservative fire-brand caused uproar on social media Monday after sharing a message from a neo-Nazi Twitter account, according to the Evening Standard.

During a broadcast on LBC Radio, columnist and television personality Katie Hopkins was deliberating on the topic of ethnic identity when a caller phoned in to say that she was coming across as racist.

“I genuinely believe 'racist' as a word has been used so much," Hopkins told the listener in response.

“I'm sorry for the word racist in a way," she continued, adding "It's become used so much, it's like a regular word now, it's lost all meaning to me.”

Following the broadcast, Hopkins tweeted audio of the exchange, writing: "Call me racist. I don't care. I will stand up for white women being raped because you're scared to offend Muslims."

But the real outrage didn't ensue until Hopkins retweeted a message from an account named AntiJuden SS, which featured a Nazi swastika on its avatar, which read: “Now that is the way it should be told.”

@GodofwarTyr @KTHopkins @LBC you're retweeting a tweet from this account? Quick way to lose credibility - unless u really are a Nazi?!
— (((Jo Offord))) (@joofford) January 2, 2017

Soon after, a torrent of condemnation was flung at the pundit, accusing Hopkins of "joining hands with Nazis," as one tweet read.

Another social media user wondered: “You want to retweet from someone with THAT symbol as their avatar?!?"

@GodofwarTyr @KTHopkins @LBC you want to retweet from someone with THAT symbol as their avatar?!? #crazierthanithought
— Graham Crewe (@grahamcrewe71) January 2, 2017