Lawmaker targeted in race-based online comments
A southern Vermont legislator is speaking out after being the target of racially loaded comments on social media.
A Twitter user posted comments mocking Rep. Kiah Morris, D-Bennington, based on her race. The user was responding to a tweet announcing that Morris was projected to win the uncontested Democratic primary for her district Aug. 9.
The Twitter user with the name “Max Misch” posted a caricature of a black person and a comment that included racially charged mimicry and distortions of vulgarities. The user tagged Morris, who is one of two black members of the House of Representatives.
The Twitter profile identifies Misch as an Army veteran in Bennington who identifies with the “alt right” movement. Misch has posted retweets from David Duke, the former grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan who is running for U.S. Senate in Louisiana.
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