Eva Longoria Takes Heat On Twitter For Offensive Retweet Calling Romney 'Racist' And 'Misogynist' (UPDATED)

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• Drudge Report

  The conservative aggregator drives more news traffic on the web than any site except Google, according to The New York Times.

• TwitchyTeam

  Obama campaign co-chair Eva Longoria deletes retweet calling women and minorities 'stupid' for supporting Romney http://t.co/AAWPU3R0

• Michelle Malkin Pounces

  Conservative blogger Michelle Malkin lashed out at Longoria in a series of tweets.

• An Offended Latina Responds

• LatinaLista

  Cafe Con Leche Republicans demand apology from Eva Longoria… http://t.co/xzzr7k9h

• A Longoria Supporter Weighs In

• Twitter Malfunction?

  Longoria intimates that the controversial retweet may have been Twitter's fault.

• Longoria Responds

• Twitter User @imnotyuri Is Happy Longoria Retweeted Her

  The user who started all the fuss, @imnotyuri, isn't apologizing for shaking up the political twitterverse.

• The Original Tweet That Sparked The Controversy

Longoria has a retweet problem.

A week after causing an uproar on the social networking site by retweeting a prison rape joke aimed at GOP vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan, the Desperate Housewives star sparked another furor by retweeting a message calling Mitt Romney a racist and questioning why any woman or minority would vote for him.

The tweet by user @imnotyuri -- whose profile is worth checking out because of the cool baby sloth photos -- was directed at Eva Longoria’s handle and read: “I have no idea why any woman/minority can vote for Romney. You have to be stupid to vote for such a racist/misogynistic twat.”

@imnotyuri
Юрий Плескун

@evalongoria I have no idea why any woman/minority can vote for Romney. You have to be stupid to vote for such a racist/misogynistic twat

October 17, 2012 3:16 am via web Reply Retweet Favorite

Longoria, who serves as a co-chair of the Obama campaign, retweeted the message, but shortly thereafter scrubbed it from her timeline.

But not before she offended a whole lot of Romney supporters.

Conservative aggregator Drudge Report, which drives more news traffic on the Web than any site except Google, linked to a Washington Examiner article slamming Longoria for poor taste. Pundit Michelle Malkin slammed Longoria in a series of tweets, prompting an flurry of messages from her conservative followers. The Café Con Leche Republicans, a Latino conservative group that supports immigration reform, demanded an apology.

It wasn’t only conservatives who attacked her. The progressive blog Latino Rebels called the retweet about Romney “vulgar,” adding:

[T]here are better ways to behave when you are officially working on a campaign, and unfortunately, Longoria’s social media blunders are not the way you do it.”

The user who originally posted the tweet seemed to stand by her message, to judge from this subsequent tweet:

@imnotyuri
Юрий Плескун

@trainwreck_o ikr all of these white ppl in my mentions are just proving my point lol idc tho eva rtd me and thats good enough hehehe

October 17, 2012 4:08 pm via Twitter for iPhone Reply Retweet Favorite

In response to the controversy Longoria later tweeted that she had "never personally called any conservative women stupid. I think you are all beautiful and strong and smart!" She also seemed to intimate that the controversial retweet may have been a computer malfunction:

@EvaLongoria
Eva Longoria

Is anyone else's twitter bugging out? There are things in my timeline I didn't retweet today. Hmmm? Standby trying to fix!

October 18, 2012 1:09 pm via WhoSay Reply Retweet Favorite

Longoria’s Twitter gaffe comes just days after she drew a similar round of criticism for retweeting a message reading: “Biden is making Paul Ryan his prison bitch! #vpdebate.”

Check out users’ reactions to Longoria’s tweet in the slideshow above. Did her comments offend you? Are they befitting of the national co-chair of a presidential campaign? Or is this all just a bunch of hype over nothing? Let us know what you think in the comments.

UPDATE: Thursday, Oct. 18, 12:10 p.m. EST -- Longoria apologized for offending people with the retweet, via Twitter, writing: "I use Twitter as a platform for all Americans and their opinions. Sorry if people were offended by retweet. Obviously not my words or my personal view. I respect all Americans #FreedomOfSpeech."

CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story said that the user @imnotyuri had deleted the original tweet that Longoria retweeted. That is not correct. The original tweet remains, timestamped Oct. 16. An earlier version also mistakenly referred to Michelle Malkin as "Elizabeth" Malkin.

Comments

[Lmustin]

06:44 PM on 03/04/2013

What's disappointing is that the Romney's still don't quite get it, to say they didn't reach minorities because Obamacare is very appealing to them. Are you still saying the same things, that minorities are only interested in free stuff, takers only? It's an insult to over step middle class minorities with the same message that we're all poor and looking for something for nothing. As well ignoring Obamacare was appealing to a lot of white voters, Obama didn't get in by minorities only. Every time these ppl open their mouths it's aninsult. I'm sorry the media run "poor ole minorities stories" all the time, but not all minorities are in that shape and they need to start addressing middle class minorities as if they are contributors to this country as we are!

[apmcmanis]

05:34 PM on 10/30/2012

"Standby, Trying to Fix" ?????????? What?? Is she trying to have us believe that she's some sort of computer tech that works for twitter??

[Titan1nyc]

12:27 PM on 10/30/2012

Eva you are AWESOME!!!!!

[Harley Cooper]

04:03 PM on 10/27/2012

I expect the race gender cards will be flying more now that the race is close.

[BeasTT]

11:55 PM on 10/25/2012

This chick is useless, why anyone would listen to her is beyond me.

Thank God Mark Sanchez got rid of her.

Well done bro, you got in, got off, and got out.

[bullsfan120]

12:53 AM on 10/26/2012

I guess people who were offended by this just "can/t handle the truth"

[Asiai5040]

06:51 PM on 10/25/2012

And what did she say that was a lie or inappropriate? Why or why when the shoe is on the other foot people (and you know who you are) cry foul. Mr. O has suffered so many name calling and insults from the right - granted two wrongs don't make a right (well only if you're a repub that happens) but what is wrong with a supporter saying how she feels. How will people think any different of O because of this. You either like the man or not and most of the hate is because of his race - not his politics and anyone who says differently is being disingenuous.

[taylo]

04:45 PM on 10/23/2012

no wonder obama is losing

[BeasTT]

11:54 PM on 10/25/2012

Exactly.

[bullsfan120]

12:53 AM on 10/26/2012

Who told you that?

[vivadd]

07:59 PM on 10/22/2012

Eva Longoria is co-chair of Obama's campaign? If she keeps screwing up with her ignorant and insulting comments, we should appoint her to the Romney campaign. She's helping conservatives prove that most liberals are blindly following Obama, not based upon his actions, beliefs and politics but because of his race. Shame on her for using her fame to influence others to do the same. Do your research Eva and find out Obama's real motives and agenda!

[WarriorLemming]

06:08 PM on 10/25/2012

Did you sign up to HuffPo just to say that, haha you're amusing ;D

[lizlovestexas]

04:57 PM on 10/22/2012

I heard about Ms. Longoria stupid remark a few days ago; but because I am busy working so I can share my wealth I just now found time to give my opinion. I am a female Hispanic not stupid or prejudice and I found this young lady's comments insulting. Ms. Longoria needs to grow up and concentrate on TRYING to be an actress. I don’t know where you are right now but don’t come back to Texas.

[zengirlnyc]

09:07 PM on 10/21/2012

Didn't Romney, a Mormon church leader once tell a pregnant single women she had to give her child up for adoption or she's be excommunicated from the church? (not exactly what Jesus would have done. Jesus would have done the opposite). Wasn't the Mormon church racist until 1978? Romney was an adult at that time.

[Jjsmith7799]

06:16 PM on 10/21/2012

Eva Longoria is just another Hollywood flash in the pan who now hocks makeup and fritos. She is obviously trashy and lacking class....hardly worth anyone's time.

[Carmen Madonna Campos]

11:30 AM on 10/21/2012

a BIG thank you for all the white folks on here telling us what to do.

it's okay, that's what you feel most comfortable doing.

OBAMA 2012 - THAT'S WHAT'S BEST FOR ALL AMERICANS!!!

[BeasTT]

06:31 PM on 10/21/2012

When you're done with your rant, please go back to vacuuming my living room, thank you :)

[Carmen Madonna Campos]

07:33 PM on 10/21/2012

you make your race proud.

[SoCalNick]

08:02 PM on 10/21/2012

Shes more Woman that you will ever have and more MAN than you will ever be.

CSMF

That is all

[pat anderson]

07:16 PM on 10/21/2012

what "white folks" are telling you what to do??? isn't that racist to denigrate someone because of the color of their skin??

[Mainliner UM]

10:24 PM on 10/20/2012

Does Obama even have Hollywood supporters who are informed on the issues, have a grasp of the foreign policy failures that led to the death of four Americans, who understand the economic effects of Obamacare, and who can carry on a conversation without vitriol and need to resort to childish name calling? I haven't found any among the Hollywood beautiful people able to do that. Longoria's crude and debasing comment just underscores how out of touch Obama supporters are with everyday, middle class people who respect women, minorities, other races, people whose opinions differ, and who try to carry on civil conversations on the issues. She should be ashamed of herself and resign from her post in the Obama campaign. Obama should ask her to step down since he lectured people on civil discourse. Of course, I doubt that will happen.

[lmbsjc]

01:28 PM on 10/21/2012

it hurts when the shoes on the other foot huh

[BeasTT]

08:26 PM on 10/21/2012

I agree with your post, but Eva is not one of the Hollywood "beautiful people." I would not let this chick wash my laundry.

[Dental Trader]

04:20 PM on 10/20/2012

Eva Longoria and others like her are pretty. Pretty biased, pretty uninformed, pretty partisan, pretty disrespectful and pretty lacking in common sense. Look at Romney and what he has accomplished both in his personal life and as Governer. Look at what BO accomplished and compare the two. Ask yourself who would you trust to manage your money. Who would you trust to ensure your way of life.

Just pretend there are no R or D. Just look at the two records and decide. Another example: If you are a hiring manager and they both presented their resumes, showing what experienced they have and their accomplishments, who would you hire? Leave politics out of it. Who would do a better job based on their current and previous records? When you vote, you are voting to employ the guy.

For the life of me I cannot imagine why anybody would listen to the desperate rantings of a clearly troubled "pretty" actress who demonstrates such obviously poor judgment.

[Christina61]

06:40 PM on 10/20/2012

Amen.

[Mainliner UM]

10:32 PM on 10/20/2012

Outstanding and incisive comment. Thanks.

[cavetrollhead]

03:54 PM on 10/20/2012

Personal attacks is all the Obama campaign has left.