Whoever is behind People magazine's Twitter account has a lot of explaining to do.
The magazine faced harsh scrutiny during its live-tweeting of ABC's premiere lineup Thursday night, which included all three series executive produced by Shonda Rhimes. During "How To Get Away With Murder," rather than celebrating star Viola Davis for her performance as a law school professor, People apparently could only see her as the maid, Aibileen Clark, whom she played in "The Help."
Fans immediately responded to the magazine's tweet, which has since been deleted, for its racist and offensive nature:
But that wasn't the magazine's only misstep Thursday night. People also tweeted out a comment about actress Kerry Washington's hair during the season premiere of "Scandal," which viewers also found offensive.
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