Kayla Braxton Rages Against Racism on Twitter

NXT ring announcer Kayla Braxton has had just about enough of racist comments made against her. Braxton, who has discussed recently finding out about her ethnic heritage havinggrew up in foster care, posted to Twitter addressing the fact that she’s been “personally attacked” over her ethnicity after she learned she was half black. The comments, as Braxton noted, included people questioning the validity of her comments as well as disparaging comments about her black heritage.

“I was hesitant to write this but I’ve had enough,” she wrote (h/t to Ringside News). “Some of you are extremly disappointing and quite honestly, disgusting. Many of you have personally attacked me on my ethnicity. And for no reason. For those who don’t know. I was raised in foster care. I never knew my father or anything about him. Last year I did ancestry DNA and learned of my ethnic background and I have been transparent and shared that info with my followers in hopes to help others who have a similar background. But I often see your comments — you know who you are — making fun of me for just now discovering I’m half black. Questioning it. You’ve called me ‘white bread’ ‘sticky white’, ‘mutt’, ‘mixed breed.’ You say I only claim my black side when it’s convenient to me… I AM PROUD OF EVERY PART OF ME. But it’s clear you’re not proud of who you are. Those of you attacking anyone’s ethnicity should be ashamed of yourselves. Your parents should be ashamed of you. I am ashamed of you. Be better. Stop being ignorant.”

She went on to include quotes by Martin Luther King, Benjamin Franklin and, cheekily, herself.

For those of you who continue to come at me with the ignorant BS, this is for you. pic.twitter.com/EiP6pjJWrq

— Kayla Braxton (@KaylaBraxtonWWE) March 1, 2019