I vaguely remember hearing about this a few months ago but apparently it launched a much bigger debate on black Twitter or whatever it’s called now. It began last September when a woman named Roda Osman aka Ro Bashe posted a video claiming she’d been hit with a brick while a group of other men stood around and watched but didn’t react. You can view the clip here.
NBC News published an interview with Osman which was really about the controversy stemming from the video. It seems black men and black women were choosing different sides.
While some Black women online called out the alleged bystanders’ inaction and the decision not to intervene, some Black men in turn resurfaced Osman’s old social media posts, accusing her of a history of inflammatory behavior and untrustworthy character.
With a lack of clarity on what went down, some — women and men alike — called…
