I had a lot of thoughts about this story when I read it, but my first thought was that it is crazy he has to crowdfund to produce a pilot for his spinoff. If it was any of the white characters it would be picked up immediately and fully funded by a network or streaming service.
That isn’t as racist as the comments he is receiving, but it is still racist.
Leslie David Baker, who played Stanley Hudson in “The Office,” has shared some of the racist messages he received in response to starting a crowdfunding campaign on Instagram.
Last month, Baker, who appeared in all nine seasons of “The Office,” began an online campaign to raise funds for a potential comedy spin-off which would see his character come out of retirement.
However, after announcing his plans, Baker received a collection of racist messages on the platform from people who were against his character — one of the only Black characters on the show — returning to television screens.
This is just sick.
Of course, the individuals deleted their accounts as soon as he posted the messages.
Flip the pages to check them out.