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Candace Owens called 'race traitor' for dismissing Missing White Woman Syndrome

'When will you learn about the Race Traitor syndrome you suffer from?' a Twitter user asked Candace Owens regarding her comment on Gabby Petito case

Political commentator and talk show host Candace Owens recently offered her inputs regarding the 'Missing White Woman Syndrome'. The concept, coined by news anchor Gwen Ifill has resurfaced with the extensive media coverage of the Gabby Petito case. It hints at the categorical media neglect of Black persons who have gone missing under similar circumstances in the recent past.

Recently, missing Black medical student Jelani Day's mother also voiced a similar concern around her son's mysterious disappearance on August 24. Meanwhile, Candace Owens decided to criticize the idea of Missing White Woman Syndrome in a tweet on September 23, where she wrote, "Yesterday I learned about missing white person syndrome. Can someone let me know what syndrome it is that causes us to ignore every white person that is killed by a police officer, but demands that we burn cities across the world to the ground for thugs like George Floyd?" Her comment did not sit well with a majority of social media users. She had faced ample controversy in the past as well for her problematic comments, especially remarks surrounding racial issues. 

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Does Candace Owens have 'Race Traitor Syndrome'? 

Slamming the conservative author, journalist Andreas Hale called her to be a victim of 'Race Traitor Syndrome'. Hale tweeted, "When will you learn about the Race Traitor syndrome you suffer from where you go out of your way to get attention by being overly critical about your own race because nobody would care about you otherwise?"

Owens retaliated at Andreas Hale by responding, "White people discussing white people who have committed crimes against other white people is “missing white person syndrome”. But black people discussing black people who have committed many crimes against other black people (see: George Floyd) are race traitors."

She went on to add, "So basically, it’s very important that black people shut up and say nothing when crimes are committed against black victims, but also very important that we get angry and ask why white victims get so much attention when crimes are committed against them."

Not just Hale, many others also called out Candace Owens for her remarks. "Not at all. It’s the media attention towards missing white girls and not towards missing girls for POC. Not race baiting or double standard. It’s called reality," a Twitter user disagreed. A second user tweeted, "You have a real identity issue, huh?" Another pointed out, "She’s not helping the movement."

"Not one city has been "burned to the ground." I know this is asking a lot, but maybe ease up on the exaggerations and hyperbole," a fourth user said.