«That’s what happens when you google a quote to make a point but haven’t actually read it before,» TV writer and host Ira Madison notes<\/b>
\nKevin Hart stirred up another online firestorm after tweeting a quote on Friday from Martin Luther King Jr. about how moments of crisis test the measure of a man \u2014 but his fans and critics just weren\u2019t having it.
\u201cYou\u2019re quoting Martin? Finally, you\u2019re making me laugh!\u201d one commenter wrote.
\u201cWhat you\u2019re going through is very comparable to what Martin Luther King Jr battled. How brave of you, Kevin,\u201d another wrote, while a third offered: \u201cDude it\u2019s the Oscars not Selma.\u201d
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Hart appeared to want to take the high road following his announcement as the 2019 Academy Awards host was derailed after dozens of his old anti-gay tweets resurfaced. The comedian offered an apology for the old tweets, and deleted many, but only after he twice insisted he would not apologize because he had already \u201cmoved on.\u201d
In a Friday morning tweet after his Oscar-hosting dreams unraveled, he quoted the civil-rights legend King: \u201cThe ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.\u201d
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But commenters were quick to find fault.
Ira Madison, the former Daily Beast critic and host of the Crooked Media pop culture podcast \u201cKeep It!\u201d noted that Hart left off the second half of King\u2019s original statement: \u201cThe true neighbor will risk his position, his prestige, and even his life for the welfare of others. In dangerous valleys and hazardous pathways, he will lift some bruised and beaten brother to a higher and more noble life.\u201d
Madison added, \u201cThat\u2019s what happens when you google a quote to make a point but haven\u2019t actually read it before.\u201d<\/p>\n