Former Ohio State star Nick Bosa had to have his social media scrubbed of any and all problematic material before Thursday’s NFL Draft. Now Bosa is under fire again for his problematic social media activity—this time for liking racist and homophobic Instagram posts, according to For the Win.
Twitter user @RzstProgramming has been following Bosa’s social media activity since March and documenting it all in threads—with receipts. There was actually so much problematic material that the Twitter account had to post a thread of several threads.
In the latest development, Bosa liked a friend’s photo on social media, who posted it with the hashtag N-word.
Nick Bosa’s friend: I’m going to post using the the N-word.
— Resist Programming 🛰 (@RzstProgramming) April 22, 2019
Nick Bosa: ❤️ “like” #NFLDraft2019 #STARaiders #NickBosa #ThoseHashtags https://t.co/Vx9oLO9mUD pic.twitter.com/V3OoTbIgy0
It’s been discovered that Bosa liked another Instagram post with the same hashtag, along with another one: “rape and pillage.”
Bosa also followed two Instagram accounts with racist, homophobic, Islamophobic, and white nationalist posts.
Thread: Nick Bosa follows “deplorable” MAGA themed IG accounts with racial, homophobic, Islamaphobic, & white nationalist posts.
— Resist Programming 🛰 (@RzstProgramming) April 24, 2019
Let’s take a look at the account…
“Too_Savage_For_Democrats” by Dylan Perentis
…& see what Nick Bosa has ❤️ “liked” and put into his feed. pic.twitter.com/pG0QCtw0CN
⭐️2nd Account Discovered⭐️
— Resist Programming 🛰 (@RzstProgramming) April 25, 2019
Thread 2: Nick Bosa caught following 2nd IG account with white nationalist & MAGA themed posts.
Let’s take a look at the account…
“DC_Draino” by Rogan O’Handley
…& see what Nick Bosa has ❤️ “liked” and is consuming on social media. pic.twitter.com/jRhcsIb5Bp
Bosa recently started following right-wing personalities Candace Owens and Tomi Lahren.
Yesterday: Candace Owens continued to defend her Adolf Hitler comments before Congress.
— Resist Programming 🛰 (@RzstProgramming) April 12, 2019
Today: Nick Bosa began following Candace Owens on IG.
Any questions? pic.twitter.com/i5BZ4R4B4y
This week: Nick Bosa told ESPN he is laying low on the MAGA wagon ahead of the #NFLDraft2019…
— Resist Programming 🛰 (@RzstProgramming) April 13, 2019
Yesterday: Fox News’ Tomi Lahren attacks the city of SF, affirms Nick’s *Kap is a clown* comment, says Nick has liked her tweets.
Nick Bosa: I think it is a good idea to follow Tomi. pic.twitter.com/SjLhcOIxji
Before the draft, Bosa said his agents went through and scrubbed his Twitter account of “anything that would cause controversy.”
On Twitter, Bosa was hating on Colin Kaepernick, Beyoncé, Marvel’s Black Panther, and promoting President Donald Trump before the scrub.
My Nick Bosa, Joey Bosa, and John Bosa Threads
— Resist Programming 🛰 (@RzstProgramming) March 12, 2019
@RzstProgramming made threads on the subjects of “Kaepernick,” “Beyoncé,” “identity/racial themes,” “MAGA” to expose Bosa’s behavior.
https://twitter.com/RzstProgramming/status/1102691317187035137
In the Kaepernick thread, Bosa called Kaepernick a “clown,” and wrote, “Taking a knee on 9/11… shame.” He also liked and retweeted several derogatory comments about Kaepernick. Overall, Bosa had nine different Twitter activities that were deleted regarding Kaepernick.
THREAD: Potential 2019 #1 draft pick @nbsmallerbear has an Anti-@Kaepernick7 position. Bosa Twitter activity on this topic.
— Resist Programming 🛰 (@RzstProgramming) May 15, 2018
In the Beyoncé thread, Bosa wrote that “Beyoncé’s music is complete trash,” and that Lemonade was the “worst song (he) has ever heard,” even though Beyoncé doesn’t have a song called Lemonade.
He said in a video interview that he is not a fan of Beyoncé because he doesn’t like that “she has to make everything such a big, political statement.” He then said he was a “big fan” of Trump. Overall, Bosa had three different Twitter activities that were deleted regarding Beyoncé.
Does Beyhive have potential #1 NFL Draft Pick #NickBosa, who recently appeared at the #NFLCombine19, on their radar?
— Resist Programming 🛰 (@RzstProgramming) March 4, 2019
He says that Beyoncé’s music is trash & liked a comment that Beyonce and JayZ are trash. https://t.co/GyjXc6VMf5
VIDEO: Nick Bosa confirms he doesn’t like Beyoncé and is a big fan of Trump. pic.twitter.com/t3Nfusrl6I
— Resist Programming 🛰 (@RzstProgramming) March 4, 2019
In the MAGA thread, Bosa had at least 31 Twitter activities that were deleted regarding Trump and other political beliefs.
https://twitter.com/RzstProgramming/status/1102691317187035137
Bosa liked tweets that mention prominent Black men who were killed by the police, like Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and Freddie Gray. He liked several tweets where his white friends said the N-word. He also interacted with several right-wing figures.
He retweeted a tweet that called Obama a “bitch.” He tweeted that “Dwayne Wade looks like a parrot fish” and “I really don’t want to see Michael Sam kiss his boyfriend.. ew.” He also liked several other homophobic Tweets.
He also liked a tweet saying Black Panther wasn’t a good movie and not to make the argument about whether or not it was a good movie a “race thing.” In total, there were 27 Twitter activities regarding race and identity that have been deleted.
@RzstProgramming was ultimately blocked by Bosa.
Must have been something I tweeted…
— Resist Programming 🛰 (@RzstProgramming) March 2, 2019
At least #NickBosa got to showcase some of his blocking skills on #NFLCombine weekend.
Running away from his twitter history quick… ⏱⏱⏱
Let’s get back to it… pic.twitter.com/u5QjKzGblL
The behavior also seems to run in the family because the Twitter account also made threads exposing the rest of the Bosa family, including his father, brother, and even his mom.
The tweets clearly did not affect Bosa’s draft stock. He was selected by the San Francisco 49ers with the second overall pick.
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H/T For The Win