Michael Dyson calls Nancy Mace a 'bigot' as he rants about ‘cancel culture’ after she exposes flirty DMs

WASHINGTON, DC: Michael Eric Dyson's recent appearance on 'The View' took a fiery turn as he labeled Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC) a "bigot" while passionately decrying "cancel culture."

This dramatic exchange comes on the heels of the congresswoman exposing the professor's flirty private messages during a congressional hearing on Thursday, September 19.

Michael Eric Dyson avoids addressing flirty texts sent to Nancy Mace

On 'The View,' host Alyssa Farah Griffin prompted Michael Eric Dyson, saying, “So because we live in the crazy year 2024, she then later accused you of sending flirty texts, which she then entered the congressional record. Can you clear this up for us, professor?”

“The thing is, let’s look at a little background. I’m a preacher so I know sin. My own and others. Right? Nobody’s perfect,” he said. 

However, Dyson skirted directly addressing the content of his messages. Instead, he argued that societal norms around what is acceptable to say to women have shifted over the years.

“What you could say 20 years ago, [you] can’t say today, not because you’re suddenly wrong but the temper of the times has changed,” Dyson explained, downplaying his flirty texts as harmless compliments. 

"So if you acknowledge a woman’s beauty and there is a power imbalance, there’s a problem there. Peer to peer, still cautious but different."

Mace drops Dyson's flirty DM's on the record

The tension between the two has escalated since a heated exchange on CNN, where Michael Eric Dyson accused Nancy Mace of mispronouncing Vice President Kamala Harris’s name and claimed she was part of a long history of “White disregard for the humanity of Black people.”

The saga intensified when Mace entered Dyson’s messages into the congressional record during a House Oversight hearing, revealing his text that they “look good together” along with a kissy face emoji. Her subsequent laughter in response only led to the professor further complimenting her “gorgeousness.”

These revelations caught many by surprise, given the fierce rhetoric exchanged on CNN, where Mace stood her ground, labeling Dyson's accusations as attempts to paint her as a racist.

Michael Eric Dyson labels Nancy Mace a 'bigot' who took his critiques the wrong way

Further, Michael Eric Dyson then pivoted to a broader critique of “cancel culture,” asserting that he “lied” when he previously described Nancy Mace as a “wonderful woman.”

“We’re living in a toxic culture where there’s a cancel culture gotcha. We’re not trying to elevate; we’re trying to eviscerate. So when it comes to Nancy Mace, you see I tried to be nice to the woman,” he stated.

"I said you’re a wonderful woman, I lied, but I tried to be nice to her and even when I pointed out to her what the repetition of the misnaming of Kamala Harris would do, she got defensive, ‘oh, you’re calling me a racist.’ No,” Dyson stated.

As the conversation turned more personal, he labelled the congresswoman a "bigot" and accused her of pushing a “racist trope,” likening her reaction to tactics used by former President Donald Trump.

“I think Shakespeare said, the lady doth too much, or in the hood, a hit dog will holler. So the point is that this woman has now depended upon like her inspiration Donald Trump a racist trope," Dyson declared, framing Mace as someone who had relied on racially charged narratives.

He continued, “I didn’t call her names; I acknowledged her humanity.”