Zach Braff deletes 'amazingly racist' tweet that compared Pharrell to a monkey

Remember the bellboy outfit Pharrell wore at Sunday night’s Grammys? It looks like Twitchy regular actor Zach Braff thought it would be amusing to compare that outfit to the one worn by a flying monkey in the 2013 film “Oz the Great and Powerful” and Salon — of course! — thinks he was racist for doing so:

Zach Braff compares Pharrell to a monkey in an amazingly racist Grammys tweet http://t.co/wstWWypVpS

— Salon (@Salon) February 10, 2015

“Amazingly racist,” even.

Here’s a screenshot of the now deleted tweet (text was captured by Salon’s CMS):

But why is this even racist in the first place? Braff actually voiced the monkey, named “Frank,” in the movie, which he points out to Salon in his apology tweet:

I love Pharrell. I thought the outfit he wore was similar to that of my bell hop outfit in Oz. I apologize.

— Zach Braff (@zachbraff) February 9, 2015

And Braff is an incredibly vocal Obama supporter. Just one example from his Twitter feed:

So happy Obama won. Now I know what it's like when your sports team wins! #sportsgrass

— Zach Braff (@zachbraff) October 17, 2012

Hey, Salon … could it bet that that the reason why the incredibly liberal Braff thought about this bellboy image was because he played the character in the movie???

It’s Salon who owes Braff the apology.

And even if Braff hadn’t played Frank the bellboy monkey in the film, was what he said really racist?

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When @eekshecried sees a monkey, the first thing that pops into her head is "black guy!" Because she's NOT a racist. https://t.co/kpXaIxTcpo

— ?It's?Almost ⛄️Christmas? (@jtLOL) February 9, 2015

Exactly.

And it’s worth noting that Braff wasn’t the only one to see the comparison on Sunday night:

I am not going to get mad at @zachbraff for telling the truth. Pharrell's suit did make him look like a monkey servant.

— C O R A L (@CoralAOTW) February 10, 2015

https://twitter.com/Bdell1014/status/564613790818643971

Why Pharrell Williams Dressed like the monkey from Oz? pic.twitter.com/zpjQkiC2Ff

— NICCO (@Stick_Nicco) February 9, 2015

https://twitter.com/BreezeThroughIt/status/564652577263222784

.@Pharrell You remind me of a monkey with this hat on your head… #GRAMMYs

— johnny (@fagabete) February 9, 2015

Why is Pharrell dressed like the monkey from Oz the great and powerful? pic.twitter.com/ZrqexnuVVj

— Nigganeezer Scrooge – Stripper Peacock Road Skank (@ladyblovebytes) February 9, 2015

Pharrell dressed like an evil monkey from the wizard of oz.

— KICKBACKNEXTDOOR (@ImNotAStatistic) February 9, 2015

https://twitter.com/chelleytwets/status/564613559506591745

Why does pharrell have monkey hat on?..lol

— marcclarke (@marcclarke) February 9, 2015

We could go on and on and on.

But we’ll end it with a little bit of unsolicited advice for Braff. Stick to mocking domestic abusers like Chris Brown — it’s safer. You know, like you did in 2013 but did not do Sunday night:

Actor Zach Braff disgusted by woman-beater Chris Brown at the Grammys

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