--- title: Amy Schumer Racist Joke Comedy Central: Comedian Response to Criticism description: Comedian Amy Schumer told her critics that she is not a racist and that she jokes about race because it's part of her job canonical: https://time.com/3939261/amy-schumer-defense-race-comedy/ author: Justin Worland article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-06-28T17:26:01.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:06:31.355Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Amy Schumer Fires Back at Claims of Racial Insensitivity og:description: Comedian Amy Schumer told her critics that she is not a racist and that she jokes about race because it's part of her job og:url: https://time.com/3939261/amy-schumer-defense-race-comedy/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta84c5ad96fb038da/6987ed78e53aba51bd4db92a/amy-schumer1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 2015 CinemaCon - 2015 Big Screen Achievement Awards og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Amy Schumer Fires Back at Claims of Racial Insensitivity twitter:description: Comedian Amy Schumer told her critics that she is not a racist and that she jokes about race because it's part of her job twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta84c5ad96fb038da/6987ed78e53aba51bd4db92a/amy-schumer1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Amy Schumer Fires Back at Claims of Racial Insensitivity > Sponsored content. 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Amy Schumer attends the 2015 Big Screen Achievement Awards during 2015 CinemaCon at OMNIA Nightclub at Caesars Palace on April 23, 2015 in Las Vegas, NV.Gabe Ginsberg—WireImage/Getty Images  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Jun 28, 2015 5:26 PM UTC Comedian Amy Schumer has defended herself against claims her comedy is racially insensitive, saying she jokes about race because it’s part of her job in a series of screenshots posted on Twitter. “It is a joke and it is funny. I know that because people laugh at it,” Schumer wrote in the post. “Trust me. I am not a racist.” The social-media post appeared to be a response to an [article](http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/jun/28/amy-schumer-comedys-viral-queen) published in the _Guardian_ on Sunday accusing the Comedy Central star of having “a large blind spot around race.” In particular, the article cited several jokes about Latinos. “I used to date Latino guys,” she reportedly said in a stand-up routine. “Now I prefer consensual.” Though Schumer didn’t reference the _Guardian_ story specifically she cited the same quote about a “blind spot” and ended her Twitter essay with a plea for commentators to address more pressing race issues. “My fight is for all people to be treated equally,” she wrote. “Move on to the next person who is more deserving of your scrutiny.” > [](https://twitter.com/amyschumer/status/615182173570633728) Schumer, star and writer of the forthcoming movie _Trainwreck_, often takes on controversial topics often related to feminist causes like equal pay, rape culture and portrayal of women in media. 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