"Overconfident" is now a bad word

Grey's Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo was criticized for a 'racist' comment on social media about Kamala Harris following her TV debate.

Pompeo was watching the 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful go head-to-head with Joe Biden, Cory Booker and others in round two of the party's nationally televised debates on Wednesday.

Her record as California's top prosecutor became a battering ram for debate opponents, who accused her of keeping innocent people in jail and extending sentences to take advantage of their free labor.

Pompeo, 49, was responding to a tweet from Bloomberg that highlighted the 'emerging trend' of Harris, 54, specifically targeting Joe Biden during the debates.

The actress tweeted: 'Because she’s overconfident and believes he is her only competition.'

The remark provoked a widespread backlash from her followers, who described the comment as 'racist.'

One user claimed: 'It's disappointing that you single out the black woman as "overconfident" when she is actually defending her record against the front-runner whose campaign has been solely fighting her, calling her 'slippery and slick' and other slurs. On that stage Biden was her only competition.'

Meanwhile another user claimed: 'Despite your activism, you decide that disparaging a woman for doing the same thing other men did tonight was your contribution to the discussion.

'Disappointing...but not surprising. That 53% has many faces, but I see you.'

Another person called Delonte Donray said: 'Let me be very clear this was racist.

Later the actress defended herself and called the implication that it was racist, weak.

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