Fans Rally Behind Insider’s Tough Call as Bubba Wallace’s “Baby” Announcement Highlights Social Media’s Wretched State

Bubba Wallace is about to become a dad! Great news, right? The NASCAR driver from 23XI Racing and his wife, Amanda Carter, just announced they’re expecting. Wallace dropped the big news on Twitter with some cute pictures, cracking a joke about the timing: “Wife: “It would be the worst to have a baby on your birthday/birthday week” Me: “well damn…okay” Coming…my birthday week🤣🤣🤣.”

Unfortunately, it appears there were some harsh racist comments thrown their way. To counteract this, when Jayski shared the news on their Facebook page, it included a disclaimer that garnered a lot of support from fans who were quick to back Bubba and Amanda during this happy time.

Jayski warns fans that they’ll take no-nonsense

Not too long ago, NASCARonReddit tweeted out a screenshot from Jayski’s Facebook post. It was an announcement about Bubba Wallace and his wife Amanda expecting their first baby. But the thing is—Jayski had to slap a warning tone on there: “Bubba Wallace, driver of the No. 23 for 23XI Racing, and his wife Amanda announced Wednesday night that she is pregnant with the couple’s first child. (Anything other than positive comments will be, at a minimum deleted, and possibly lead to a ban from the page, so think before you post).“ The caption on the post read, “The fact that Jayski had to add this disclaimer to their Facebook post is sad.”

People often knock Bubba Wallace for being too emotional or saying he’s too much like his boss, Denny Hamlin—loud and clear but not always bringing home the trophies. If Wallace and the crew at 23XI Racing start racking up wins, he might finally get the respect he’s due. But it’s downright lousy that it’s reached a point where folks are even making digs about his unborn kid.

And to prevent that, backing Jayski’s decision, a bunch of fans stood up to say that while social media can lift you up, it can just as easily be a nasty place filled with rude and racist comments that no one should have to deal with.

NASCAR fans are rallying around Bubba Wallace and Jayski

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When fans learned that several people had been making racist or negative comments about Bubba Wallace, they came to his defense, talking about how racism is bad for society and how people perceive saying those mean things on social media as making them look cool. One fan pointed out simply, “Racism is ugly,” while another noted the toxicity isn’t just on Facebook but on Twitter too.

Another added, “i quit Twitter almost a year ago. one of the best decisions I’ve ever made,” likely fed up with all the negativity. Meanwhile, another fan said, “I’d argue that Facebook is worse, but they’re both toxic when it comes to racism and morons speaking their “minds.”

One exasperated user said they ditched Facebook years ago due to the uneducated comments, stating, “I stopped using FB for precisely this reason several years ago. Have you ever considered maybe not using it in the future? There’s plenty of other social media resources you could use. FB’s demo is aging badly.”

A straightforward fan stated, “Even if I despise a driver to the core, I would never wish them more than happiness and a healthy child, because being a racing driver and being a father are two completely different things.” Another fan expressed their support for Wallace: “One of the main reasons I root for the guy, because it pisses off some of the worst people when he does well.”

Even a long-time NASCAR fan, a 36-year-old white man, expressed his disappointment at needing such disclaimers: “I am a 36 year old white man who became obsessed with stock car racing when I was 6 in 1994 (Jeff + Ray best combo ever – fight me) And it makes me sick to see that that kind of disclaimer is needed. It isn’t 1965 any more.. NASCAR will survive the loss of the bigots who hate on Bubba and Rajah.”

What’s your take on this issue?