An Instagram post from Sean “Diddy”; Combs has been the subject of some serious scrutiny online.

The music mogul declared that black people “are committing genocide on ourselves”; and accused the community of “always looking for scapegoats”; in a lengthy post that has generated backlash online. The post was accompanied by a video of a young man asking why people that do positive things aren’t celebrated until after they die.

“For the last couple of months we have experienced a lot of injustice and wrongdoings to a community,”; writes Combs. “But there is a flip side. Yes #BLACKLIVESMATTER ! But no one will respect us if we as a people don’t have any respect for our own black lives. We are committing genocide on ourselves. We are always looking for scapegoats . We as a people hurt ourselves more than anyone has ever hurt us. That makes no sense. We as a people including myself have to take accountability and do whatever we can do individually or together to stop the madness and realize that we are KINGS and QUEENS AND Must love ourselves and each other. I know I’m rambling a little bit. #BLACKLIVESMATTER SO AS A PEOPLE LETS PRACTICE WHAT WE PREACH.!!! MAY GOD BLESS US ALL! Ii LOVE YOU!!!!!!”;

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The response to the post has come under criticism for being an exercise in victim blaming and an unfair representation of the challenges experienced by America’s black community.