The comedian took to Twitter to give a response to those critical of her approach to race.
On Sunday, The Guardian posted an essay praising Amy Schumer as comedy's new "viral queen," commending her incisively feminist work with sketch show Inside Amy Schumer, but criticizing her jokes about race.
Amy Schumer at Tribeca Film Festival on April 19, 2015 in New York City.
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Several of Schumer's sketches are praised, including Friday Night Lights parody "Football Town Nights" and the episode-length "12 Angry Men Inside Amy Schumer."
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But the piece blasted the way she has dealt with race, referring to the subject as the comedian's "blind spot" and citing her stand-up, her jokes as host of this year's MTV Movie Awards, and a sketch titled "Urban Fitters" as evidence.
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