TikTok culinary personality Chef Way, whose real name is Waymond Wesley, appears to be finding out the hard way that misogynoir does not pay because now the Chef is getting cooked (sorry, I couldn’t help myself) by Black Twitter for resurfaced tweets from 2015 and 2016 that reveal his apparent disdain for Black women.

On Monday, Wesley took to Twitter to apologize to the women he “hurt” and declare himself a changed and “healed” man. Of course, since his digital mea culpa only came a day after folks on Twitter started pulling receipts on Wesley and his place of employment, not many people were buying his change of heart.

“To those I’ve hurt with my past tweets that have resurfaced, I am deeply sorry,” Wesley tweeted. “That was a moment in my life where I was sick in more ways than one. Cooking saved me. You have watched a flawed man heal. I will continue to heal and learn. Thanks for being along for the journey.”

To those I’ve hurt with my past tweets that have resurfaced, I am deeply sorry. That was a moment in my life where I was sick in more ways than one. Cooking saved me. You have watched a flawed man heal. I will continue to heal and learn. Thanks for being along for the journey.

— Chef Way (@ChefWay__) January 9, 2023

@HarrisCountyDAO Waymond Wesley @ChefWay__ II has made some disparaging remarks about black women and we recommend a review of his work ethic. https://t.co/hPxS5k5uGm

— MyTruthHurts25 (@MHurts25) January 10, 2023

 

Unfortunately for Wesley, not many people came to join him on his “journey.” But they did give him a proper send-off to the Land of Self-Loathing Black Men by way of Twitter dragging.

Some responders posted screenshots of old tweets where Wesley appeared to disparage Black women’s bodies, compare them to trash, tell dark-skinned women they are “too Black,” and even go so far as to say that “if Black lives mattered to Sandra Bland, she wouldn’t have taken her own life.”

You’re a nasty man pic.twitter.com/ZKmvvonBP4

— Divine (@tayshusmama) January 9, 2023

cooking cured your colorism? help. pic.twitter.com/FJjvqrwYag

— his silly rabbit (@DysonJ20) January 9, 2023

And of course, some came at him about turning off the comments on his TikTok account, likely because it makes him look like he’s trying to avoid accountability, which would undermine his apology.

Turn you comments back on then and dont delete anything if you’re genuine and actually hold yourself accountable pic.twitter.com/HpP1BcKcS4

— that girl with the name (@kamili064) January 9, 2023

Why you turn off your Tiktok comments if you so sorry?? Hmmmm pic.twitter.com/sp5Bkbc8QL

— twin juh vibe (@Fiyasohollywood) January 9, 2023

Other Black women came with personal testimonies alleging that he harassed them online.

We need @tastemade to respond immediately regarding the @ChefWay__ violent & misogynistic tweets. No ethical company would support violence against women in this manner. Other brands have taken steps to distances themselves @Tastmade we NEED a response NOW. pic.twitter.com/ASDpKdGJ1K

— Blck B@rbies (@Its_The_Barbies) January 10, 2023

“You commented on one of my pics on my old account and said my dark skin made me ugly, I was in high school,” one woman claimed. “Called me all types of butterface. You said if I was light skinned I’d look better. Now you’re a chef? That’s crazy.”

You commented on one of my pics on my old account and said my dark skin made me ugly, I was in high school. Called me all types of butterface. You said if I was light skinned I’d look better. Now you’re a chef? That’s crazy. https://t.co/iMtA18VCzv pic.twitter.com/FHnyQmSGQs

— Thebaglady (@IamHogoe) January 9, 2023

“This man told me I needed to unalive myself years ago after my arrest and harassed me for no reason,” another woman recalled. “I didn’t harm anyone or do anything to anybody. And he used a time in my life when I was homeless and poor as a formerly incarcerated woman to kick me down even further.”

Apparently, the old Twitter posts by Chef Wesley ended up being the recipe for his social comeuppance.

Black men built large followings between 2010-2016 by being misogynistic, colorist & downright nasty to Black women cause at one point, that was an EASY way to build a platform. Then they took a break & came back as feminists, chefs, lawyers, & “I love Black Women” accounts.

— I appreciate you. (@DeeLaSheeArt) January 8, 2023

I was there.
I saw those tweets in real time.
He bullied dark skinned Black women and girls to the point where they deleted their accounts.
But he wanna be a viral influencer.
How many girls gave up because of his harassment?
Does ChefWay__ think about that? Prolly not.

— Optimus Fine (@sunnydaejones) January 10, 2023

Lol then why’d you get my video on tiktok making BW aware removed? you just got caught, you ain’t sorry & you ain’t changed. Wasn’t even that long ago that you was on here blaming Sandra Bland for her death smh you deserve to be exposed. pic.twitter.com/OpqJTgdVYQ

— DNM (@My_Moment95) January 9, 2023

In fact, things got so bad for Wesley that Anova Culinary, a San Francisco-based smart kitchen company, ended its affiliation with the Uncle Ruckus of Gordon Ramsays.

Anova Culinary has ended their affiliation with TikTok cook Chef Way after past tweets of the influencer harassing Black women resurfaced. pic.twitter.com/rlzCkaKTIJ

— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) January 9, 2023

“I believe that brands are about values,” Anova CEO Stephen Svajian tweeted. “We want to partner with individuals that reflect our own values. Chef way clearly does not represent the values we hold dear.”

Now would be a good time to point out that it would have been 100% free for Wesley to either respect Black women or leave them alone.

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