Martha Stewart called out Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas after he shared his opinion regarding the reversal of laws surrounding contraception usage, same-gender relationships, and same-gender marriages. His opinion elicited a controversial response from Martha Stewart, which sparked a lot of debate online.The comment was made on June 24, mere hours after the decision to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling was made public. Following his statement, the 80-year-old entrepreneur replied to an Instagram post by author Josh Ostrovsky (aka The Fat Jewish), where he had stated that "old white men controlled minorities and women’s rights."Martha Stewart's response about Justice Clarence Thomas (Image via thefatjewish/Instagram)However, Stewart’s response pointed out that the Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Clarence Thomas, was a black man. In retrospect, Ostrovsky’s statement was not accurate as the panel of nine justices responsible for the ruling on the reversal of Roe v. Wade abortion rights also included three female judges (Amy Coney Barrett, Elena Kagan, and Sonia Sotomayor). However, Justices Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayar and Stephen G. Brayer voted against it.What did Martha Stewart say about Clarence Thomas following the reversal of the ruling made on 1973’s Roe v. Wade case? View this post on Instagram Instagram PostA day after the decision to overturn the 1973 ruling on abortion rights was finalized by the US Supreme Court, author and entrepreneur Martha Stewart called out Justice Clarence Thomas. In her reply to an Instagram post, Stewart added:“An old black man who doesn’t know who he is.”As mentioned above, this comment was in response to author Josh Ostrovsky's post, who insinuated that “minorities and women are still controlled by white women.” Martha Stewart added Clarence Thomas to the group as well, despite not referring to him by name.Netizens are divided over Martha Stewart’s comment about Justice Clarence Thomas’ opinionThis comment by the businesswoman confused many as some thought this had a racial undertone. However, others stood by Stewart and claimed that her comments were not racist. Contrary to what some may believe, a legion of African-Americans also came to defend Stewart and questioned the credibility of those who were labeling her as a racist.Kuvaris@Kuvaris1@MarthaStewart keep Clarence Thomas name out your mouth you racist old woman. #YDSB@MarthaStewart keep Clarence Thomas name out your mouth you racist old woman. #YDSBBishop Talbert Swan@TalbertSwanATTENTION Martha Stewart @MarthaStewart and wypipo upset about #RoeVWade:Your anger gives you no license for racist attacks against Clarence Thomas.As much as we dislike Uncle Clarence, we will NOT overlook your RACISM.Where’s your smoke for the 3 WHITE MEN and WHITE WOMAN?2201206ATTENTION Martha Stewart @MarthaStewart and wypipo upset about #RoeVWade:Your anger gives you no license for racist attacks against Clarence Thomas.As much as we dislike Uncle Clarence, we will NOT overlook your RACISM.Where’s your smoke for the 3 WHITE MEN and WHITE WOMAN?Honey 🍯Mozelle ☥🔮@HoneyMozelleWhat auntie @MarthaStewart said wasn’t racist. She basically called Clarence Thomas a coon!!!! That’s the tweet.184What auntie @MarthaStewart said wasn’t racist. She basically called Clarence Thomas a coon!!!! That’s the tweet.back door’s closed@Suspended636@kj_snbfpro @MarthaStewart How is her comment racist?@kj_snbfpro @MarthaStewart How is her comment racist?Ellequently Yours@ellequently_Racist? Nope! @MarthaStewart said what tf she said #Periodt21Racist? Nope! @MarthaStewart said what tf she said #Periodt https://t.co/P2iA5qQ7cNAbigail@theelegantblkwmMartha Stewart saying that a black man Clarence Thomas “doesn’t know who he is” and black people agreeing that is backwards as I don’t know what.224Martha Stewart saying that a black man Clarence Thomas “doesn’t know who he is” and black people agreeing that is backwards as I don’t know what.kikiᥫ᭡@_ShesLovely_Martha Stewart said nothing wrong. Clarence Thomas is the epitome of an Uncle Tom. Always has been.1Martha Stewart said nothing wrong. Clarence Thomas is the epitome of an Uncle Tom. Always has been.Here For THEE Comments 1@forthecomments1@TalbertSwan @MarthaStewart Well Clarence Thomas stop being Black a long time ago. So for me, Martha can talk about a white supremacist, named Clarence Thomas. But she does need to have the same smoke, for WW.5@TalbertSwan @MarthaStewart Well Clarence Thomas stop being Black a long time ago. So for me, Martha can talk 💩about a white supremacist, named Clarence Thomas. But she does need to have the same smoke, for WW.youngflydopefresh!@_YFDF_@tariqnasheed And this is why IMO while I don't agree with Clarence Thomas's decision, somebody like Martha Stewart had absolutely no right to say "That old black men doesn't know who is" like how dare you. Even if he would have gon against it the decision would have still been over turned@tariqnasheed And this is why IMO while I don't agree with Clarence Thomas's decision, somebody like Martha Stewart had absolutely no right to say "That old black men doesn't know who is" like how dare you. Even if he would have gon against it the decision would have still been over turnedIndestructible@blm_angie@TalbertSwan @MarthaStewart But I wonder what she means with “who he is” What place should Black people hold in society according to her? Just curious. She’s talking about reminding someone that they’re Black. Has Martha advocated on reparations for black folks...3@TalbertSwan @MarthaStewart But I wonder what she means with “who he is” What place should Black people hold in society according to her? Just curious. She’s talking about reminding someone that they’re Black. Has Martha advocated on reparations for black folks... https://t.co/beZWtCl7SAMeanwhile, some white as well as black Twitter users targeted Stewart and accused her of supporting eugenics. They also alleged that Stewart had launched a racial attack against Justice Thomas. The 74-year-old has served as the Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court since 1991 and is associated with the Republican Party. Thus, a few online comments also talked about the negative aspects of his opinion.Justice Clarence Thomas’ commentsIn his statement, Clarence Thomas mentioned that the Supreme Court should:“Reconsider all of this Court’s substantive due process precedents, including Griswold, Lawrence, and Obergefell.”The US Judge further wrote:“Because any substantive due process decision is ‘demonstrably erroneous’... we have a duty to ‘correct the error’ established in those precedents... After overruling these demonstrably erroneous decisions, the question would remain whether other constitutional provisions guarantee the myriad rights that our substantive due process cases have generated.”The cases he mentioned include Griswold v. Connecticut, Lawrence v. Texas, and Obergefell v. Hodges. The rulings in these cases declared that states have no right to ban contraceptives, legalized same-gender intercourse, and legalized gay marriages, respectively. Thus, Clarence Thomas’ statement to reverse these rulings generated a lot of vitriol online.