Last time Black Lives Matter was popular...and handful of racist black people made headlines. This time around, it's no different...
NFL player DeSean Jackson posted a fake quote from Hitler implying that Jews were conspiring to oppress black people.
DeSean Jackson posted anti-Semitic quotes attributed to Hitler, Farrakhan
Then other black NFL players defended him.
Eagles' Malik Jackson defends DeSean Jackson, 'honorable' Louis Farrakhan after anti-Semitic uproar
And black NBA players defended him...
Stephen Jackson, ex-NBA star, says remarks about DeSean Jackson were twisted, but apologizes - CNN
Then others tried to downplay it, but it's out there....
More recently, Nick Cannon was fired by Viacom for his racist and Anti-Semitic statements.
Fired Over Anti-Semitic Comments, Nick Cannon Wants 'Wild 'N Out' Ownership
I watched the podcast, it's still on YouTube. Nick Cannon also made really racist statements about white people, calling them savages, morally deficient, and linked the evilness of white people to their lack of melanin. This isn't a new theory...it's a racist theory made popular by black academics in 70s and 80s. Realistically, it doesn't sound much different from the conversation about white privilege today...just with more about the magical effects of melanin.
Cannon, like DeSean Jackson, offered an apology for his words once it became apparent his words would cost him money. Cannon lost his show "Wild N Out" however, and backtracked on his apology. He released a statement where he claimed that he is the victim of racists in media and other institutions who were trying to silence an outspoken black man.
I see this as the logical result of certain narratives being spread in the past decade. The idea that black people can't be racist coupled with the fact that few are willing to call out or push back against black racists....means that some black racists are going to be very vocal about their racist beliefs and they won't understand why people are offended. I mean seriously, why wouldn't these guys believe they can say these things and not face any repercussions?
The reality is, of course, that there are racist people of every color and they hold racist beliefs against every color. I know some people will try to downplay this...but in principle, if a middle aged white woman in a viral video says something racist...people act like it's a big problem. By that same logic, these celebrities with millions of fans and millions of dollars, who are far more capable of influencing others and using their wealth to provide privilege according to their racist beliefs...is a much bigger problem than the average middle aged "Karen".
Thoughts?
NFL player DeSean Jackson posted a fake quote from Hitler implying that Jews were conspiring to oppress black people.
DeSean Jackson posted anti-Semitic quotes attributed to Hitler, Farrakhan
Then other black NFL players defended him.
Eagles' Malik Jackson defends DeSean Jackson, 'honorable' Louis Farrakhan after anti-Semitic uproar
And black NBA players defended him...
Stephen Jackson, ex-NBA star, says remarks about DeSean Jackson were twisted, but apologizes - CNN
Then others tried to downplay it, but it's out there....
More recently, Nick Cannon was fired by Viacom for his racist and Anti-Semitic statements.
Fired Over Anti-Semitic Comments, Nick Cannon Wants 'Wild 'N Out' Ownership
I watched the podcast, it's still on YouTube. Nick Cannon also made really racist statements about white people, calling them savages, morally deficient, and linked the evilness of white people to their lack of melanin. This isn't a new theory...it's a racist theory made popular by black academics in 70s and 80s. Realistically, it doesn't sound much different from the conversation about white privilege today...just with more about the magical effects of melanin.
Cannon, like DeSean Jackson, offered an apology for his words once it became apparent his words would cost him money. Cannon lost his show "Wild N Out" however, and backtracked on his apology. He released a statement where he claimed that he is the victim of racists in media and other institutions who were trying to silence an outspoken black man.
I see this as the logical result of certain narratives being spread in the past decade. The idea that black people can't be racist coupled with the fact that few are willing to call out or push back against black racists....means that some black racists are going to be very vocal about their racist beliefs and they won't understand why people are offended. I mean seriously, why wouldn't these guys believe they can say these things and not face any repercussions?
The reality is, of course, that there are racist people of every color and they hold racist beliefs against every color. I know some people will try to downplay this...but in principle, if a middle aged white woman in a viral video says something racist...people act like it's a big problem. By that same logic, these celebrities with millions of fans and millions of dollars, who are far more capable of influencing others and using their wealth to provide privilege according to their racist beliefs...is a much bigger problem than the average middle aged "Karen".
Thoughts?