Its time to stop seeking "dialogue" with the hateful
It’s time to stop seeking “dialogue” with the hateful
Talking nicely with racists, sexists, homophobes and other bigots hurts more than it helps
RACHEL LEAH 12.23.2017•3:00 PM
Massachusetts rapper Joyner Lucas' video for "I'm Not Racist" opens with an image of a stern-looking white man wearing a "Make America Great Hat." The Trumpster lip syncs to Lucas' first verse, which is a barrage of cultural caricatures and harmful stereotypes about the black community.
Then, the black man begins. While the white man's verse is centered on racial slurs and brutal stereotypes, the response goes, "And even if I wasn't picking cotton physically/ That don't mean I'm not affected by the history/ My grandmomma was a slave, that shit gets to me."
By the end of this verse, the two men embrace, finally understanding each other in a moment of empathy and equanimity.
The video went viral. By now, it has been viewed over 25 million times and CNN heralded the song as the "brutal race conversation nobody wants to have." It's a familiar, if false, vision of what talking to the prejudiced and the openly hostile can bring.
https://www.salon.com/2017/12/23/its-time-to-stop-seeking-dialogue-with-the-hateful/
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