Leave it to CNN to pick up one of the more ridiculous stories and putting Don Lemon at the helm of that discussion. Such was the case when the network brought New York Times writer Timothy Egan on to discuss whether Obama should apologize for slavery. Egan explains Obama should because he doesn’t have as much “ancestral baggage” as a white president. Even more problematic than that, Lemon didn’t seem to have a problem with it. Finally, radio talk show host Joe Madison had to try to set everyone straight:
“Once again, this is not an institution that was created by an African-American. If you want to talk about being really heartfelt, then it should come from those individuals whose heritage benefitted from this. This is absolutely the most absurd thing that I have ever heard.”
And let’s not even get into Lemon’s discussion of the N word.
Team Blackness also discussed Bobby Jindal’s pathetic presidential announcement, teens inventing a condom that changes colors if you have an STD, and more coverage of Charleston.
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Ben Cisco
#CancelDonLemonFromYourLife needs to be a thing.
Joel
Timothy Egan has been saying stupid shit for about a decade now. Too bad, because he had promise.
Tree With Water
“If you want to talk about being really heartfelt, then it should come from those individuals whose heritage benefitted from this”.
A profound truth, and what every politician who has ever called for a public dialogue about race in America essentially means. I recommend last year’s Ta Neisha Coates essay about reparations to all my fellow honkies. It should be broadcast, and incorporated by democratic politicians to further that dialogue. Coates certainly opened my old eyes in a way that rather embarrassed me, as in that essay he taught me things I should have already understood.
Brother Dingaling
“Once again, this is not an institution that was created by an African-American.”
Somewhat OT, but interesting tidbit:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_the_United_States#Colonial_America
Until this, Africans were treated as indentured servants and set free after a period of time, with some sort of payment of money or land. Until a free African-American sued to keep his servant for life.
Brother Dingaling
@Brother Dingaling: Also, just read this again and wanted to say I am not making any kind of comment here, my father was an American history teacher who liked to tell me all sorts of unexpected facts and this is one, nothing more.
rikyrah
Don Lemon is a slave catching troll
LAC
Don lemon exists solely to provide a frame for suits.