CNN Panel Mocks Kanye West as Trump’s ‘Token Negro,’ Don Lemon Laughs

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It is an outrageous double standard. It doesn't matter that they don't like Kanye West (he is indeed an idiot) but call him on that, when you start hauling out racially charged terms as they did that is just blatant hypocrisy.
Didn't Kanye himself open the debate? IIRC, he stated he does not feel the US is racist. That clearly moves the goalposts from simply being "Kanye is a fool" to "Kanye is making statements that involve Black issues that are categorically not supported by the majority of Blacks or Black organizations".
 

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"Kanye is making statements that involve Black issues that are categorically not supported by the majority of Blacks or Black organizations".
There is more than a bit of difference between an informed statement such as the above, and "He’s the token negro of the Trump administration."
 

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There is more than a bit of difference between an informed statement such as the above, and "He’s the token negro of the Trump administration."
When you add in that the Trump administration appears to have made a pet of Kanye and that Kanye says stuff that appeals to a right of centre administration but which is strongly disputed by most Blacks, aren't we getting very close to the "token Black syndrome"?
 

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The Democrats see the African American vote as a birthright and treat them like sharecroppers. Anything counter to that blows their little minds.
 

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This was the same Kanye West who made this claim:

Kanye West suggests African-American slavery was 'a choice':

US rapper Kanye West has said the enslavement of African Americans over centuries may have been a "choice".
"When you hear about slavery for 400 years ... for 400 years? That sounds like a choice," he said during an appearance on entertainment site TMZ.
"We're mentally imprisoned," the star added. He recently made headlines for his support for President Trump.
Black people were forcibly brought from Africa to the US during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries and sold as slaves.

West later tweeted that his comments on Tuesday had been misinterpreted and that he "brought up the 400 years point because we can't be mentally imprisoned for another 400 years".

To the interviewers at TMZ, West said that "right now we're choosing to be enslaved", which provoked an angry response from a black member of staff at the company, Van Lathan.
Mr Lathan said the rapper's comments appeared to be made with "the absence of thought".

"You're entitled to believe whatever you want, but there is fact and real-world, real-life consequence behind everything that you just said," he added as the star stood still stroking his chin.
"We have to deal with the marginalisation that has come from the 400 years of slavery that you said for our people was a choice," Mr Lathan continued, adding: "I'm appalled, and brother I am unbelievably hurt by the fact that you have morphed into something to me that isn't real."
In the TMZ footage, West refers to Mr Trump as "my boy" and says that the president is "one of rap's favourite people".
His comments sparked a backlash on social media with some Twitter users suggesting the rapper should revisit the history books.

It comes just days after West released a song defending his support for Mr Trump, who he has insisted is "fighting for the people".
The controversial track, Ye vs The People, caused a stir among rappers, including Snoop Dogg, who appeared offended by its lyrical content.
"Like a gang truce, the first Blood to shake the Crip's hand," West raps, referring to a peace agreement between two notorious Los Angeles street gangs.
West has courted controversy with his support for Mr Trump and conservative commentators like Scott Adams and Candace Owens, who has spoken out against the Black Lives Matter movement.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43970903

Maybe Kanye West should re-write the History books and the right wingers will buy it!!

Forgot to mention that you should watch the video at the very end of that link, where he claims that he is a "God". Explains why he supports Trumpty Dumpty who is a "God" to his cult following!!
 

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Celebrities always do and say stupid things Kanye is no different he and Kim are working with the president on prison reform. stuff that BLM should be doing
 

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Celebrities always do and say stupid things Kanye is no different he and Kim are working with the president on prison reform. stuff that BLM should be doing

Why should BLM be working on prison reform? They came into existence to protest police shootings of Blacks - a totally different issue. It's like saying the Canadian Red Cross should also be working to protect endangered rhinos in Africa.
 

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Why should BLM be working on prison reform? They came into existence to protest police shootings of Blacks - a totally different issue. It's like saying the Canadian Red Cross should also be working to protect endangered rhinos in Africa.

police shootings of blacks and prison reform are 2 things that affect black Americans the most the two are related

The burden of this nation’s prison industrial complex overwhelmingly falls on African-American communities. African-American men are incarcerated at more than six times the rate of White men, and African-American women are incarcerated at more than double the rate of White women. America spends $80 billion on incarceration every year, taxpayer money that would be better spent on preventing crimes in the first place by getting youth on the right track and keeping them on the right track.

https://cbc.house.gov/issues/issue/?IssueID=14891
 

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Why should BLM be working on prison reform? They came into existence to protest police shootings of Blacks - a totally different issue. It's like saying the Canadian Red Cross should also be working to protect endangered rhinos in Africa.
I would assume reducing police interactions would be beneficial to black lives.........
 

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Why should BLM be working on prison reform? They came into existence to protest police shootings of Blacks - a totally different issue. It's like saying the Canadian Red Cross should also be working to protect endangered rhinos in Africa.

I agree with you 100%.
 

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Herschel Walker calls for CNN to fire Don Lemon over ‘racist’ Kanye West criticism

Football legend-turned-activist Herschel Walker is calling for CNN to fire Don Lemon after the “CNN Tonight” host laughed when rapper Kanye West was referred to as “the token negro of the Trump administration" during a segment that aired Tuesday night.

The segment -- which has been slammed as "racist" -- began with Lemon asking if President Donald Trump is simply “using Kanye as a prop to win over black voters before the midterms.”

CNN political commentator Bakari Sellers responded with a jab at West.

“Anti-intellectualism simply isn’t cool,” Sellers said. “Kanye West is what happens when Negros don’t read.”

Sellers’ remark prompted laughter from Lemon and fellow panelist Tara Setmayer, who followed up by saying West is “the token negro of the Trump administration.”

Walker, who has openly supported Trump, is also an outspoken advocate for mental health issues – which were also mocked during the segment. Walker took to Twitter to express his disbelief.

“Went to bed appalled over Don Lemon's despicable behavior laughing at Tara Setmayer and Bakari Sellers' awful remarks about Kanye West’s visit with [Trump]! Woke up wondering why CNN doesn’t take all three off the air?” Walker tweeted, adding the hashtag "#Shameful."

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainme...re-don-lemon-over-racist-kanye-west-criticism
 

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When you add in that the Trump administration appears to have made a pet of Kanye and that Kanye says stuff that appeals to a right of centre administration but which is strongly disputed by most Blacks, aren't we getting very close to the "token Black syndrome"?
No. Because that assumes all black people should feel the same way.

That's is simplistic. And in its own way racist.
 

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Herschel Walker calls for CNN to fire Don Lemon over ‘racist’ Kanye West criticism

Football legend-turned-activist Herschel Walker is calling for CNN to fire Don Lemon after the “CNN Tonight” host laughed when rapper Kanye West was referred to as “the token negro of the Trump administration" during a segment that aired Tuesday night.

The segment -- which has been slammed as "racist" -- began with Lemon asking if President Donald Trump is simply “using Kanye as a prop to win over black voters before the midterms.”

CNN political commentator Bakari Sellers responded with a jab at West.

“Anti-intellectualism simply isn’t cool,” Sellers said. “Kanye West is what happens when Negros don’t read.”

Sellers’ remark prompted laughter from Lemon and fellow panelist Tara Setmayer, who followed up by saying West is “the token negro of the Trump administration.”

Walker, who has openly supported Trump, is also an outspoken advocate for mental health issues – which were also mocked during the segment. Walker took to Twitter to express his disbelief.

“Went to bed appalled over Don Lemon's despicable behavior laughing at Tara Setmayer and Bakari Sellers' awful remarks about Kanye West’s visit with [Trump]! Woke up wondering why CNN doesn’t take all three off the air?” Walker tweeted, adding the hashtag "#Shameful."

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainme...re-don-lemon-over-racist-kanye-west-criticism
this Herschel Walker:

"Mr. Walker began his professional football career with the USFL’s New Jersey Generals, which Mr. Trump owned. He was named co-chair of Mr. Trump’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition earlier this year, and he supported Republican Jack Kingston in a 2014 U.S. Senate race in his home state of Georgia."

I can see why he is calling for Dom Lemon to be taken off CNN. Why does he not ask Trump to resign for his "Shithole Countries" crap?
 

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Black people that purposefully take positions that go against the interests of other blacks want to call other racist when they get exposed for what they are. Playing the victim while being a the provocateur. Ironically, these same kinds of black people have no problem promoting white nationalist talking points.
 

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Black people that purposefully take positions that go against the interests of other blacks want to call other racist when they get exposed for what they are. Playing the victim while being a the provocateur. Ironically, these same kinds of black people have no problem promoting white nationalist talking points.
how is prison reform working in the interests of other black people? does Shaun King who scams and steal money form blacks and a scholarship from blacks is in the best interests of black people?
 
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