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“White supremacy infects every area of human life including so called “comedy” even if we are unable to see tangible evidence. This manifestation of white supremacy allows racism to be more palatable but is no less lethal. It also allows its perpetrators to distance themselves from their evil deeds and justify their abhorrent behavior in the name of “fun.”

“Shortly after legalized slavery was abolished in 1865, one of the first independent acts that some formerly enslaved Black people did was build schools.  They wanted to be educated and they wanted their children to be educated.  For generations, they had been intentionally denied access to an education because slave owners and those who supported the institution of slavery knew full well that an uneducated Black person was less of a threat to their sick way of life, but an educated Black person could set the world on fire.”

“The president went on to say, “Hate never goes away.  It only hides under rocks.  Given just a little bit of oxygen, it comes roaring back out, screaming.  What stops it is all of us, not a few.  All of us have to stop it.”

“The violent reaction is not right but knowing why someone reacts the way that they do can help us to address the cause of the behavior instead of simply responding to the behavior and dismissing the person as a problem and the reaction as unprovoked or excessive.”