CNN's Don Lemon Debunks The Go-To Excuse For Racists: 'I'm Sick Of It, Shut Up!'

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

CNN’s Don Lemon on Thursday slammed people who spew racist rhetoric and then complain about “political correctness” or “cancel culture” when they are called out for their offensive comments.

“Don’t give me that fake ‘I’m being censored’ BS,” said the CNN anchor as he picked apart Rep. Chip Roy’s (R-Texas) defense of inflammatory rhetoric during a House hearing on anti-Asian sentiment earlier in the day.

Lemon aired footage of Rep. Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) condemning Roy’s comments. Anti-Asian attacks have soared during the coronavirus pandemic, enabled by ex-President Donald Trump’s use of racist slurs to describe the virus. On Tuesday, six women of Asian descent were among eight people shot to death at massage spas in the Atlanta area.

“It’s always some excuse,” Lemon said of what now appears to be the go-to justification for racist comments. “For saying some BS, for being racist or bigoted or letting it slip. Maybe these days, I don’t even know if it’s even letting it slip, people just say it.”

Link to tweet

https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/don-lemon-racists-excuse-115345040.html

[gratuitous]

1. Rep. Roy's comments are familiar to people in Portland

Jeremy Christian, the Max killer, originally was complaining about his "free speech" rights to bully and harass two girls on a mass-transit train in Portland. When he got interrupted by three men who didn't much care for him and his free speech, he stabbed them in the throat, killing two of them. Chip Roy's comments about free speech sound a lot like Christian's excuses for stabbing three people. I hope Rep. Roy doesn't have a bad day anytime soon.

[Walleye]

2. I was brought up to be considerate of other peoples' feelings

They call it political correctness, so they can go ahead and hurt people anytime they want

[Lonestarblue]

6. My parents called it good manners.

They would be appalled at what is said and done by people who believe that they have the right to do anything they want, including using public rudeness, nastiness, and screaming anger toward others as they say and do things that are abhorrent to normal people. Emily Post and Miss Manners would not approve.

[soldierant]

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[demtenjeep]

4. I have been watching Don Lemon more and more

I just got his book today. I can't wait to start reading it.

[Mosby]

5. Don Lemon made an odd statement about Jesus.

Jesus was a Jew who looked like his dark skinned middle Eastern Jewish neighbors.

Link to tweet

[gibraltar72]

7. Trump and some in media gave the worst of the worst license.

[littlemissmartypants]

8. It's Really Just A Toby Keith Lyric

GOP Rep's 'Old Saying' About Lynchings Is Really Just A Toby Keith Lyric
Twitter users were quick to correct Rep. Chip Roy, who uttered the disturbing line during a hearing about violence against Asian Americans.
By David Moye
03/18/2021 03:51 PM ET
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Roy’s supposed old Texas saying isn’t that old, or even from Texas. It’s actually a lyric from the song “Beer For My Horses,” which Keith ― who was born in Oklahoma ― released in 2002.
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More at the link.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/chip-roy-toby-keith-lynching-lyric_n_605394a6c5b6fce6ee96b320


Toby Keith

Beer for my horses

Well a man come on the 6 o'clock news
Said somebody's been shot, somebody's been abused
Somebody blew up a building, somebody stole a car
Somebody got away, somebody didn't get too far yeah
They didn't get too far
Grandpappy told my pappy, back in my day, son
A man had to answer for the wicked that he done
Take all the rope in Texas find a tall oak tree,
Round up all them bad boys hang them high in the street
For all the people to see
That justice is the one thing you should always find
You got to saddle up your boys, you got to draw a hard line
When the gun smoke settles we'll sing a victory tune
And we'll all meet back at the local saloon
We'll raise up our glasses against evil forces singing
Whiskey for my men, beer for my horses
We got too many…

[Ilsa]

9. I admit to being confused about Chip Roy's comment.

What does the "hang the bad guys" comment have to do with threats and assault of API citizens?

[BobTheSubgenius]

10. Not that he really needed it.

But Don Lemon just went up another tick in my personal estimation for this pretty full-throated condemnation of those f'ing RW, racist POS.

[SaveOurDemocracy]

11. "Chi-Coms"?? "All the rope in Texas and a tall oak tree"?? ARE YOU F*IN KIDDING ME?!!

[Cha]

12. Rt TY & Don Lemon!!