@Owens Autobody All of the worlds problems start in the household. I think the black community has their own problem, unrelated to said "white supremacists". You can't tell me that these "white supremacists", who are obviously a minority, can hold back millions of people without placing hard stops in the system. By hard stops I mean, "you can't do this if you are black".
@@bigraviolees Yeah, but you dumbasses call people who disagree with you "racists" and then proceed to be actually racist towards them. Rather than calling out the actual few racist that exist.
@Owens Autobody If you really believe John McWhorter is a white supremacist then God help you. He’s fighting back against the idea black people can only be helped by virtuous white liberals and the idea that race should ultimately define who people are. What about that is white supremacist
I'm honestly shocked that a major, mainstream news network had this real, serious discussion about what's been going on with this woke/cancel culture nonsense
You should tell this to Wyoming GOP that’s trying to cancel Liz Cheney. Or to the Texas GOP that wants to remove anti-conservative books from libraries. Or to Trump whose trying to cancel the results of the election. Or to the ultra conservative evangelicals who are trying to cancel LGBTQ+ rights. The hypocrisy and double standards from the far right are head spinning.
@@ryancruz1876 Are you seriously calling me "far-right" because I think cancel culture and wokeness have gone too far? Wow lol. You know nothing about me, and what a reach that is. You're so desperate haha
It's a minority thought which gains too much traction. As many on the right don't see the reason behind cancelling Cheney, many on the left don't approve of woke/cancel culture. It's an extreme, whose rhetoric has been magnified by the opposition to further divide us.
Because the MSM has used it up and no longer has any use for it. They've been stoking extreme left-wing aspects for years, now they're pivoting to the right-wing and stoking the worst aspects of the right-wing.
You are obviously a troll account. So, are you a white man or white woman masquerading as a black woman? I’m guessing a white man. You r a fkn weirdo and ur fake account is so painfully obvious.
@@IJCJR uh, the video is with John McWhorter. Hello? He’s black. So it’s reasonable that the commentators can be black too. You’re the troll. Tell Putin hello from America.
@@presidentpotato222 it sounds like you are insinuating that people can't learn and grow. John might be the first to agree that he got some things wrong in the past. His conversations with Glenn Loury have had a significant impact on him. You can watch the evolution if you watch their conversations starting back more than a decade ago
I’m beginning to feel like we no longer need to agree with this idea, and start forming together to show that wokism has no real power. A lot of us feel this way, but where are the groups that are out there? We need to stand up and tell them that we don’t have to be offended just because someone is racist. The system gives us the chances we need. It’s racist to assume that we are oppressed and offended. Im pissed. Im sick of the left thinking that I need a hand out cause I can’t help myself. Im a Self employed and self taught black mixed man, I can stand on my own, but I sure as hell would like to stand with brothers and sisters who feel the same.
These people have no chance of making a difference in the way they're going about it. Try this on for size: Do You Want to Solve Problems or Protest About Them? For 20 years, I’ve been practically spit on for following principles those same people promote on a daily basis. I wrote and produced a documentary to address such behavior, but in the last 18 months - I’ve seen savagery beyond anything that inspired it. The smorgasbord of sub-cultures has created another dimension of delusion in America - hardening minds, not broadening them. Bari Weiss wrote: “But we’re all here because we share . . . a commitment to reason, curiosity, independence, decency, and a hunger for honest conversation. In our upside-down world, holding fast to these ideals can sometimes feel lonely. More than ever, we crave the company of people who share our core values.”
What people crave is the company of those who see themselves as they do. Without “commitment” and “holding fast” - it’s just wishful thinking, and it shows! The doc was designed as a tool for honest debate. Now? It’s intended for a larger framework to clear the clutter that’s crippled this country. I’ve got an idea - and it’s got teeth. I need fiercely independent thinkers for my Clear the Clutter plan to be fully realized, but right now - one will do. How do we make people realize they’ve been lied to? You have to knock down one small pillar that’s easier to reach. I’ve got the perfect pillar - on the biggest and most costly lie in modern history, no less. Fighting the problems of today with conventional tactics is colossally counterproductive, dangerous, and even deadly. But almost everyone is operating on faith-based belief that their efforts will prevail (bolstered by the fact that they’ve achieved some fashion of success). At what cost? “Dealing on the moment” is what America does “best.” Even those I agree with - don’t look at the totality of a problem (and exacerbate it by failing to do so). They isolate issues within their wheelhouse - without understanding the dimensions that derail their efforts outside of it. As Barbara Tuchman put it in The March of Folly: “Like many alternatives, however, it was psychologically impossible. Character is fate, as the Greeks believed. Germans were schooled in winning objectives by force, unschooled in adjustment. They could not bring themselves to forgo aggrandizement even at the risk of defeat.” America is “unschooled in adjustment.” Someone on Twitter once replied, “The solution to this problem is more truth, not less.” “More” won’t make a dent in today’s trench warfare between armies of unreachables. Conventional methods are not working, but they would when combined with unconventional tools to address problems in a manner that could actually solve some. Please visit One Voice Became Two dot life to find “Do You Want to Solve Problems or Protest About Them?” ******===*******
@@Hoellewood_Solutions I feel something similar as a woman. I know there's sexism out there, I've experienced it in the workplace myself; but I don't think that forming large, formal groups, creating slogans, and protesting is going to fix anything or force people to change their minds. I think competent, talented, hard-working women need to support one another in the workplace and make it clear to their male coworkers and employers that it isn't appropriate to treat women as inferiors and pay us less for the same work men do simply because we're women. There are some places and some people who won't change their sexist ways, but I'm not a one-woman social justice army, and if I can't change those people, I'm not going to spend my life being victimized by them. We can always leave. I know it's risky, but I've done it. I'd rather rely on my own skills and strength of character to succeed than spend time and energy on people I can't change. In the end, as a woman, maybe I've been cheated a male-dominated world in some ways. That's the way it is. We're all held back by a variety of handicaps and obstacles in our lives. All I need is to be successful in my own eyes.
@@play030 Really? Is that why some students can score 300 less on an SAT and still be in the front of the line for college acceptance? AND John is talking to you bro.
Yes I'm 50. And I agree. When you think about we went from slavery to where we are now I think we are doing pretty good. And the BLM movement has done nothing but set us back more than 50 years because I have never experienced something like this in my lifetime. It makes me feel sick inside to have to look at every black person I see and think oh look there is a black person I better stop and acknowledge their blackness. Why can't we just treat people the way they deserve instead of buying the color of their skin. That's the way we've been raising kids for the past 50 years. The blm movement is based on a lie.
I don’t know that it’s true though…I graduated high school in 2016, and my government, US history, and world history teachers were extremely objective. Much of our class dealt with the discussion of said concepts or historical events/processes and differing perspectives. Plus relating them to the present. It was incredibly insightful.
@@hiphipjorge5755 They didn't have CRT yet when you were in public school. Lol. And now you have thse 24 year old woke radicala entering the teaching business and taking 8 year olds on gay field trips to gay bars
@@BratvaTV Actual CRT is not being taught in public schools. And re: the field trip story, the kids were taken to a gay-owned bar and grill, not a gay bar. No different from when my school sent us to Outback Steakhouse for a field trip once. Of course, it’s clear you think the act of even acknowledging the existence of gay people and their struggles is “woke radicalism”.
@@PaperLantern8 attorney general's son in law owns a company that sells CRT material to schools. And it was a gay themed bar. Not just a bar owned by gays. And since when is it schools job to introduce kids to gay people. Thats the whole point of the fact schools are over stepping. Its being shoved down our throats from avery angle. From nooks in the library, actual school material and from liberal teachers expressing their personal beliefs. Gay people exists.. My brothers gay. Even he finds it disgusting. We dont need it plastured everywhere.
Media learned (fairly late) that wokism is not a winning market strategy, that the vast majority of people aren't on board with it, and that whatever backlash they get on twitter by a loud minority of cry-bully autists is actually irrelevant in the real world and has not effect on their bottom line. So now, they started pushing back on this idiocy.
@@captainpandabear1422 Which one of them? Notice I said nothing of the "left" but rather specifically about "wokism" which is a more specific topic. Not all left is woke, and not even all woke are the same kind of left. Which kind of right-wing idiocy you think has been getting a free pass in legacy media that you believe needs push-back?
Maybe he is stating that white people want to hear. As long as white people control the narrative, all seems ok, but when people opposed the oppressor's propaganda white people have a real problem.
@@jameswheeleriii and what do you want to hear? What comforts your soul? What proclamations will make your life better?.. What exactly do you disagree with him on? For you drop the typical cliche race-based slander? Dropping facts that people don't want to hear runs in all directions.
@@blaisetzu Here's what I disagree with him on: Do You Want to Solve Problems or Protest About Them? For 20 years, I’ve been practically spit on for following principles those same people promote on a daily basis. I wrote and produced a documentary to address such behavior, but in the last 18 months - I’ve seen savagery beyond anything that inspired it. The smorgasbord of sub-cultures has created another dimension of delusion in America - hardening minds, not broadening them. Bari Weiss wrote: “But we’re all here because we share . . . a commitment to reason, curiosity, independence, decency, and a hunger for honest conversation. In our upside-down world, holding fast to these ideals can sometimes feel lonely. More than ever, we crave the company of people who share our core values.”
What people crave is the company of those who see themselves as they do. Without “commitment” and “holding fast” - it’s just wishful thinking, and it shows! The doc was designed as a tool for honest debate. Now? It’s intended for a larger framework to clear the clutter that’s crippled this country. I’ve got an idea - and it’s got teeth. I need fiercely independent thinkers for my Clear the Clutter plan to be fully realized, but right now - one will do. How do we make people realize they’ve been lied to? You have to knock down one small pillar that’s easier to reach. I’ve got the perfect pillar - on the biggest and most costly lie in modern history, no less. Fighting the problems of today with conventional tactics is colossally counterproductive, dangerous, and even deadly. But almost everyone is operating on faith-based belief that their efforts will prevail (bolstered by the fact that they’ve achieved some fashion of success). At what cost? “Dealing on the moment” is what America does “best.” Even those I agree with - don’t look at the totality of a problem (and exacerbate it by failing to do so). They isolate issues within their wheelhouse - without understanding the dimensions that derail their efforts outside of it. As Barbara Tuchman put it in The March of Folly: “Like many alternatives, however, it was psychologically impossible. Character is fate, as the Greeks believed. Germans were schooled in winning objectives by force, unschooled in adjustment. They could not bring themselves to forgo aggrandizement even at the risk of defeat.” America is “unschooled in adjustment.” Someone on Twitter once replied, “The solution to this problem is more truth, not less.” “More” won’t make a dent in today’s trench warfare between armies of unreachables. Conventional methods are not working, but they would when combined with unconventional tools to address problems in a manner that could actually solve some. Please visit One Voice Became Two dot life to find “Do You Want to Solve Problems or Protest About Them?” ***==***
@@qcwestside4112 I needed that reminder to read the Quran today. Thanks my good man. May Allah reward you for reminding his followers about their responsibilities.
@@Cusnpbzn 75 million votes for trump = racism. Poverty, police killings home ownership crime punishment ...racism is alive and well and in your comment denying it
I salute this mans bravery for standing up and speaking Facts on ABC news . We have to understand that Woke Culture has gone to far. And we have to say enough.
@@malachi- I've heard McWhorter say that himself, that he's not brave. However, I think it does take bravery to stand up in this climate and point out that the emperor is naked. I've done it myself, and the hatred that's unleashed is no fun, though I'd do it again. To say these things in such a public forum and to publish about it does make him a target to some extent.
People call Karen than brass who antagonize black people for doing regular stopping calling the cops on them that is what happens and that's not it get fired stop calling cops on black people for doing regular stuff or you won't get fired this man is staying like people just Lilly Lolly going around get people fired
This is a pretty good conversation, but there's ONE gotcha in the middle. When the anchor says "I'm curious about your take on CRT. Why do you think it can be problematic to teach children about the role of race and racism in society?" The thing is, CRT is NOT teaching children about the role of race and racism in society. That's a massive mischaracterization of CRT. CRT, which is a self-appointed (as in: unscientific) theory, is actually an unproven hypothesis that proposes the idea that modern inequities are a consequence of historical inequities and the forces that cause those modern inequities are a consequences primarily of invisible systemic forces. Further, it teaches us how we should solution against these invisible forces. This is NOT teaching race and racism. It is teaching ONE POSSIBLE (and rather dogmatic) explanation of modern inequities and fails to consider other possible explanations and, more importantly, alternative solutions. CRT is a potentially valid course to teach at a college level, as long as it's properly contextualized (but it positions itself as "the one true way," so properly contextualizing it would actually make it pretty tough to teach), but where it's dangerous is when adults promulgate aspects of it's teachings to young children (without the need for specific CRT lesson plans) and instill in our children wedges between us that will be hard to remove. CRT is not history. It's not justice. It's hate and revenge. It feeds on our divisions of the past as it sows our divisions for the future. No matter your skin color, if you want a better world for your children and your children's children, make sure you keep them as far away from CRT as possible.
We're all humans. Everyone expects the right to be a bunch of dumb mouth breathers and the left to be a bunch of smart moralists - but the fact is that we both get it wrong sometimes. Has there been an overcorrection on race? Perhaps. Has there been not enough done about the cascading effects of historical racism in black communities? Also yes. It's important to note that both of these things can be true simultaneously
While some of the problems in the black community are due to race discrimination in the pre-civil rights era, it doesn't explain everything. The percentage of black children raised in two-parent homes was much higher in the 1960s than it is today. Today a majority of black babies are born out of wedlock, and this absence of black fathers has led to poverty, which has itself led to crime. The Black Power advocates convinced blacks that the traditional family was racist and oppressive, and the radical feminists (and I emphasize the "radical" part) declared fathers to be disposable, a combination which proved deadly for black advancement even after most real forms of systemic racism were dismantled.
@@hotwax9376 I think drugs (and as a result, mass incarceration and gang wars, gang culture) tore apart the black family, not ideological extremism. The flooding of drugs into black communities was targeted and deliberate. And the flooding of drugs into communities is racialized - we see it in the difference of response to opioids hitting middle America vs. that of crack hitting inner city America.
Encourage you to do more educating yourself on black history and actually critical race theory before making such statements you’re not entirely off but many of these things are directly related to the US government implication on citizens rights for land economic Access to equity and of course the beatings and experimentations in the streets but that’s up to you to look for
@ HotWax93 At one time BLM's published mission statement included "Destroy the nuclear family". Not sure it is still posted. It was on their website all through 2020.
@@jasonmacomber4020 And that exactly proves my point. By attacking traditional families, BLM is making the problems of the black community worse, not better. In short, BLM doesn't stand for "Black Lives Matter" as much as it stands for "Be Like Marx."
lol at the woman saying we haven’t been talking about racism - where has she been for the past 2 decades?! It’s just been put into hyper drive the past 3-4 years This hyper focus on race has worsened race relations quite a bit. We are going backwards quickly Mcwhorter is phenomenal 👍🏾👍🏾
So white people call back people N word for decades, Black people finally have enough and "This hyper focus on race has worsened race relations quite a bit".... Yall are a joke. Cant take a punch.
@@Mvp_jfc considering even Latinos have now passed you guys in wealth and home ownership, I'd say ya'll are the joke. get over the victim mentality, stop killing yourselves, and join the rest of us sometime
@@Mvp_jfc , I understand what you are saying, When I grew up some folks called white people the N-word. It wasn't a race thing but a way they were. But if we really wanna end it, then the other half has to stop using it in every rap song. Just saying.
He is so thoughtful and courageous to call out something any rational person regardless of ethnicity knows is true, but is anathema to discuss in todays cancel culture.
ABC, the fact that you had McWhorther on has restored some of my respect for you. Also, really glad to see McWhorther getting more well-deserved recognition. Maybe this country can finally starting waking up from this woke nightmare.
That was a year ago -- how do you feel now? Keep that question in mind 5 years from now and 10 years from now. Their approach has no chance of working. I know a better way. Try this on for size: Do You Want to Solve Problems or Protest About Them? For 20 years, I’ve been practically spit on for following principles those same people promote on a daily basis. I wrote and produced a documentary to address such behavior, but in the last 18 months - I’ve seen savagery beyond anything that inspired it. The smorgasbord of sub-cultures has created another dimension of delusion in America - hardening minds, not broadening them. Bari Weiss wrote: “But we’re all here because we share . . . a commitment to reason, curiosity, independence, decency, and a hunger for honest conversation. In our upside-down world, holding fast to these ideals can sometimes feel lonely. More than ever, we crave the company of people who share our core values.”
What people crave is the company of those who see themselves as they do. Without “commitment” and “holding fast” - it’s just wishful thinking, and it shows! The doc was designed as a tool for honest debate. Now? It’s intended for a larger framework to clear the clutter that’s crippled this country. I’ve got an idea - and it’s got teeth. I need fiercely independent thinkers for my Clear the Clutter plan to be fully realized, but right now - one will do. How do we make people realize they’ve been lied to? You have to knock down one small pillar that’s easier to reach. I’ve got the perfect pillar - on the biggest and most costly lie in modern history, no less. Fighting the problems of today with conventional tactics is colossally counterproductive, dangerous, and even deadly. But almost everyone is operating on faith-based belief that their efforts will prevail (bolstered by the fact that they’ve achieved some fashion of success). At what cost? “Dealing on the moment” is what America does “best.” Even those I agree with - don’t look at the totality of a problem (and exacerbate it by failing to do so). They isolate issues within their wheelhouse - without understanding the dimensions that derail their efforts outside of it. As Barbara Tuchman put it in The March of Folly: “Like many alternatives, however, it was psychologically impossible. Character is fate, as the Greeks believed. Germans were schooled in winning objectives by force, unschooled in adjustment. They could not bring themselves to forgo aggrandizement even at the risk of defeat.” America is “unschooled in adjustment.” Someone on Twitter once replied, “The solution to this problem is more truth, not less.” “More” won’t make a dent in today’s trench warfare between armies of unreachables. Conventional methods are not working, but they would when combined with unconventional tools to address problems in a manner that could actually solve some. Please visit One Voice Became Two dot life to find “Do You Want to Solve Problems or Protest About Them?” ***==***
Went to school in 70s, was taught about slavery. The people who fought against it were all 'colors' our teachers never 'invoked' color. We learned that amazing people did amazing things, NEVER was their accomplishment tied to the color of their skin. We admired people for their courage and deeds. If we are so concerned about 'equality' in races, then break down doctors by being Irish, African, German, Italian, Indian, Polish. Japanese etc and look at those stats. That would be an honest breakdown. Lumping a bunch of races into one category gives a false illusion. Every race has been discriminated against. Its comes down to what are you going to do with the life God gave you today?
@@wantitwrite It is important to recognize that there are only so many spots to “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” into... as our economy needs “winners and losers” to function, and a story that you are a failure if you aren’t one of the few to gets that opportunity, is pervasive, and gets internalized by the people who “don’t make it”. It is a viscous cycle that has dramatic impacts on people and their/our communities. This affects all communities at varying degrees. And if someone is going to define wokeness as the problem, you cannot discount the issues that gave rise to its prominence while only providing condemnation of the effects...
That's exactly what celebrities do. But is there any society where the poor don't listen to the rich. I know that its only in the black community where people overwhelmingly listen to celebrities but in all the others they still listen to the rich.
"You dont get to decide how people feel or react." You're right. You don't. So why is it that "the elect" are constantly trying to tell everyone how to feel and react?
If they really had an issue with this then they wouldn't have released it in the first place. If you don't like them why are you watching their videos? lol
@@BishopWalters12 Unfortunately for Dems, over the top character assassination attempts at Trump will, as they did in '16, piss off Republicans, and get them to the polls. The Lincoln Project staged a fake white supremacist appearance supporting Youngkin and just destroyed their credibility. They acted like thugs from a totalitarian dictatorship. How many capitol rioters are charged with sedition? The answer will disappoint MSM and their legions of believers, but they're playing sedition to the hilt!
@@paulmcknight4137 Oh yeah? Republicans did the same thing in 2020 and look how that turned out? And no the election was not stolen. 61 judges and the supreme court decided that. Or is the conspiracy so big that literally everyone apart from Trump is in on it?
As I say below: “More” won’t make a dent in today’s trench warfare between armies of unreachables: ******************************** Do You Want to Solve Problems or Protest About Them? For 20 years, I’ve been practically spit on for following principles those same people promote on a daily basis. I wrote and produced a documentary to address such behavior, but in the last 18 months - I’ve seen savagery beyond anything that inspired it. The smorgasbord of sub-cultures has created another dimension of delusion in America - hardening minds, not broadening them. Bari Weiss wrote: “But we’re all here because we share . . . a commitment to reason, curiosity, independence, decency, and a hunger for honest conversation. In our upside-down world, holding fast to these ideals can sometimes feel lonely. More than ever, we crave the company of people who share our core values.”
What people crave is the company of those who see themselves as they do. Without “commitment” and “holding fast” - it’s just wishful thinking, and it shows! The doc was designed as a tool for honest debate. Now? It’s intended for a larger framework to clear the clutter that’s crippled this country. I’ve got an idea - and it’s got teeth. I need fiercely independent thinkers for my Clear the Clutter plan to be fully realized, but right now - one will do. How do we make people realize they’ve been lied to? You have to knock down one small pillar that’s easier to reach. I’ve got the perfect pillar - on the biggest and most costly lie in modern history, no less. Fighting the problems of today with conventional tactics is colossally counterproductive, dangerous, and even deadly. But almost everyone is operating on faith-based belief that their efforts will prevail (bolstered by the fact that they’ve achieved some fashion of success). At what cost? “Dealing on the moment” is what America does “best.” Even those I agree with - don’t look at the totality of a problem (and exacerbate it by failing to do so). They isolate issues within their wheelhouse - without understanding the dimensions that derail their efforts outside of it. As Barbara Tuchman put it in The March of Folly: “Like many alternatives, however, it was psychologically impossible. Character is fate, as the Greeks believed. Germans were schooled in winning objectives by force, unschooled in adjustment. They could not bring themselves to forgo aggrandizement even at the risk of defeat.” America is “unschooled in adjustment.” Someone on Twitter once replied, “The solution to this problem is more truth, not less.” “More” won’t make a dent in today’s trench warfare between armies of unreachables. Conventional methods are not working, but they would when combined with unconventional tools to address problems in a manner that could actually solve some. Please visit One Voice Became Two dot life to find “Do You Want to Solve Problems or Protest About Them?” ***==*** ********************************
When my kids were in public elementary school the only history they said they were taught was about MLK, slavery, and Rosa parks. All important parts of history but hardly comprehensive. I’ll definitely be buying this man’s book.
Well my people came here because of the Ukrainian gypsy persecutions. Known also as the Roma. My people were murdered, enslaved, and exiled. My people went to Scandinavia and eventually to the USA. And in the USA we learned nothing about my past and add to that since I have a light skin color I am told I know nothing of what it is like to be part of an oppressed people. Really? 🙄
@@moniqueloomis9772 sure I'll elaborate. So are we supposed to evaluate and discuss in depth every single group of people that have been persecuted exiled marginalized in this country's history? Additionally my point is that there are many of us who are not black but have had our ancestors enslaved exiled murdered marginalized and we don't sit around playing the victim card. And if you think for a moment just because somebody like me is white but still comes from a exiled murdered enslaved people has a leg up in this country you're crazy the only real true privileged class in this country is the wealthy.. end of story
@@oneholetime6974 what you don’t understand is that the indigenous people of America are the copper colored so called black people. Many of our ancestors were already here and the land was taken from us and our names changed in the history books and a new story was told about our real history… “your” people were killed in their own homeland and relocated to America to get away from persecution and get a fresh start. No one here in America is intentionally misrepresenting your history after stealing your homeland…
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. -Martin Luther King, Jr.
@@wavegodrobsanders539 I’ve seen you copy and paste this comment replying to other comments so here’s the full quote. “We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. So we have come to cash this check -- a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice.” Dr. King is talking about the constitution and how at that time African Americans weren’t given their fair share of rights. The check has nothing to do with money and everything to do with being treated equally.
Dr. King also said "Rioting is the voice of the unheard". We can spit out all the quotes but the fact remains we as a country do not live up to our own standards. My issue with Americans and btw I am a black woman who is also American, is that we have not accepted the past nor have any of us gotten over it. White Americans don't want to be reminded about the past and do not accept that even in 2021 that racism still exists. 2020 and 2016 proved that more white Americans never wanted a black president and from a black woman's prospective have thought they can get away with anything. Black America is still trying to make a come up to catch up with White Americans. The problem with that is with how we do each other as blacks, how can anyone else take us seriously. All the killing on Chicago is absolutely ridiculous. We too need to get it together. I wish we all would get over the fact that we are ALL Americans and we ALL have issues. Dr King spoke about this as well. America needs therapy and also needs to accept that Whites are treated better than any other race in this country. Now that is facts!!
@@negloblaxon7616 you mean the Racist White Democrats? The same ones you support today? Who cant stop obsessing over race about everything to this day.
The Democrats don’t want to eliminate the divisive agenda though. They have been using the “racism is everywhere!” Narrative for decades . It’s just too bad some still buy into it
@@narcissismrehabilitation you know what lacks nuance? The conversation around what it does to a child, as young as 5, to teach CRT. Or the conversation around what’s being taught in CRT. I agree with accurate history being taught but teaching little kids that one child is more privileged because of the color of their skin and one is less privileged WILL continue to keep racism alive in this country. CRT isn’t the answer and no one is listening to the pediatric psychiatrists saying this.
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.. You know who's rolling over in his grave! smh
When Blacks be discriminated and got the wokeness, they say the wokeness hurts them. When the Asians got hurts and remained silent and peaceful, they just ignore them and praised them as "model citizen 🙂
When Blacks be discriminated and got the wokeness, they say the wokeness hurts them. When the Asians got hurts and remained silent and peaceful, they just ignore them and praised them as "model citizen”. Justice first, please.
STFU . What is the meaning of "woke". How does this pertain to his argument . He is the most stupid individual ever , such a useless man pivoting towards white people to read his books. Wokism is fox news propaganda that has spread to mainstream media. It wasn't even a word until few years ago because some people watched "Dear white people". Woke is just being aware of what happens around you , not being ignorant of the facts . White people learn a word and then use it for propaganda 🤦🏿♂️🤦🏿♂️.
@@ajajala5081 isn’t it funny how any intelligent black person, who uses common sense is the most stupid individual ever? What part of what he said is stupid? You sound stupid right now, because you’re referring to “fox news propaganda”. If you haven’t noticed, every media outlet spreads misinformation in order to fit their narrative. I’m completely aware of what “woke” was originally defined as. But if you haven’t noticed, the left has warped multiple definitions, woke being one of them.
This is coming from someone who hates both the far right and far left (me). Go ahead and watch MSNBC’s analysis on this Rittenhouse kid’s trial. Tell me if they’re being unbiased and reporting news how it should be reported. I’m hearing words like, “rigged”. A term only the left uses when stuff doesn’t go in their favor. But if someone says the presidential election was rigged, they’re conspiracy theorists. Point being, all media does the same ish. And I don’t know what “Dear White People” is, so I can’t comment on it.
@@ajajala5081 I agree with what you're saying, but I wouldn't call him stupid. I call him cleverly obtuse grifter. Being stupid can absolve you of many things. This guy is an educated tool.
I love John McWorther interviews. He always manages to get on the woke news and totally blind sides them 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Well done John and thank you for being honest ❤
Thank you kind sir. Everyone has free will to make choices. Get kids back into Church and off their phones. Start focusing on strong families. That’s a start!
These questions are of such a low level, you just see the emptiness in her eyes and the fact she is just drumming up these talking points. Seriously, do better.
The mainstream media is not where the intellectual muscle is these days. That obviously is occurring on the more alternative (but not extremist) spaces. Mostly podcasts, the intellectual dark web, etc. This is a surprise to no one.
"I dont know what that question means" THANK YOU JW!!!! This is how you answer questions. Don't let these journalists ask you low key rhetorical questions with their favorite sociopolitical trigger words lined throughout.
Starts in the homes! Culture starts in the homes! No one can fix you're problem but you. But as a race, changing your culture, and you will fix your problems! Make good life decisions and life will get easier no matter what color you are. That's what's great about America...
on one thing he is clearly wrong; that there is enough taught in high school or jr. high history books today....i think most americans of all colours, dont know much about ANY history...let alone have analyzed the details of slavery and segregation
There’s a difference between teaching accurate history and CRT though. CRT teaches young children that they are going to be treated differently because of their skin color. Teaches children that they should feel bad for something they did not do just because of their skin color. Teach accurate history, but teaching these concepts that CRT uses will keep racism alive and well.
When Blacks be discriminated and got the wokeness, you say the wokeness hurts them. When the Asians got hurts and remained silent and peaceful, you just ignore them and praised them as "model citizen“ 🙂🙂
I wouldn't say wokeness ruins everything,some people just woke up too late.As a black man that always had a interest in history from start to current day.I feel like the younger generation lacks knowledge of any progress being made,because they never studied history.So they are just going off current events in the media,without understanding history.Thats not to say racism doesn't exist,it's not going anywhere,but relations can be improved with time.The wokeness issue to me,is the same as missing math class for a whole week.It comes time to take the test,you put whatever on the test sheet.Because you felt those were the answers.But they were wrong,because you didn't know the answers,after missing class for a whole week.So the young generation is basically missing a lot of key points in history,and their answer is racism.
The book is amazing and you can get it on audible. I listened to it while working, and I had to stop a few times and think about what he was saying. His main motivator for writing the book was the fact he feels that these sentiments are largely depicting the black community as infantile morons and teaching black children that they are perpetual victims who are not capable of success. He has two children and absolutely does not want them to take on these lesson.
It seems like that's the general perception of the progressive slice of the spectrum with respect to almost everyone and not just black people. They believe people are either billionaires or have no personal agency, are completely helpless, and desperately need radical, paternalistic interventions from their version of government.
10 whites and 2 blacks. Not having 5/10 black doctors is systematic racism🤦🏽🤦🏿🤦🏼🤦🏻. I don’t know anyone who finished medical school and completed residency and want to be doctors not become doctors. False racism agenda
10 whites and 2 blacks. Not having 5/10 black doctors is systematic racism🤦🏽🤦🏿🤦🏼🤦🏻. I don’t know anyone who finished medical school and completed residency and want to be doctors not become doctors. False racism agenda
Well like a typical White Supremacist you know you need socalled "African Americans" to repeat your demonic talking points more than anyone. "An Emblem of America" by John Ogilby
H.I.M. Haile Selassie saved Europe from fascism during WWII. I've never met anybody white that knew that. A few blacks who followed Malcolm X knew. Why is that important?
Being woke is the new alternative to actually doing something that actually helps someone. It is all about emotion, feeling angry, guilty or whatever. These people think their "feelings" are actually helping the minorities that they care so much about. But do they do anything to help that is real? I can not find anything useful, tangible, it is all about virtue signaling and emotionalism.
@@txtitan20 lol you probably actually believe that to, doesnt matter your a lost cause all your doing is buying into racist propaganda. You dont have a clue what white supremicist doctrine is
It's telling the new idioms that the anchor uses that are left unexplained. When McWhorter says "I don't know what that question means," it's an indicator that the idiom was never explained logically in the first place, yet the idioms force themselves into our lexicon by simply being repeated over and over again by the media. It is Never repeated with tangible, concrete language in a way that can be universally understood.
Agree . Systemic racism and the definition of ‘racism’ has been warped so badly at this point that it’s impossible to talk about it rationally It really doesn’t help when some go around and accuse the sun, national parks and SAT tests as being racist either 😂😂
Her language is also biased. She talks about "our dark history," ignoring the fact that not all of American history is dark, even on race. While it's inarguable that there's plenty of racism in our country's history, the overall story of America on race is one of overcoming that racism. As an elementary school kid, I was never ashamed of our country for having slavery and racial segregation; I was proud of our country for having ended those things, and that's the way that all Americans should view the history of race in our country. As an aside, I like the logo in your profile. I voted for him in 2016 and wish we could've gotten a real Republican president like Kasich or Christie instead of the train wreck that was Donald Trump.
I don’t completely disagree with some of what was said here, but McWhorter completely dodged the Critical Race Theory question by purposely conflating actual CRT with the made-up version of CRT that conservatives are fighting so hard against. CRT is NOT when a teacher tells their white students that they are oppressors, and it is NOT when a teacher separates students by skin color (come on.. this one is such a ridiculous “boogeyman” for an actual field of study). Actual CRT is the study of historic and current policies, whether simply implied or literal governmental policy, and their effects on people’s lives. McWhorter even supports this notion later in the video when he admits that our country’s policies have negatively impacted black people to this day-which is such an obvious fact that I’m shocked every time I have to defend the idea.
OMG, I loved every thing he said. It couldn't be more TRUE about the moment we are living through. I have been sharply anti-racist my entire life (many friends and past acquaintances have even remarked years later about how much they learned by my simple actions), but to what end does the woke left online mob really making things better...it isn't. I have been guilted and belittled by peers simply because I am a white 'cis' male but I am never accepted for having an honest opinion on the matter. And at the end of the day, I truely want everyone, from all walks of life, to live a prosperus and loving life.
Wow, how refreshing this was to listen to ,I feel ,even if it's short lived ,that I stepped into an alternate reality where society evolved organically rather than forcefully,into what it's supposed to be
I agree with you regarding wokeness. Sadly the people who promote this are doing it to settle scores. There are ways to deal with racism without introducing hate. And most of the people preaching about this are not really affected but use it for self promotion.
"I'm not sure how that helps poor black people with their real lives."
Excellently said.
@Owens Autobody All of the worlds problems start in the household. I think the black community has their own problem, unrelated to said "white supremacists". You can't tell me that these "white supremacists", who are obviously a minority, can hold back millions of people without placing hard stops in the system. By hard stops I mean, "you can't do this if you are black".
@Owens Autobody You what?
Because if you fight back against racism it loses power. This guy so called professor is an idiot
@@bigraviolees Yeah, but you dumbasses call people who disagree with you "racists" and then proceed to be actually racist towards them. Rather than calling out the actual few racist that exist.
Victimhood only hurts those presumed victims.
I’m right leaning but God I love John McWhorter. He’s what liberals used to be like before they went insane.
@Owens Autobody Nothing says white supremacy like praising a black man, right?
@Owens Autobody If you really believe John McWhorter is a white supremacist then God help you. He’s fighting back against the idea black people can only be helped by virtuous white liberals and the idea that race should ultimately define who people are. What about that is white supremacist
👍, but I believe he is a conservative. At least his wiki states he was a Fellow at the Manhattan Institute.
@@FrostyDufour He’s a self-described Democrat. I agree he’s more moderate than most Democrats these days but I wouldn’t call him a conservative
@Owens Autobody Damn.. you are lost brother lol
I'm honestly shocked that a major, mainstream news network had this real, serious discussion about what's been going on with this woke/cancel culture nonsense
Best thing ABC has put out in years
You should tell this to Wyoming GOP that’s trying to cancel Liz Cheney. Or to the Texas GOP that wants to remove anti-conservative books from libraries. Or to Trump whose trying to cancel the results of the election. Or to the ultra conservative evangelicals who are trying to cancel LGBTQ+ rights.
The hypocrisy and double standards from the far right are head spinning.
@@ryancruz1876 Are you seriously calling me "far-right" because I think cancel culture and wokeness have gone too far? Wow lol. You know nothing about me, and what a reach that is. You're so desperate haha
It's a minority thought which gains too much traction.
As many on the right don't see the reason behind cancelling Cheney, many on the left don't approve of woke/cancel culture. It's an extreme, whose rhetoric has been magnified by the opposition to further divide us.
Because the MSM has used it up and no longer has any use for it. They've been stoking extreme left-wing aspects for years, now they're pivoting to the right-wing and stoking the worst aspects of the right-wing.
I’m so happy this conversation is being held it’s getting out of hand.
You ain’t lying.
You are obviously a troll account. So, are you a white man or white woman masquerading as a black woman? I’m guessing a white man. You r a fkn weirdo and ur fake account is so painfully obvious.
@@IJCJR uh, the video is with John McWhorter. Hello? He’s black. So it’s reasonable that the commentators can be black too. You’re the troll. Tell Putin hello from America.
@@IJCJR ok guy
@@IJCJR you are exactly the type of person this video is talking of.
"With all due respect, I don't know what that means"
Exactly, no one does.
And neither does he cause he used to push the same crap ..watch this past show with joy reid and him czcams.com/video/tHv0RExQsPQ/video.html
@@presidentpotato222 it sounds like you are insinuating that people can't learn and grow. John might be the first to agree that he got some things wrong in the past. His conversations with Glenn Loury have had a significant impact on him. You can watch the evolution if you watch their conversations starting back more than a decade ago
@@presidentpotato222 this thinking is part of the problem. Humans are flawed and allowed to evolve. Woke culture has somehow forgotten that.
@@presidentpotato222 it’s called growing something you probably can’t do
@@GODislove99999 ..actuallyI am A potato and grow from small parts planted ..so Incorrect
I'm Black and this actually gives me hope that the MADNESS we've been going through in the last decade can finally stop and some balance can be found!
Agree 💯
I’m beginning to feel like we no longer need to agree with this idea, and start forming together to show that wokism has no real power. A lot of us feel this way, but where are the groups that are out there? We need to stand up and tell them that we don’t have to be offended just because someone is racist. The system gives us the chances we need. It’s racist to assume that we are oppressed and offended. Im pissed. Im sick of the left thinking that I need a hand out cause I can’t help myself. Im a Self employed and self taught black mixed man, I can stand on my own, but I sure as hell would like to stand with brothers and sisters who feel the same.
These people have no chance of making a difference in the way they're going about it. Try this on for size:
Do You Want to Solve Problems or Protest About Them?
For 20 years, I’ve been practically spit on for following principles those same people promote on a daily basis. I wrote and produced a documentary to address such behavior, but in the last 18 months - I’ve seen savagery beyond anything that inspired it. The smorgasbord of sub-cultures has created another dimension of delusion in America - hardening minds, not broadening them.
Bari Weiss wrote: “But we’re all here because we share . . . a commitment to reason, curiosity, independence, decency, and a hunger for honest conversation. In our upside-down world, holding fast to these ideals can sometimes feel lonely. More than ever, we crave the company of people who share our core values.”
What people crave is the company of those who see themselves as they do. Without “commitment” and “holding fast” - it’s just wishful thinking, and it shows!
The doc was designed as a tool for honest debate. Now? It’s intended for a larger framework to clear the clutter that’s crippled this country. I’ve got an idea - and it’s got teeth. I need fiercely independent thinkers for my Clear the Clutter plan to be fully realized, but right now - one will do.
How do we make people realize they’ve been lied to? You have to knock down one small pillar that’s easier to reach. I’ve got the perfect pillar - on the biggest and most costly lie in modern history, no less.
Fighting the problems of today with conventional tactics is colossally counterproductive, dangerous, and even deadly. But almost everyone is operating on faith-based belief that their efforts will prevail (bolstered by the fact that they’ve achieved some fashion of success). At what cost?
“Dealing on the moment” is what America does “best.” Even those I agree with - don’t look at the totality of a problem (and exacerbate it by failing to do so). They isolate issues within their wheelhouse - without understanding the dimensions that derail their efforts outside of it.
As Barbara Tuchman put it in The March of Folly:
“Like many alternatives, however, it was psychologically impossible. Character is fate, as the Greeks believed. Germans were schooled in winning objectives by force, unschooled in adjustment. They could not bring themselves to forgo aggrandizement even at the risk of defeat.”
America is “unschooled in adjustment.”
Someone on Twitter once replied, “The solution to this problem is more truth, not less.” “More” won’t make a dent in today’s trench warfare between armies of unreachables. Conventional methods are not working, but they would when combined with unconventional tools to address problems in a manner that could actually solve some.
Please visit One Voice Became Two dot life to find “Do You Want to Solve Problems or Protest About Them?”
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@@Hoellewood_Solutions I feel something similar as a woman. I know there's sexism out there, I've experienced it in the workplace myself; but I don't think that forming large, formal groups, creating slogans, and protesting is going to fix anything or force people to change their minds. I think competent, talented, hard-working women need to support one another in the workplace and make it clear to their male coworkers and employers that it isn't appropriate to treat women as inferiors and pay us less for the same work men do simply because we're women. There are some places and some people who won't change their sexist ways, but I'm not a one-woman social justice army, and if I can't change those people, I'm not going to spend my life being victimized by them. We can always leave. I know it's risky, but I've done it. I'd rather rely on my own skills and strength of character to succeed than spend time and energy on people I can't change. In the end, as a woman, maybe I've been cheated a male-dominated world in some ways. That's the way it is. We're all held back by a variety of handicaps and obstacles in our lives. All I need is to be successful in my own eyes.
Finally, someone is actually acknowledging the problem.
?!
🤨
Wrong he's saying ignore the problem
@@bigraviolees Confused
@@bigraviolees exactly which problems is he saying to ignore?
"do you think for too long we didn't talk about racism enough"
I'm old and it's all we've talked about my entire life.
It's still happening dumb azz.
@@play030 Really?
Is that why some students can score 300 less on an SAT and still be in the front of the line for college acceptance?
AND John is talking to you bro.
@@play030 lol way to prove his point
Yes I'm 50. And I agree. When you think about we went from slavery to where we are now I think we are doing pretty good. And the BLM movement has done nothing but set us back more than 50 years because I have never experienced something like this in my lifetime. It makes me feel sick inside to have to look at every black person I see and think oh look there is a black person I better stop and acknowledge their blackness. Why can't we just treat people the way they deserve instead of buying the color of their skin. That's the way we've been raising kids for the past 50 years. The blm movement is based on a lie.
@@play030 Found the ignorant Biden voter.
“They think that kids should be taught early on to be good little leftist radicals.“ So true! And I’m glad Dr. McWhorter is addressing this issue.
I don’t know that it’s true though…I graduated high school in 2016, and my government, US history, and world history teachers were extremely objective. Much of our class dealt with the discussion of said concepts or historical events/processes and differing perspectives. Plus relating them to the present. It was incredibly insightful.
@@hiphipjorge5755 They didn't have CRT yet when you were in public school. Lol. And now you have thse 24 year old woke radicala entering the teaching business and taking 8 year olds on gay field trips to gay bars
That’s right! I can’t stand black people, but I don’t like the way they come at me for just ignoring them.
@@BratvaTV Actual CRT is not being taught in public schools. And re: the field trip story, the kids were taken to a gay-owned bar and grill, not a gay bar. No different from when my school sent us to Outback Steakhouse for a field trip once. Of course, it’s clear you think the act of even acknowledging the existence of gay people and their struggles is “woke radicalism”.
@@PaperLantern8 attorney general's son in law owns a company that sells CRT material to schools. And it was a gay themed bar. Not just a bar owned by gays. And since when is it schools job to introduce kids to gay people. Thats the whole point of the fact schools are over stepping.
Its being shoved down our throats from avery angle. From nooks in the library, actual school material and from liberal teachers expressing their personal beliefs. Gay people exists.. My brothers gay. Even he finds it disgusting. We dont need it plastured everywhere.
I'm shocked they covered McWhorter's book fairly...or maybe there was a panel discussion later that buried it...?
It's a meager attempt to appear balanced.
@@GeekOwtLowd
They had a good segment, but you don't credit them at all. So... there's just no pleasing you.
Media learned (fairly late) that wokism is not a winning market strategy, that the vast majority of people aren't on board with it, and that whatever backlash they get on twitter by a loud minority of cry-bully autists is actually irrelevant in the real world and has not effect on their bottom line. So now, they started pushing back on this idiocy.
@@buzinaocara
So when is the right going to start pushing back on its own idiocy, my man?
@@captainpandabear1422 Which one of them? Notice I said nothing of the "left" but rather specifically about "wokism" which is a more specific topic. Not all left is woke, and not even all woke are the same kind of left. Which kind of right-wing idiocy you think has been getting a free pass in legacy media that you believe needs push-back?
This is Refreshing. Boost this man to the top ASAP. He needs a bigger stage and a microphone .
Indeed!!
He's been around a while. Look up Glenn Loury. They do a great joint podcast. Glenn's more conservative, and they compliment each other
He writes for the NY Times- not much that's bigger than that.
@@grybnyx NY Times is not a real newspaper anymore. Full woke nutters are now in charge.
Damn right! Him and Thomas Sowell (he is 91 though, so we better hurry).
This man is a national treasure!
Because you agree with him? 🤨
You should listen/read Thomas Sowell
@@ryancruz1876 Aww it’s okay baby don’t cry 😢
@@ryancruz1876 he's a scholar. I dint agree with him on all things but I respect his honesty. He collects data. He's a student of life.
Glad John McWhorter is getting his due mainstream attention. Finally an honest voice of reason.
Maybe he is stating that white people want to hear. As long as white people control the narrative, all seems ok, but when people opposed the oppressor's propaganda white people have a real problem.
@@jameswheeleriii and what do you want to hear? What comforts your soul? What proclamations will make your life better?..
What exactly do you disagree with him on? For you drop the typical cliche race-based slander? Dropping facts that people don't want to hear runs in all directions.
@@blaisetzu Here's what I disagree with him on:
Do You Want to Solve Problems or Protest About Them?
For 20 years, I’ve been practically spit on for following principles those same people promote on a daily basis. I wrote and produced a documentary to address such behavior, but in the last 18 months - I’ve seen savagery beyond anything that inspired it. The smorgasbord of sub-cultures has created another dimension of delusion in America - hardening minds, not broadening them.
Bari Weiss wrote: “But we’re all here because we share . . . a commitment to reason, curiosity, independence, decency, and a hunger for honest conversation. In our upside-down world, holding fast to these ideals can sometimes feel lonely. More than ever, we crave the company of people who share our core values.”
What people crave is the company of those who see themselves as they do. Without “commitment” and “holding fast” - it’s just wishful thinking, and it shows!
The doc was designed as a tool for honest debate. Now? It’s intended for a larger framework to clear the clutter that’s crippled this country. I’ve got an idea - and it’s got teeth. I need fiercely independent thinkers for my Clear the Clutter plan to be fully realized, but right now - one will do.
How do we make people realize they’ve been lied to? You have to knock down one small pillar that’s easier to reach. I’ve got the perfect pillar - on the biggest and most costly lie in modern history, no less.
Fighting the problems of today with conventional tactics is colossally counterproductive, dangerous, and even deadly. But almost everyone is operating on faith-based belief that their efforts will prevail (bolstered by the fact that they’ve achieved some fashion of success). At what cost?
“Dealing on the moment” is what America does “best.” Even those I agree with - don’t look at the totality of a problem (and exacerbate it by failing to do so). They isolate issues within their wheelhouse - without understanding the dimensions that derail their efforts outside of it.
As Barbara Tuchman put it in The March of Folly:
“Like many alternatives, however, it was psychologically impossible. Character is fate, as the Greeks believed. Germans were schooled in winning objectives by force, unschooled in adjustment. They could not bring themselves to forgo aggrandizement even at the risk of defeat.”
America is “unschooled in adjustment.”
Someone on Twitter once replied, “The solution to this problem is more truth, not less.” “More” won’t make a dent in today’s trench warfare between armies of unreachables. Conventional methods are not working, but they would when combined with unconventional tools to address problems in a manner that could actually solve some.
Please visit One Voice Became Two dot life to find “Do You Want to Solve Problems or Protest About Them?”
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On my book list 🙌🏾 this is so needed right now
Okay Aunty Rukus. Go on then, with your bad self.
@@AbdifatahMohamedESQ go read the Koran and watch Black Panther. You’ll be ok. Wakanda forever!
@@qcwestside4112 That's the best u got, u might as well have told us to go eat some melons, if u can't be overt about ur racism just be open with it
@@TavaraTheLaughingLion what is wrong with melons? Haven't met a person who doesn't like melons.
@@qcwestside4112 I needed that reminder to read the Quran today. Thanks my good man. May Allah reward you for reminding his followers about their responsibilities.
We needed much more of this guy a year and a half ago
John McWhorter has been doing podcasts for the last several years. He is amazing, continue to follow him.
@@sportscarman5 oh i’ve been following him. But his voice was suppressed throughout the BLM movement.
@@tomhofmeister3246 thank the tech guys
He was most likely silenced
I would have liked more of him and people like him 30 years ago when all this was starting. Maybe then we wouldn't be here now.
Glad to see the pushback against woke bs. McWhorter is more than capable to handle it and a thousand thank-you's to him for that.
Woke = human decency, ya assholes hate that
@@bigraviolees racial disparities do not mean racism.
@@Cusnpbzn 75 million votes for trump = racism. Poverty, police killings home ownership crime punishment ...racism is alive and well and in your comment denying it
@@bigraviolees You just string along words that say nothing.
@@gregsimms2113 no youre simply going thru life eyes closed, like mchorter
I salute this mans bravery for standing up and speaking Facts on ABC news . We have to understand that Woke Culture has gone to far. And we have to say enough.
It's not bravery, it's common sense, when you take being regular as special, you have only played into their game.
Exactly
@@malachi- I've heard McWhorter say that himself, that he's not brave. However, I think it does take bravery to stand up in this climate and point out that the emperor is naked. I've done it myself, and the hatred that's unleashed is no fun, though I'd do it again. To say these things in such a public forum and to publish about it does make him a target to some extent.
If you call everything racist, how do you identify the ACTUAL racists?
You don’t.
America is a White Supremacist society.
@@negloblaxon7616 point taken 👍
People call Karen than brass who antagonize black people for doing regular stopping calling the cops on them that is what happens and that's not it get fired stop calling cops on black people for doing regular stuff or you won't get fired this man is staying like people just Lilly Lolly going around get people fired
Simple answer, you can’t.
This is a pretty good conversation, but there's ONE gotcha in the middle. When the anchor says "I'm curious about your take on CRT. Why do you think it can be problematic to teach children about the role of race and racism in society?"
The thing is, CRT is NOT teaching children about the role of race and racism in society. That's a massive mischaracterization of CRT. CRT, which is a self-appointed (as in: unscientific) theory, is actually an unproven hypothesis that proposes the idea that modern inequities are a consequence of historical inequities and the forces that cause those modern inequities are a consequences primarily of invisible systemic forces. Further, it teaches us how we should solution against these invisible forces. This is NOT teaching race and racism. It is teaching ONE POSSIBLE (and rather dogmatic) explanation of modern inequities and fails to consider other possible explanations and, more importantly, alternative solutions.
CRT is a potentially valid course to teach at a college level, as long as it's properly contextualized (but it positions itself as "the one true way," so properly contextualizing it would actually make it pretty tough to teach), but where it's dangerous is when adults promulgate aspects of it's teachings to young children (without the need for specific CRT lesson plans) and instill in our children wedges between us that will be hard to remove.
CRT is not history. It's not justice. It's hate and revenge. It feeds on our divisions of the past as it sows our divisions for the future. No matter your skin color, if you want a better world for your children and your children's children, make sure you keep them as far away from CRT as possible.
We're all humans. Everyone expects the right to be a bunch of dumb mouth breathers and the left to be a bunch of smart moralists - but the fact is that we both get it wrong sometimes. Has there been an overcorrection on race? Perhaps. Has there been not enough done about the cascading effects of historical racism in black communities? Also yes. It's important to note that both of these things can be true simultaneously
While some of the problems in the black community are due to race discrimination in the pre-civil rights era, it doesn't explain everything. The percentage of black children raised in two-parent homes was much higher in the 1960s than it is today. Today a majority of black babies are born out of wedlock, and this absence of black fathers has led to poverty, which has itself led to crime. The Black Power advocates convinced blacks that the traditional family was racist and oppressive, and the radical feminists (and I emphasize the "radical" part) declared fathers to be disposable, a combination which proved deadly for black advancement even after most real forms of systemic racism were dismantled.
@@hotwax9376 I think drugs (and as a result, mass incarceration and gang wars, gang culture) tore apart the black family, not ideological extremism. The flooding of drugs into black communities was targeted and deliberate. And the flooding of drugs into communities is racialized - we see it in the difference of response to opioids hitting middle America vs. that of crack hitting inner city America.
Encourage you to do more educating yourself on black history and actually critical race theory before making such statements you’re not entirely off but many of these things are directly related to the US government implication on citizens rights for land economic Access to equity and of course the beatings and experimentations in the streets but that’s up to you to look for
@ HotWax93
At one time BLM's published mission statement included "Destroy the nuclear family". Not sure it is still posted. It was on their website all through 2020.
@@jasonmacomber4020 And that exactly proves my point. By attacking traditional families, BLM is making the problems of the black community worse, not better. In short, BLM doesn't stand for "Black Lives Matter" as much as it stands for "Be Like Marx."
Being “woke” includes reading and digesting books such as these. What a bold step!
lol at the woman saying we haven’t been talking about racism - where has she been for the past 2 decades?! It’s just been put into hyper drive the past 3-4 years
This hyper focus on race has worsened race relations quite a bit. We are going backwards quickly
Mcwhorter is phenomenal 👍🏾👍🏾
So white people call back people N word for decades, Black people finally have enough and "This hyper focus on race has worsened race relations quite a bit".... Yall are a joke. Cant take a punch.
@@Mvp_jfc considering even Latinos have now passed you guys in wealth and home ownership, I'd say ya'll are the joke. get over the victim mentality, stop killing yourselves, and join the rest of us sometime
@@Mvp_jfc , I understand what you are saying, When I grew up some folks called white people the N-word. It wasn't a race thing but a way they were.
But if we really wanna end it, then the other half has to stop using it in every rap song. Just saying.
@@Mvp_jfc ok Jeff. Not sure what white people you speak of but it sounds to me that you need new friends and maybe a goal or two
@@Mvp_jfc Slave says what?
Mcwhorter is the rare intellectual that can speak intelligently and actually make sense. He is a national treasure.
#ConfirmationBias
Someone who actually uses critical thinking and doesn't just simplify things to be trendy and progressive.
He is so thoughtful and courageous to call out something any rational person regardless of ethnicity knows is true, but is anathema to discuss in todays cancel culture.
ABC, the fact that you had McWhorther on has restored some of my respect for you. Also, really glad to see McWhorther getting more well-deserved recognition. Maybe this country can finally starting waking up from this woke nightmare.
That was a year ago -- how do you feel now? Keep that question in mind 5 years from now and 10 years from now. Their approach has no chance of working. I know a better way. Try this on for size:
Do You Want to Solve Problems or Protest About Them?
For 20 years, I’ve been practically spit on for following principles those same people promote on a daily basis. I wrote and produced a documentary to address such behavior, but in the last 18 months - I’ve seen savagery beyond anything that inspired it. The smorgasbord of sub-cultures has created another dimension of delusion in America - hardening minds, not broadening them.
Bari Weiss wrote: “But we’re all here because we share . . . a commitment to reason, curiosity, independence, decency, and a hunger for honest conversation. In our upside-down world, holding fast to these ideals can sometimes feel lonely. More than ever, we crave the company of people who share our core values.”
What people crave is the company of those who see themselves as they do. Without “commitment” and “holding fast” - it’s just wishful thinking, and it shows!
The doc was designed as a tool for honest debate. Now? It’s intended for a larger framework to clear the clutter that’s crippled this country. I’ve got an idea - and it’s got teeth. I need fiercely independent thinkers for my Clear the Clutter plan to be fully realized, but right now - one will do.
How do we make people realize they’ve been lied to? You have to knock down one small pillar that’s easier to reach. I’ve got the perfect pillar - on the biggest and most costly lie in modern history, no less.
Fighting the problems of today with conventional tactics is colossally counterproductive, dangerous, and even deadly. But almost everyone is operating on faith-based belief that their efforts will prevail (bolstered by the fact that they’ve achieved some fashion of success). At what cost?
“Dealing on the moment” is what America does “best.” Even those I agree with - don’t look at the totality of a problem (and exacerbate it by failing to do so). They isolate issues within their wheelhouse - without understanding the dimensions that derail their efforts outside of it.
As Barbara Tuchman put it in The March of Folly:
“Like many alternatives, however, it was psychologically impossible. Character is fate, as the Greeks believed. Germans were schooled in winning objectives by force, unschooled in adjustment. They could not bring themselves to forgo aggrandizement even at the risk of defeat.”
America is “unschooled in adjustment.”
Someone on Twitter once replied, “The solution to this problem is more truth, not less.” “More” won’t make a dent in today’s trench warfare between armies of unreachables. Conventional methods are not working, but they would when combined with unconventional tools to address problems in a manner that could actually solve some.
Please visit One Voice Became Two dot life to find “Do You Want to Solve Problems or Protest About Them?”
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I wish the country would wake up from it, too, but I doubt it will. I was speaking against this kind of thing more than thirty years ago.
Went to school in 70s, was taught about slavery. The people who fought against it were all 'colors' our teachers never 'invoked' color. We learned that amazing people did amazing things, NEVER was their accomplishment tied to the color of their skin. We admired people for their courage and deeds. If we are so concerned about 'equality' in races, then break down doctors by being Irish, African, German, Italian, Indian, Polish. Japanese etc and look at those stats. That would be an honest breakdown. Lumping a bunch of races into one category gives a false illusion. Every race has been discriminated against. Its comes down to what are you going to do with the life God gave you today?
The voice of sanity. America: treasure this man.
Along with Thomas Sowell (b. 1930) and the late Walter E. Williams (1936-2020).
You dont get to decide how people feel or react. Its always the wealthy blacks that try to tell other blacks how to behave
Wealthy Blacks are still Black and more Black people need to follow their lead to get out if poverty.
@@wantitwrite this particular subject has nothing to do with $.
@@wantitwrite It is important to recognize that there are only so many spots to “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” into... as our economy needs “winners and losers” to function, and a story that you are a failure if you aren’t one of the few to gets that opportunity, is pervasive, and gets internalized by the people who “don’t make it”.
It is a viscous cycle that has dramatic impacts on people and their/our communities.
This affects all communities at varying degrees. And if someone is going to define wokeness as the problem, you cannot discount the issues that gave rise to its prominence while only providing condemnation of the effects...
That's exactly what celebrities do. But is there any society where the poor don't listen to the rich. I know that its only in the black community where people overwhelmingly listen to celebrities but in all the others they still listen to the rich.
"You dont get to decide how people feel or react."
You're right. You don't. So why is it that "the elect" are constantly trying to tell everyone how to feel and react?
This man is incredible, he perfectly encapsulated everything ..just wow
He's outstanding. If you like this brand of thinking, look into Thomas Sowell and Glenn Loury too. Emancipate yourself from mental slavery.
I'm impressed by the interviewer!
She really asked salient questions "and" let him respond.
BRAVO!!
Imagine how much it PAINED abc to put this out. Youre still some sorry Fs.
If they really had an issue with this then they wouldn't have released it in the first place. If you don't like them why are you watching their videos? lol
Don't be copping an attitude. Maybe they're finally wising up!
@@paulmcknight4137 LOL, The left wing media will push wokeness and propaganda for the elections next year and 2024. They won't change.
@@BishopWalters12 Unfortunately for Dems, over the top character assassination attempts at Trump will, as they did in '16, piss off Republicans, and get them to the polls. The Lincoln Project staged a fake white supremacist appearance supporting Youngkin and just destroyed their credibility. They acted like thugs from a totalitarian dictatorship.
How many capitol rioters are charged with sedition? The answer will disappoint MSM and their legions of believers, but they're playing sedition to the hilt!
@@paulmcknight4137 Oh yeah? Republicans did the same thing in 2020 and look how that turned out? And no the election was not stolen. 61 judges and the supreme court decided that. Or is the conspiracy so big that literally everyone apart from Trump is in on it?
We need more of these conversations.
As I say below: “More” won’t make a dent in today’s trench warfare between armies of unreachables:
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Do You Want to Solve Problems or Protest About Them?
For 20 years, I’ve been practically spit on for following principles those same people promote on a daily basis. I wrote and produced a documentary to address such behavior, but in the last 18 months - I’ve seen savagery beyond anything that inspired it. The smorgasbord of sub-cultures has created another dimension of delusion in America - hardening minds, not broadening them.
Bari Weiss wrote: “But we’re all here because we share . . . a commitment to reason, curiosity, independence, decency, and a hunger for honest conversation. In our upside-down world, holding fast to these ideals can sometimes feel lonely. More than ever, we crave the company of people who share our core values.”
What people crave is the company of those who see themselves as they do. Without “commitment” and “holding fast” - it’s just wishful thinking, and it shows!
The doc was designed as a tool for honest debate. Now? It’s intended for a larger framework to clear the clutter that’s crippled this country. I’ve got an idea - and it’s got teeth. I need fiercely independent thinkers for my Clear the Clutter plan to be fully realized, but right now - one will do.
How do we make people realize they’ve been lied to? You have to knock down one small pillar that’s easier to reach. I’ve got the perfect pillar - on the biggest and most costly lie in modern history, no less.
Fighting the problems of today with conventional tactics is colossally counterproductive, dangerous, and even deadly. But almost everyone is operating on faith-based belief that their efforts will prevail (bolstered by the fact that they’ve achieved some fashion of success). At what cost?
“Dealing on the moment” is what America does “best.” Even those I agree with - don’t look at the totality of a problem (and exacerbate it by failing to do so). They isolate issues within their wheelhouse - without understanding the dimensions that derail their efforts outside of it.
As Barbara Tuchman put it in The March of Folly:
“Like many alternatives, however, it was psychologically impossible. Character is fate, as the Greeks believed. Germans were schooled in winning objectives by force, unschooled in adjustment. They could not bring themselves to forgo aggrandizement even at the risk of defeat.”
America is “unschooled in adjustment.”
Someone on Twitter once replied, “The solution to this problem is more truth, not less.” “More” won’t make a dent in today’s trench warfare between armies of unreachables. Conventional methods are not working, but they would when combined with unconventional tools to address problems in a manner that could actually solve some.
Please visit One Voice Became Two dot life to find “Do You Want to Solve Problems or Protest About Them?”
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When my kids were in public elementary school the only history they said they were taught was about MLK, slavery, and Rosa parks. All important parts of history but hardly comprehensive. I’ll definitely be buying this man’s book.
Well my people came here because of the Ukrainian gypsy persecutions. Known also as the Roma. My people were murdered, enslaved, and exiled. My people went to Scandinavia and eventually to the USA. And in the USA we learned nothing about my past and add to that since I have a light skin color I am told I know nothing of what it is like to be part of an oppressed people. Really? 🙄
@@oneholetime6974 Please elaborate. I'm not sure about the point you're making.
@@moniqueloomis9772 sure I'll elaborate. So are we supposed to evaluate and discuss in depth every single group of people that have been persecuted exiled marginalized in this country's history? Additionally my point is that there are many of us who are not black but have had our ancestors enslaved exiled murdered marginalized and we don't sit around playing the victim card. And if you think for a moment just because somebody like me is white but still comes from a exiled murdered enslaved people has a leg up in this country you're crazy the only real true privileged class in this country is the wealthy.. end of story
@@oneholetime6974 what you don’t understand is that the indigenous people of America are the copper colored so called black people. Many of our ancestors were already here and the land was taken from us and our names changed in the history books and a new story was told about our real history… “your” people were killed in their own homeland and relocated to America to get away from persecution and get a fresh start. No one here in America is intentionally misrepresenting your history after stealing your homeland…
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. -Martin Luther King, Jr.
He also said "we coming to get our check".. how about you find a new MLK quote to copy and paste
@@wavegodrobsanders539 I’ve seen you copy and paste this comment replying to other comments so here’s the full quote. “We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. So we have come to cash this check -- a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice.” Dr. King is talking about the constitution and how at that time African Americans weren’t given their fair share of rights. The check has nothing to do with money and everything to do with being treated equally.
@@vincentmartino9122 thanks for trying but you're wrong ‼️ here you go & try try again
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Dr. King also said "Rioting is the voice of the unheard". We can spit out all the quotes but the fact remains we as a country do not live up to our own standards. My issue with Americans and btw I am a black woman who is also American, is that we have not accepted the past nor have any of us gotten over it. White Americans don't want to be reminded about the past and do not
accept that even in 2021 that racism still exists. 2020 and 2016 proved that more white Americans never wanted a black president and from a black woman's prospective have thought they can get away with anything. Black America is still trying to make a come up to catch up with White Americans. The problem with that is with how we do each other as blacks, how can anyone else take us seriously. All the killing on Chicago is absolutely ridiculous. We too need to get it together. I wish we all would get over the fact that we are ALL Americans and we ALL have issues. Dr King spoke about this as well. America needs therapy and also needs to accept that Whites are treated better than any other race in this country. Now that is facts!!
'I have a dream that this nation will one day rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed.'
The Devil in the room Nobody want to touch it. Because the oligarchy are afraid of to talk about it is Class.
Imagine having disputes over a skin color planet earth is goofy
Imagine being so White Supremacist you deflect from who started the whole "skin color" issue.
@@negloblaxon7616 you mean the Racist White Democrats? The same ones you support today? Who cant stop obsessing over race about everything to this day.
I'm definitely getting his book.
Get Thomas swolle
@@alfredoalcantar8691 Thomas Sowell
you know woke culture is slowly dying when even ABC is talking about it lol. better late than never, thank God
Which god?
Dang, John McWhorter, you make sense. So much sense. Thank you, we need to get rid of this new divisive agenda.
He is in denial and has taken racism from a very reductionist viewpoint. It lacks nuance.
He makes sense to racist
The Democrats don’t want to eliminate the divisive agenda though. They have been using the “racism is everywhere!” Narrative for decades . It’s just too bad some still buy into it
@@narcissismrehabilitation you know what lacks nuance? The conversation around what it does to a child, as young as 5, to teach CRT. Or the conversation around what’s being taught in CRT. I agree with accurate history being taught but teaching little kids that one child is more privileged because of the color of their skin and one is less privileged WILL continue to keep racism alive in this country. CRT isn’t the answer and no one is listening to the pediatric psychiatrists saying this.
@@narcissismrehabilitation hardly, most go hard left with racism being their only lens
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.. You know who's rolling over in his grave! smh
He also said "we coming to get out check".. how about you find a new MLK quote to copy & paste
Don't start pretending like you know or care about the words of MLK.
@@JOmega2007 In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
When Blacks be discriminated and got the wokeness, they say the wokeness hurts them. When the Asians got hurts and remained silent and peaceful, they just ignore them and praised them as "model citizen 🙂
@@scout1672 Absolutely. Education is critical, in every aspect. Hope the younger generation could change this 💪
Wokeness is weakness
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So true.
When Blacks be discriminated and got the wokeness, they say the wokeness hurts them. When the Asians got hurts and remained silent and peaceful, they just ignore them and praised them as "model citizen”. Justice first, please.
So True
Get yourself educated! Find a black person and say your are sorry!
John McWhorter is too smart for MSNBC.
Some black people will talk bad about this guy, when everything he says is logical. But logic is rare in 2021.
STFU . What is the meaning of "woke". How does this pertain to his argument . He is the most stupid individual ever , such a useless man pivoting towards white people to read his books. Wokism is fox news propaganda that has spread to mainstream media. It wasn't even a word until few years ago because some people watched "Dear white people". Woke is just being aware of what happens around you , not being ignorant of the facts . White people learn a word and then use it for propaganda 🤦🏿♂️🤦🏿♂️.
@@ajajala5081 isn’t it funny how any intelligent black person, who uses common sense is the most stupid individual ever? What part of what he said is stupid? You sound stupid right now, because you’re referring to “fox news propaganda”. If you haven’t noticed, every media outlet spreads misinformation in order to fit their narrative. I’m completely aware of what “woke” was originally defined as. But if you haven’t noticed, the left has warped multiple definitions, woke being one of them.
This is coming from someone who hates both the far right and far left (me). Go ahead and watch MSNBC’s analysis on this Rittenhouse kid’s trial. Tell me if they’re being unbiased and reporting news how it should be reported. I’m hearing words like, “rigged”. A term only the left uses when stuff doesn’t go in their favor. But if someone says the presidential election was rigged, they’re conspiracy theorists. Point being, all media does the same ish. And I don’t know what “Dear White People” is, so I can’t comment on it.
Some white and nonBlack people will, too...humans are miserable creatures.
@@ajajala5081 I agree with what you're saying, but I wouldn't call him stupid. I call him cleverly obtuse grifter. Being stupid can absolve you of many things. This guy is an educated tool.
I love John McWorther interviews. He always manages to get on the woke news and totally blind sides them 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Well done John and thank you for being honest ❤
First time in over a decade I've seen a balanced interview in the media. Kudos.
I’m a progressive and John McWhorter is my hero for speaking out on this subject. I know many on the left who are appalled by the religion of ‘woke’.
Thank you kind sir. Everyone has free will to make choices. Get kids back into Church and off their phones. Start focusing on strong families. That’s a start!
Wow, ABC its so unlike you to report something truthful, well done.
For once in the past 8 years…yes…but MSM is still a toxic disease
Glad ABC gave him voice. Good to discuss the other point of view too 👍🏽
So of all people you like right wing media platforming another right wing activist
@Brian M
Cubans are White Supremacists also.
@@negloblaxon7616 local dumbass detected... Cubans are mostly of dark complexion but keep talking idiot.
can't believe ABC allowed this interview! Happy they are opening their mindset maybe good can come
buying his book over ''white fragility''
ma boi be speaking way more sens.
These questions are of such a low level, you just see the emptiness in her eyes and the fact she is just drumming up these talking points. Seriously, do better.
The mainstream media is not where the intellectual muscle is these days. That obviously is occurring on the more alternative (but not extremist) spaces. Mostly podcasts, the intellectual dark web, etc. This is a surprise to no one.
I love John McWhorter.
This is the first time in a long time I've heard someone making sense on mainstream media. Thank You
It's nice not to have to go to Fox News to hear rational people speak.
B.s
Uh what? 🤨
oh cool, I have a new hero. Its about time a book like this comes out.
Or read the book: please stop helping us by Jason Riley
Excellent coversation between two people who have people's interests in mind. Nice work!
"I dont know what that question means" THANK YOU JW!!!! This is how you answer questions. Don't let these journalists ask you low key rhetorical questions with their favorite sociopolitical trigger words lined throughout.
Starts in the homes! Culture starts in the homes! No one can fix you're problem but you. But as a race, changing your culture, and you will fix your problems! Make good life decisions and life will get easier no matter what color you are. That's what's great about America...
on one thing he is clearly wrong; that there is enough taught in high school or jr. high history books today....i think most americans of all colours, dont know much about ANY history...let alone have analyzed the details of slavery and segregation
There’s a difference between teaching accurate history and CRT though. CRT teaches young children that they are going to be treated differently because of their skin color. Teaches children that they should feel bad for something they did not do just because of their skin color. Teach accurate history, but teaching these concepts that CRT uses will keep racism alive and well.
Love his answer to her vague question about coming to term with racism.
McWhorter is a rare bird: a smart, pragmatic and principled liberal. Been a fan since his Red Eye days.
I really like what he said. He has common sense and a true concern for this country
John, one of my favorite people involved in the current public discourse. Watch his conversations with Glenn Lowry. Great stuff!
Wokeness ruins EVERYTHING
Exactly
When Blacks be discriminated and got the wokeness, you say the wokeness hurts them. When the Asians got hurts and remained silent and peaceful, you just ignore them and praised them as "model citizen“ 🙂🙂
it does doesn't it? Which is why people need to wake up.
I wouldn't say wokeness ruins everything,some people just woke up too late.As a black man that always had a interest in history from start to current day.I feel like the younger generation lacks knowledge of any progress being made,because they never studied history.So they are just going off current events in the media,without understanding history.Thats not to say racism doesn't exist,it's not going anywhere,but relations can be improved with time.The wokeness issue to me,is the same as missing math class for a whole week.It comes time to take the test,you put whatever on the test sheet.Because you felt those were the answers.But they were wrong,because you didn't know the answers,after missing class for a whole week.So the young generation is basically missing a lot of key points in history,and their answer is racism.
He was going somewhere good just before that hard cut @2:04
I’d love to see the uncut version
she is the best interviewer on one of the main media channels i have seen from Fox to CNN...earnest , serious, respectful, and she listen...
The book is amazing and you can get it on audible. I listened to it while working, and I had to stop a few times and think about what he was saying.
His main motivator for writing the book was the fact he feels that these sentiments are largely depicting the black community as infantile morons and teaching black children that they are perpetual victims who are not capable of success.
He has two children and absolutely does not want them to take on these lesson.
It seems like that's the general perception of the progressive slice of the spectrum with respect to almost everyone and not just black people. They believe people are either billionaires or have no personal agency, are completely helpless, and desperately need radical, paternalistic interventions from their version of government.
Finally, someone who speaks the truth
The truth is always how "Not White Supremacist" you are.
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10 whites and 2 blacks. Not having 5/10 black doctors is systematic racism🤦🏽🤦🏿🤦🏼🤦🏻. I don’t know anyone who finished medical school and completed residency and want to be doctors not become doctors. False racism agenda
10 whites and 2 blacks. Not having 5/10 black doctors is systematic racism🤦🏽🤦🏿🤦🏼🤦🏻. I don’t know anyone who finished medical school and completed residency and want to be doctors not become doctors. False racism agenda
@@negloblaxon7616 facts aren't convenient, they're just facts. Facts aren't white supremacy. Facts don't follow ideologies, politics
I wonder if its' time for African-Americans to thank white America for having made America a welcoming country.
I hope that this is the beginning of the end of wokeness
Happy that a black man is saying all this
Well like a typical White Supremacist you know you need socalled "African Americans" to repeat your demonic talking points more than anyone.
"An Emblem of America" by John Ogilby
The democrats had the crutches of race baiting, name calling and bullying kicked out from under them. It was a well deserved humiliation.
And you have the crutch of racism and bigotry to hold on to, MASSA!
@@604714 you ignoramus. What is the color of Virgina's new lieutenant governor and attorney general? If the shoe fits wear it democrat.
White Supremacist Conservative logic: Speak against Racism/ White Supremacy = Democrat, Liberal, "Woke".
@@asherdog9248
You White Supremacist, what color was Obama?
It ALREADY IS the way everything works, and people are beginning to rise up properly against it.
H.I.M. Haile Selassie saved Europe from fascism during WWII. I've never met anybody white that knew that. A few blacks who followed Malcolm X knew. Why is that important?
Can’t believe that I just liked an ABC video. Congratulations, universe.
He's trying to get on the good side of white people
McWhorter is great.
John McWhorter is a national treasure. Thank you ABC.
Along with Thomas Sowell (b. 1930) and the late Walter E. Williams (1936-2020).
I wish every liberal was like John. There are WAY TOO MANY extreme leftists getting the spotlight these days.
His book is great and he’s incredibly well spoken and logical. I find myself looking up words when I’m reading 🙃.
So well spoken 😂 my god
@@AbdifatahMohamedESQ They can’t help themselves.
@@IJCJR lol I see that. It’s crazy 😂 but my guy McWhorter is out here really living his best uncle rukus life.
@@AbdifatahMohamedESQ Facts… All these “Hero, National Treasure” comments though. The guy found a niche hustle and these comments make it more funny.
@@thewizardssleeve119 Is he really though? There’s millions that would disagree.
If found a magic lamp and the genie in it granted me one wish, would ask to to be as intelligent, articulate and affable as John Mcwhother
Look at all the white people in the comments agreeing with this guy 😂
Look at Carlton. Grew up in Privilege telling the poor black folk their struggle isn’t real….
He’s 100% right
Amen brother !!!
Preach !!!
McWhorter, “ Somebody needs to say, This is becoming exaggerated, this is becoming Salem, and I think that it needs to stop....” 👏
Being woke is the new alternative to actually doing something that actually
helps someone. It is all about emotion, feeling angry, guilty or whatever.
These people think their "feelings" are actually helping the minorities that
they care so much about. But do they do anything to help that is real? I can
not find anything useful, tangible, it is all about virtue signaling and
emotionalism.
I like that he is trying to change the verbiage
Changing the "Verbiage" to maintain White Supremacy.
What about all the stern vides of white people calling the cops on people? So that's not real. Yal crazy
Finally someone tells it like it is
Telling it like it is from the white supremacist perspective
@@txtitan20 lol you probably actually believe that to, doesnt matter your a lost cause all your doing is buying into racist propaganda. You dont have a clue what white supremicist doctrine is
@@txtitan20 He's awful dark for a white supremacist, don't you think?
@@ConvictedFelon2024no of course he doesnt think
@@ryan4926 You're a new age racist so I don't expect you to have any basic common sense
Racism has a bigger effect on us Mr. McWhorter. Really?🤔👎😒
Can’t believe far left woke ABC was willing to have John McWhorter on
It's telling the new idioms that the anchor uses that are left unexplained. When McWhorter says "I don't know what that question means," it's an indicator that the idiom was never explained logically in the first place, yet the idioms force themselves into our lexicon by simply being repeated over and over again by the media. It is Never repeated with tangible, concrete language in a way that can be universally understood.
Agree . Systemic racism and the definition of ‘racism’ has been warped so badly at this point that it’s impossible to talk about it rationally
It really doesn’t help when some go around and accuse the sun, national parks and SAT tests as being racist either 😂😂
Her language is also biased. She talks about "our dark history," ignoring the fact that not all of American history is dark, even on race. While it's inarguable that there's plenty of racism in our country's history, the overall story of America on race is one of overcoming that racism. As an elementary school kid, I was never ashamed of our country for having slavery and racial segregation; I was proud of our country for having ended those things, and that's the way that all Americans should view the history of race in our country.
As an aside, I like the logo in your profile. I voted for him in 2016 and wish we could've gotten a real Republican president like Kasich or Christie instead of the train wreck that was Donald Trump.
Great interview! I really like him.
His 'non race related' books are even better'. Great writer on historical linguistics.
How white you are.
LOVE John McWhorter. Very sensible and smart man.
I don’t completely disagree with some of what was said here, but McWhorter completely dodged the Critical Race Theory question by purposely conflating actual CRT with the made-up version of CRT that conservatives are fighting so hard against. CRT is NOT when a teacher tells their white students that they are oppressors, and it is NOT when a teacher separates students by skin color (come on.. this one is such a ridiculous “boogeyman” for an actual field of study).
Actual CRT is the study of historic and current policies, whether simply implied or literal governmental policy, and their effects on people’s lives. McWhorter even supports this notion later in the video when he admits that our country’s policies have negatively impacted black people to this day-which is such an obvious fact that I’m shocked every time I have to defend the idea.
OMG, I loved every thing he said. It couldn't be more TRUE about the moment we are living through. I have been sharply anti-racist my entire life (many friends and past acquaintances have even remarked years later about how much they learned by my simple actions), but to what end does the woke left online mob really making things better...it isn't. I have been guilted and belittled by peers simply because I am a white 'cis' male but I am never accepted for having an honest opinion on the matter. And at the end of the day, I truely want everyone, from all walks of life, to live a prosperus and loving life.
McWhorter!!!!!
Wow, how refreshing this was to listen to ,I feel ,even if it's short lived ,that I stepped into an alternate reality where society evolved organically rather than forcefully,into what it's supposed to be
I agree with you regarding wokeness. Sadly the people who promote this are doing it to settle scores. There are ways to deal with racism without introducing hate. And most of the people preaching about this are not really affected but use it for self promotion.