Liam Neeson clarifies controversial revenge remarks: 'I'm not a racist' | GMA
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- The "Cold Pursuit" star responds to recent firestorm live on "GMA."
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I’m a black man, and this whole thing is absolutely ridiculous lol leave this man alone.
we can tell, your name is travon
The witch hunt for Whites has been happening my entire life. How many stars have been wrecked over words breathed from their mouth. air.
You sad man
ᶠᶸᶜᵏᵧₒᵤ goodluck troll
Yeah. If it was another Irish dude, he would have called him an Irish slur from whatever neighborhood it was. Or if it was an Irish protestant then called him a religious slur.
Liam Neeson's next movie
Taken: Out of Context
Legend
you would be the top comment if you wrote it earlier, so good
thats the 1
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Good one.
Bro the fact that this man has the balls to go on tv and say this, really shows how honest of a man he is. Its rare to see a normal person admitting their mistakes, let alone a famous actor!
He is saying this bullshit because he is white. Imagine black people saying same bullshit
@@ticotechhouston4917 Uh I don’t imagine black people will get hate for saying they had racist thoughts 40 years ago
@@redlizerad8268 Also I can imagine people defending trump like idiot like you
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I think most men would say the same thing. If you are black and a white man raped a black girl and you were told about it, you would act the same way l believe. It’s just the way it is.
The fact that everyone labeled this as "controversial" says it all.
Who is "everybody" though. This is the first I heard of this.
If you can't understand his rage you're the real monster.
Dude that's deep.
Pff i can understand he was angry that his friend had been hurt, but i don't see how taking it out on another man, simply for having the same color skin (!) is in any way understandable...
@@someoneelse293 If somebody raped my girlfriend or mother I wouldn't take it out on another man just because he resembled the perp. I'd kill the guy's whole fucking family. People handle situations differently
Moron
Ali Khan don’t play dumb
i'd rather know an honest man than a bullshitter. like most people nowdays.
I prefer a honesty not bullshit either.
Best comment on here.
If he had asked about everything else, but hadn't asked about race, would that then have been implicit? Damned if he did and damned if he didn't.
You have to appreciate the amount of courage it took for him to say that.
I have high respect for him having the nobility and maturity to come out and talk about such a difficult topic. It’s important to be open and honest about such a difficult topic that changes your life.
So they understood what he was saying "in context"
But managed to blow it out of context.? 🤔
gotta love the media 🤦🏾♂️
"The media is literally exploding with bullshit, because it located at the crossroads of all the other bullshit..... The media is made up of equal parts business, advertising, show business, public relations and politics. The media are sitting at bullshit junction!" (George Carlin)
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@@loafersheffield ;D)))
I wish the news would just stick to reporting well researched stories presented with a full set of facts while trying their best to not put in their opinion. it is impossible to find that nowadays.
@@ns389 We are part to blame for that. We don't want to pay for news. So, any good reporting paper went bankrupt or was forced to change its way and sell sensation. Add internet with it's paid-per-click by advertisements and here we are. Well researched stories don't sell. We get what we pay for.
@@loafersheffield I SO MISS GEORGE CARLIN, HE WAS THE GREATEST
I’m black and I’d have done the same thing. Leave Liam Neesin alone, he has a certain set of skills
Hahahahahahah, Good one 😂
This went right over Karens' head.
@Karen Banks whooosh
@@sludgerat666 stop it bro your not retared and got alot to offer the world stop talking about youself like that
TheCrazyKid1381 no YOU don’t change, quit trying to spread your hatred
He is saying he had a moment where he wanted to have revenge on the attacker and the guy happened to be black - which stood out back then. So he went looking for someone to give him an excuse to lash out. Then he woke up to it and was horrified by his own actions, thoughts etc. He is saying he isn’t racist but in that moment of anger he became racist, realised it and it scared him. So he found another way to vent that anger in a better, non-violent way. The fact is, it was a moment of madness driven by anger and he taps into that experience to portray someone who is acting out of anger in order to act it. As he says no one got hurt. If he was racist he would have gone and started a fight, not looked for someone else to trigger it.
I think his brutal honesty is refreshing.
I too am Black and i can see NOTHING wrong with what Liam said ffs,
Yeah he was mad because his friend was hurt, my sister had a similar thing happen to her and ever time I think of that guy I grow angry and vengeful, Liam was not racist, he was angry, and he knows he was wrong to be so vengeful but he still is a human and I sympathize with him.
@eating sugar no papa Ditto Hun ! Agree 100%
You're tripping. What he said was definitely wrong. He wanted to kill a black man just because a different black man caused his friend harm. That's obviously wrong man. But it was 40 years ago so I'm not saying he is racist but that was definitely a racist event in his past.
@@mercyinquisitor4234 if he happened to be white it would have been the same, Chinese, Italian or anything, stop saying it's racist, it's called profiling because his friend was hurt, just because he was black dosent make it racist.
@eating sugar no papa lol
He isn't a racist. Let the man be
This mentality spoken hear is the same attitudes that caused all the lynching and police officers shooting innocent black men. You have a bad experience with one, and now all of a sudden they are all evil and you could just kill one of them. It’s NOT cool. I shouldn’t have to worry about being preyed upon because you had an UNFORTUNATE run in with a man who HAS NOTHING TO DO with me, but our skin complexion are similar.
Roberts is terrible interviewer: so this ass wants to kill innocent random black people to avenge a horrific act done by another person? Why that's been going on in the , US since slavery, I guess he's only a racist in his heart.. he's redeemed?
Klan leader "wronged" by black male crack dealer..seeks revenge on the next "n...er" he sees. So he shoots a 16yo black girl in the chest with a crossbow.
Guess things never change.
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@ justice Benson no..he's a white privileged racist..
Ben & Carmen The Scotts wanted* past tense
says a racist.
Massive props to him for not walking back on the story, she gives him a potential out by saying do you think you'd have actually done it if you'd be approached and right away he says yes. I believe him 100%, a great man.
Aaliyah Ebony Eve DeShawn because someone should be put to jail because of a past incident. Changing means nothing to you. Give me a break. If you’ve ever done wrong and always been punished despite your maturing and growth I could understand. But then I would feel really sorry for you. Also he didn’t hurt anyone but the black person who raped his friend should’ve been in jail!
I agree with him I would have probably felt the same when. but feeling and thinking something is not a crime we don't live in the minority report. 99% of the world is able to understand that these feelings and thoughts are not right and we are able to heal.
Aaliyah Ebony Eve DeShawn what feeling ?? He opened up about how wrong he was 40years ago don’t be fucken bitter ok judging from your profile picture girl you have bigger problems than him admitting that he was once a racist !MOVE TF ON aaaaargh
Aaliyah Ebony Eve DeShawn he never committed assault or battery though? You are now just being racist.
@@aaliyahebonyevedeshawn2153 assault and battery? He hasn't harmed anyone. And as he says he feels remorse over ever thinking that. He would have thought the same if it was a Chinese person who sexually assaulted his friend. This will just make people who have racist views never admit to it
he probably would’ve did it regardless the race of the person. people just stretching it out
No, he wouldn’t have done the same. If the guilty one was white, i’m sure he wouldn’t start to be angry with all the white people in the world and start wanting to kill one of them...
Fuck off
@@andrerieder3898 What Mr. Neeson's talking about is the fact that they were a different race to him at all. If the rapist were Latino or Asian, it probably would've been the same feeling for him. Alternatively, if Neeson were black and the rapist asian, he very well could've hated asian people instead, or vice versa.
Again, it's just the fact it was someone different to him at all. It's over-generalization. We do it when we're angry and emotional.
@@RacingSnails64 no, not we all. also you cannot prove anything you just said
Liam is our guy. Love him. Those emotions of revenge are normal...no apologies needed...
Hello dear just want to say a big thank you for your constant love and support.
Revenge Isn't A Passion It's A Disease That Eats At Your Mind And Poisons Your Soul
I'm a black man and I understand him. 40 years ago.. come on
It's a discussion, and one worth having.
you ain't no black man.
No excuses.
lol so you saying its ok cuz it happened 40 years. Guess how many people are in prison because of mistakes they made in the past and fully regret it now??
@@Milomt loool- this guy seems honest - stop with the racist thing for a bit- were you there 40 years ago ?
The amount of understanding in this comment section is truly something to behold. Good to see level-headed people not acting out of *irrational anger* and instead hearing the man out.
Theodore M. K. 🙏🏾🙏🏾
Hear! Hear!
haha yeah thats good but i must say from my own experience 70% of youtube commentors are racist themselves so its no wonder theyre willing to give liam neeson another chance
Squid Worth 100%
CZcams is a home where racists feel comfortable to say whatever they like and agree with each other. 😂
As a black person I'm pissed off. Not at what he said but the way that he was treated for speaking his truth. It doesn't matter what color you are you're human and somebody white injured a family member or somebody that I love I may have felt the same way and anyone who says that they wouldn't no matter what race is involved is lying through their teeth. There's so many people that feel like this that are probably condemning him because we live in such a politically correct world of liars that people will go out criticizing somebody for something that they live every single day. I'm not mad at him because it's a black person did something to someone in my family I will be out looking for somebody black too. And I'm a black person. America is so hypocritical assholes just because you shut somebody up because of the way that they feel doesn't make them a racist if he would have carried it out and if he did it just because it was a black person I could see where the anger comes from. But I have all the respect for him for being truthful and that's what we need more of in our world and maybe then we can actually have an honest conversation
While I applaud Liam neeson for this it’s important to remember that everybody thinks differently. If someone black raped someone close to me I’d absolutely despise that person but I wouldn’t hate everyone who’s black, despite understanding how that can be the case for some people because when you dislike something, you tend to dislike anything that remotely resembles it. For me though, I’ve taken to heart one part of Martin Luther king’s speech that I hold in very high regard: ‘I have a dream that one day people will be judged not by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character.’ It’s something to keep near and dear to avoid making the mistake that neeson made. Props to him for owning up to it btw. As a fellow northern Irishman, I’m glad he’s a positive representation of our country which doesn’t have a lot of representation in the media. Not that I care about patriotism or any of that muck, but it’s a nice feeling.
Tbh not everyone things racially like that. I would, however, think in a more sexist way of like just men being gross af with no care to get their sexual fix. With my own multiple experiences my whole life from being a child to an adult and even in different countries n friends, I know race has nothing to do with it. I’m working on not feeling that way about all men n have made a lot of progress. But ya u can’t assume everyone thinks racially like that bc it’s just not true. Maybe majority but I personally can’t comprehend it.
I agree with your sentiment that Neeson doesn't have hate in his heart. But you may be taking away the wrong lesson. The lesson which Liam makes clear is that blaming an entire race for the actions of one person is a toxic way of thinking and we need to rise above it
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you have a soul and you have a body. The soul is the qualities of your character. Your body is just physical matter. Each individual soul is judged.
People are people. They aren't black people or white people. There is no such thing as a black person or a white person and there never has been. There's people.
You cannot harbor hatred against someone for looking similar to someone you dislike. How can you possibly argue that that is in any way fair, just or right?
It isn't. Liam Neeson doesn't deserve your defence and he doesn't deserve any defence.
This is not the kind of ignorance that is forgiveable
Sometimes it isn't easy to admit the truth, Liam does exactly that. I feel I love him more
I don’t think he is racist. He has more courage than most celebrities. Plus nobody found him out, he voluntarily told to help others.
He wanted to free his soul from years of touching his inner self. Good thing he met the priest and had 2 hours of sessions.
He wanted to execute a man based off the color of his skin for his own personal grievances that’s the literal definition of racism🙄
@@saharasafari9 key word is wanted. He most likely doesn't want to anymore.
Trick Tracy and you know that how?
@@saharasafari9 Nigga, I don't know him personally. All speculation, I could be wrong but I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt since he admitted how he felt.
This is how bad it gets to trust any journalist who sold out a top actor for her moment of glory
Sold out ! U mad cuz the reporter ratted on him
HArd work beat talent ! young Frisbee he was telling a story of a guy who raped someone & now Liam’s the bad guy oh oh that sums up crazy to me !!!
@@keeraashton8417 yea sure right he's the victim here foh
@@eddierivers3250 who's the victim though? Liam's is innocent of any wrong doing. Thinking and feeling isn't a crime.
+Dangelo Smith sure
As a black man I'm very grateful that he confessed cuz I always really liked Liam Neeson and I was sad when his wife died in that snowboarding or ski accident so for him to be man enough to come on and tell us his deepest darkest secret like that is cool. I'ma say this just for you mister Nissen you a real nigga!!! Cus honesty beats everything.
Give this man A Medal! I’m even more proud of Liam. Yes, I am a black man. I would be honored to be a friend of this guy. Being honest about the pain and anger inside of him is what helped him and his true story could free others. This was better than any movie could be. Way to go GMA! You’ve earned a pat on the back from from a “hard to please guy.”
Cut off the hands of rapists
You don’t do that to women. It’s absolutely wrong. I had a friend in college who had been raped. Whenever she would walk back to her dorm at night I had to go with her to provide an element of protection and security because of how afraid she was.
I medal for what?? Cant belive a black person made this comment 🤦🏿♀️
@@AnimeBoysOnly A medal for being honest about how ANY of us would feel in the same position. He only expressed his anger for that particular moment. He also realized the danger level he could go to and that it would be a wrong bad place to be because of the emotion. He learned that he should not allow himself to return to such uncontrollable feelings. He grew and it's too bad you couldn't get that but you're also a privileged judge anyway.
@@AnimeBoysOnly Don't be surprised. Its so commonplace in the UK🙄
Wait! Did he say 40 years ago??????
Seriously?
If I can tell all the crazy shit I did 40 years ago...!
No one lives a perfect life! NO ONE!
Is a fking wanker
There is a bit of a difference between some shit and potential murder
Pete J I agree no one is perfect
I have never in my life felt hate towards someone just because of their skin color.
NotGonnaTell MyName “An environment where ‘killing’ the enemy was seen as a valid method of pursuing your revenge/anger” where is cold blooded murder considered “valid”? Did liam neeson grow up in an Apache indian tribe? My friend was killed by a drunk driver a year ago and never did i feel the need to murder any privileged white kid i saw.
Society: “Men, talk about your feelings!”
Men: Talking about their feelings...
Society: “We actually aren’t ready for that”
H Holland a lot of closeted racists triggered by this, I see. Kudos to Neeson for his honesty but people actually saying behaviour was acceptable are just disgusting bigots.
Well said
@@jabbahamma6100 nobody's saying that behavior was acceptable, not even Liam himself. Practise reading comprehension, will you?
@@jabbahamma6100 no one is saying it's acceptable, they are saying it's understandable. It's a natural human defense mechanism we have all experienced at one time or another. In times of extreme anger we think bad thoughts. Literally no one on this earth can say they haven't had a bad thought about someone else or a group of people during a time of extreme stress and anger
The truth
Who’s here from Atlanta?
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Dawg, the fact that Donald approached him with his idea and Liam said yes, proves to me that Liam is an amazing individual.
He’s Irish, that changes the game, where he was raised and how. He is not racist im 100% confident of it. We just love to crucify people for no reason
his honesty makes you wanna love him even more.
omer arif Yes
Thank you for writing this! I wasn't able to put my finger on that goodness I was finding so attractive in himin this moment.
Ye, that's Whiteman's Integrity, even though his nose look part Ashkenazi Jewish. I am Asian, a third party observer. CZcams " IRISH HOLOCAUST CHRISTOPHER FOGARTY " if you cafe about this shit.
As a Black man!,I give respect to this man!!
Seems most of black men actually do this. Most of the outrage seems to come from white SJWs in the media. Laughable.
America First he literally said that none of us are actually politically correct and that we like to think we are.
Eddie Hall so? What’s that got to do with this?
I’ll add a caveat before my statement so I I will be qualified to participate in this conversation
Either you aint black..or insane
No one is perfect. This man said something most people, would have kept a secret. I think he deserves even more respect just for being that upfront and honest and repentant. He didn’t do anything he hoped to do back then, and he learned from it.
If you even have thoughts like that you don’t deserve respect the fact that his mind went straight to racism shows his true colors he doesn’t deserve respect for being racist
@@Andrew-by4yi a lot of people you like have similar thoughts of hatred, dislike, or malice towards others. It’s anger. A human emotion. We all feel that way sometimes. Mark Wahlberg, another highly prolific actor beat up his Vietnamese neighbors when he was young and growing up. He now has made up with them for what he did to them and they hold no grudges with each other. Liam Neeson simply admitted to being angry at one point in his life over something that happened to him. It takes a big person to be able to acknowledge your past mistakes. So if you want to hold a grudge against Neeson, fine. You can. But just know everyone has thoughts like that on occasion. We’re all human. There’s a difference between thoughts and actions
I never see anybody worry abt the attacks on white ppl we r all put here to live our lives the best we can no matter what race we r and really does it matter if I went to live in another country and was treated fairly I would be well happy we r so busy fighting about race and colour that we have forget all abt God and that is a sad fact
@@sandrapayne3275 amen
He's not racist. Leave him alone. He's a legend and we all love him!!!
He isn’t racist but he literally looked for a random black man to kill. This is KKK Nazi shit. And said he would have done the killing. Then to blame a war for this behavior is a cop out
“I get he said some really bad racist things but I like his movies so stop calling him out for it”
@@Andrew-by4yi It's not racist if its true.
Honestly how out of context did the media use his words? What an honest guy, great interview 🔥
@@luv4ever101 They don't care. Im thinkin they have this thought process often. Crazy how many people think this shit sounds okay.
No, it was fucked up. I'm black and I was pissed. It was racist. You know who doesn't have the right to downplay my fucking feelings? A white man. This has nothing to do with you. I have calmed down and took the time to understand ON MY OWN. Not with the help of some white boy who thinks he has the right to... Nevermind, I'm done and won't reply to anything you say. You audacity is suffocating. It's possible to have a dialogue with white people but ones like you? Nahh I'm good.
Jammzy I’m sorry you were hurt by Neeson’s words. I cannot pretend to understand as a white woman in a very white village in England. I have recently read a book about race and it really made me think about how privileged I am. So I can’t pretend to understand what it feels like as a black man to hear such comments from Neeson, as well as facing prejudice throughout your life, but I sympathise and wish better things for the future of the human race x
Out of context ? We read it word for word. Moron
What's more messed up is that he was going to black areas. You were looking to kill one of us.
As a black man, I can't vilify him for this. He's clearly not a racist. People have jumped to conclusions, as usual.
co122189 just stop
branded a beast black british.
Whether he is now currently racist I don't know but what he did in the past was racist. That part at least must be admitted to.
Exactly im a black also and he brought it out so how is he a racist plus if it was my friend or i would feel the same no matter the race frfr!! So im not mad at him at all
co122189 i haven’t seen one black person say the first part of your idiotic comment. Is your life that empty? Make a friend.
I really like Liam Neeson. The media should be ashamed!!
Hello dear just want to say a big thank you for your constant love and support❤️
Liam Neeson doesn’t fight. He “unleash[es] physical violence”
Thank you for that.
Theres no place for an honest man in Hollywood. Theres no place for honest opinions in 2019
Honesty should be classified as a super power in 2019.
The world is broken :(
To be conpletely honest... Fuck politically correctness its is the cancer of this society, it makes it impossible to have a conversation or someone to say somthing without someone (that most of the time dont belong in that group) gets offended by the dumbest shit ever
Nixxtrr 😂😂
Evidently....shit is nuts right?
There's no place because people are afraid to open up like liam. I think this only a step forward in the right direction in starting the conversation. People should openly admit their flaws, we all can be a little bit bigot when we are angry, we all can be a little bit racist when we are angry. I am sure liam possibly used the N word one or too times. But if your willing to admit it instead of hiding it then the consequences are far less then someone finding out.
He acknowledges his failings when younger, which is probably the most important thing to acknowledge here. He clearly feels remorse for his actions and we have to accept our failings as people at times. He's right, speak about the issues and seek to get help where you might be struggling.
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Happy Facts Lifestyle - Practical Inspiration he told the truth...
He looks like he hates the fact that he felt that way toward someone on a racial level, several decades ago. He despises himself for thinking that.
He said that he go on a quest to kill an innocent black "bastard" with a gun in his jacket as revenge.
ISIS say that they kill American as a revenge for USA invading Iraq , they are MORON as LIAM was also a MORON.
He was promoting a movie and thought it was s good idea to promote his movie in TRUMP America by saying that he was aMORON before, that is MORONIC.
@@splitsecond190 Just proves how you and others don't actually listen. He said he went out with a *cosh* not a gun, where did you get that from? Have you listened to the original interview? What has Trump's America got to do with it? Isis would kill anybody who is not their religion, invasion of Iraq or not. Are you about 12 yrs old or something?
Yeah a racist would not willingly and openly let this be known to the world, I don't think people understand what racism looks like and this isn't it.
You can tell that he still carrys a lot of pain from the death of his wife
Liam, I hope you have a happy and humble life above ground. You're a beautiful man, you deserve it, your kids deserve it!
Much respect always from katrinka, San Francisco Bay Area 🌴
Liam was a man about it. I respect him for not hiding. I'm going to go watch his movie in the theater now instead of waiting for Netflix.
I thought it was cancelled?
This mentality spoken hear is the same attitudes that caused all the lynching and police officers shooting innocent black men. You have a bad experience with one, and now all of a sudden they are all evil and you could just kill one of them. It’s NOT cool. I shouldn’t have to worry about being preyed upon because you had an UNFORTUNATE run in with a man who HAS NOTHING TO DO with me, but our skin complexion are similar.
@@guitarbizzar5524 ... You sanctimonious racist... I guarantee you've thought worse of whites.. That's self evident from your commentary. Lol Wankanda is fantasy..
No a man is honest, he was not. He was self-serving. Sad you don't know the difference. A man owns up to being racist, he didn't, he just pretended he would have hunted down white people. That is a lie and you know it. 455 racists liked your comment, and if you "respect him" then you also have little value for the humanity of Black people. Shame on you and him.
@@guitarbizzar5524 Stop posting the same shit, you're spamming now.
40 years ago? Are y'all kidding? Give me a break
Desmond Harvey why
40 years ago plenty of white dudes would have wanted to kill any black dude tbf
@@Fiktionthegreatone I totally agree.. they would have killed with a quickness.. no doubt about it.
@@mikelowry7730 cause that's how it works
mike Lowry no. People can educate themselves. If schools didn’t exist a lot of humans would be racist so not being racist is a learnt behaviour for people who only lived amongst the same race. (Or at least most of them)
His accent: Northern Irish + American
& a very deep,calming yet alpha male voice
No just northern irish.
It’s literally just northern Irish
= shitty accent
He's a normal good gentleman. Nobody is perfect. Specially when we're young. We're not perfect, it's part of growing up. We do feel angry and frustrated. But as we mature, we realize our faults and try to become better human being......
I’ve never once thought about beating up random people because of their skin color cause I was upset
@@Andrew-by4yi agreed
If the skin colour wasn’t mentioned everyone would of brushed off the comment
That's the whole fucking point here isn't it
The race comment makes it racist by definition. Thats why it’s not being brushed of
@@danielteklemariam534 Surely wanting to kill someone is worse than being a racist
Alex killing someone for their race is worse than killing someone because they’re a rapist
U don't think that every goes through these?
This guy is just honest as heck. Only a good person could speak so openly about a dark moment.
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He could have run into you and killed YOU in his rage . That’s the honest truth!
@@simonwilson7581 But he was honest about it. And it was logical to feel that way under a time and area he was brought up in. To say, or imply, that we are not influenced by our surroundings is ignorant.
Well would you look at that! A racist man admits to have done some racist shit and he gets applauded
@@simonwilson7581 HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING! Pay attention. It was a thought, he corrected it within himself, too. There's not a lot of people who can say that.
It wouldn't have mattered to him what colour the man was he still would've felt the same way. That primal instinct is in everyone. A man did unspeakable things to a vulnerable woman and he felt powerless so he wanted revenge. Thank God he didn't find out who it was as he would've killed him
Exactly. He actually said the colour did not matter as well.
However, the colour matters to her she was making it racist.
"Thank God he didn't find out who it was as he would have killed him"? Sorry but that's just pathetic ,weak thinking . Doesn't a rapist deserve to be killed so he can be made an example for others? The only mistake was that he went after innocent black people...
@@outsidethepyramid how did colour not matter when he specifically mentioned the colour black??
Dreadful interviewer .She said 4 times more than Liam and kept interrupting him. He was so calm and laid back and sensible.He is such a lovely person.
a man admits to reacting in a terrible manner and says he feels ashamed for harbouring racial issues in the past because of a very serious crime committed against his friend. He then gets vilified in the press for it. Incredible to be honest.
I think he would have hunt down any guy matching the description of the rapist, whether he was black, white or anything else.
I like the irony in ur last sentence " Incredible to be honest". It is indeed...
i see what you did there rider in red. But an actual criminal paedophile is on a different scale to someone who is thinking of committing a crime isnt he or she ? Do you really want to live in a world where people are too scared to tell the truth. A world where rehearsed bullshit and how many followers or click views matter a lot more than what people have to say or talk truthfully about ?
@@Izanagioomikami no he wouldn't.
@@Milomt Yes he would. That's obvious.
Liam Neeson doesn’t need to talk about this stuff. He could have played it safe and avoid any controversy but instead he is just being 100% honest about his emotions in a highly stressful situation that most people will never even witness.
8:28 was the point of his speech. To sell tickets. Liam doesnt care about the rape victim just his pay cheque.
ᶠᶸᶜᵏᵧₒᵤ if Liam only cared about his paycheck then he would not have come out and said this in the first place. He will most likely now be blacklisted from Hollywood and won’t be earning nearly as much
@@behemoth6141 well he should have never said what he said. He said what he said in an interview when he was asked where his inspiration/motivation came from. In no way did he need to say what he did.
@@theTruthSeekerishere We are all human and can blurt out things. Even the best prepared speeches will be different to what is written or thought about before it starts.
@@theTruthSeekerishere No he didn't need to say it, he chose to. He wanted to be transparent and honest and use it as an example to people who think like he did 40 years ago. An example of how people can change. This proves that he doesn't just care about his paycheck because if he did he wouldn't have said it. He shouldn't be blacklisted for this because he has been on the scene for years and people know hes not like that anymore. He knew he wasn't like that within a week. He shouldn't be blacklisted. These cocksuckers who criticise him, as well as hollywood, always act as though they are holier than thou, like they have been saints their whole lives. We need to stop enabling this outrage culture and appreciate the fact that people change.
We all have prejudice. I think if you can admit your prejudices, know it’s wrong and want to change then you’re not racist.
Why does she keep saying he could have harmed an innocent man when he clearly said he went to bad neighborhoods waiting for someone to attack him. That would not make the person innocent.
He went to a neighborhood labeled as "bad" and no one attacked him? I guess people are lying about these types of neighborhoods....I wonder why?
@@vivianraw are you really trying to say that bad neighborhoods don't exist? what a bizarre argument to make
@@jackworthington4660 No, that's what you just wrote....This is called Projection and or Deflection in Psychology; this tactic is old and overused.
@@vivianraw source?
I would say Liam's reaction 40 years ago was very human. I feel bad for how the media has capitalized on this in order to make money. God bless Liam
@@ticotechhouston4917 Fool. You don't get the gist of this do you? SMH. Apparently you don't have friends you would want to lash out for when harm was inflicted on them.
@@40TuberYou I DON'T FUCKING CARE WHAT DO YOU THINK
@@ticotechhouston4917 You're the definition of a cancer to society. If you truly believe that a person can't change in the span of 40 years... good fucking lord I hope in your lifetime you are never responsible for another human being(s).
Very human, lol. Speak for yourself. To Ticotech's point, how long are we going to use the excuse 'it was herp derp years ago, blah blah'. He should have never said it in the first place, that's the point.
It’s human to irrationally react on pure revenge based off something relative? Smh you people
I'm a black female and I understand fully where he's coming from. Leave the man alone.
Janice Simms you’re not a black female. You’re another white person who acts black online
@@rl2415 great argument, because all black people have to think like you do. That's the effects of TRUE racism. Dividing humans and telling them what to think based on their skin color.
Aldo Joel I know a white troll when I see one. White people think blacks are stupid
@@rl2415 No real black people think black people like you are stupid.
@sefsadf asfasf he never intended to kill an innocent person. He wanted to get revenge on a rapist. He stopped when he realized he could've killed an innocent man. There's a clear gap in your intellectual health if you cannot understand a couple of statements.
And no, there's not a gap in your mental health if you empathize, on the contrary there's a bridge connecting a mind to another based on social context and situational emotions. Irrational responses drive people insane. Not being able to understand is the real gap in your mind.
So love this man's honesty and integrity. The media has blown this whole thing into the ridiculous. Liam's reaction is akin to what most of us would feel, if a loved one was violated in this manner. I so understand him. Bless you Liam for sharing your experience with us. 🙏
He is the kindest softest guy you’d come across and he certainly is not racist!!!!!
Com’on man it’s Aslan! 🥰
She completely misunderstood what he was saying... Even by the end she made it about race, which it never really was...
k01dsv never seen a more out of touch interviewer
She’s merely putting on enough of an act so that black viewers can feel like she actually relates to them.
Maravirocthegreat and she should have emphasized that he is not part of the issue. She did not do a good job of that
Lol plus she twisted his words into "kill an innocent black man". He said he wanted "pick a fight".........
They're never innocent..
@@filthysoap96 Exactly, I heard him say he wanted to be set upon. I thought maybe he wanted someone to attempt robbery or something so he could have the excuse and chance
Remember 9/11 when all of america was in the same situation?
Great point
Few would get that
@Ragnar Skarpsvärd that's murica. Biggest hypocritical corrupt country. It still insane to know it was inside job killing own civilians just to have good excuse to kill 600,000 people.
But now people's ashamed so it's ok.
Wish Liam had of brought that up as an example.
Interviewer sure wants to pull the racial card.
he deserves a medal for his bravery
I'm not even mad at him.
Except if he was successful in his revenge, huh?
You should be
Of course not
me either. I like Liam. I'm glad I wasn't in his area when he was going through that... lol
unless it was YOUR father he killed.
As a black woman, I completely understand Liam's perspective and experience. Black people have those same thoughts about white people when something awful happens to our loved ones by an officer or just a white person..
Thanks for that.
We are all made of the same "stuff". I've to date - never met anyone who has nothing to offer to this quest called LIFE.
Don't speak for all of us. WTF just because YOU feel a certain way.
As if saying you're black will further validate your statement, ignorance at its best.
Speak for yourself... Why are you saying all black people are like you? Cause ik i never had a racist tought
@@sam-gw5yp thats a guaranteed lie, anyone and everyone has had some racist thought, now that is plain ignorance
3:23 "i appreciate that you are putting it into context" (followed by cutting him off to take it out of context)
Whenever you hear someone say 'racism', replace the term with 'heresy' in your mind.
This will give you a better perspective on how the subject is treated nowadays.
As a black person all i can say is So. He thought about it, didnt happen. So what really. I don't feel any pain hearing this story. Everybody is way to over sensitive these days. I see no reason to screw him for something he didn't do and he caught hisself being wrong and corrected hisself. Let the man live.
Thank you for the comment!
What if a white guy came to a random black neighborhood and raped a black girl and her brother or friend caught wind of it? I think most black guys would be thinking some irrational vengeful thoughts too. I couldn't blame them for that. I would blame them for actually going out and killing a random white guy. Liam is a good man and told a hard story to tell about himself. The fact that he had enough guts to come out and say that show's me he's a man.
@@The_Gallowglass no the black guy would go after that particular white guy.
I don’t give a fuck about this idiot too. But, of course he’s a racist. He’s admitted it with his story. And he isn’t intelligent at all :) he’s a useless bigot
@@kekesmooth5618 oh please stop acting like black people are more virtuous than whites.
"I'm very sorry for your loss". Most insincere thing I've ever heard...
Just wanted to quickly get her question in
She shall not pass.
Yeah....and so...go to hell. Why dont you focus on the issue about liam racist gesture
That’s what you say when someone mentions a death. What stop and take a knee..not. It’s live tv and the clock.
Happy Birthday Liam Neeson. Your Incredible. May the Peace be with u. From Harlingen Texas. June 7, 1952
June 7, 2020 through June 7, 3020
I appreciate this level of honesty vs the hypocrites who pretend
As a black guy I am not offended by his thoughts or action, as a matter of fact he got balls made of steel to go to the hood looking for a fight!
JustSmizz FrmDaO I’m white and I would if Denzel confessed his shame for it like Liam Neeson did. I think the real racist here is you, who deems a black man who can appreciate a redemption story as “dumb”.
@@justsmizzfrmdao5728 if he said "but it was 40 years ago and it was completely wrong, I regretted the feelings and its something people need to talk about more" then yeah of course we would...
Jack Deane Thank you.
I have a feeling many anti-SJWs would have a different reaction if it was a feminist saying the same thing about men, in general. That could easily happen. Regardless, this was a discussion worth having.
@@charlesreynolds857 well forgive O.J he didnt do it according to da state the fucking irony
I don't think he is racist.
Ken Marshall Exactly
Are you a raciast
@@andrewdavis4508 Whats a raciast?
Yes he is. We are all racist in as much as we all favour people who look like ourselves, and we do it unconsciously, as they have proven with tests with brain scanners monitoring neuro reactions to different stimuli.
Most people are not racist. It's people who look at people as a group who are.
I commend him for being so honest and compassionate about it
A lot of respect for him.
The only alpha in the room(because he stands his ground like a real man and actually shows emotion)
I'M THE ONE PERCENT you absolute moron
Bravo 👏🏻
What makes him a fucking alpha stfu.
Why, because he pretend to be a bad ass vigilante and fake kills people with guns that he doesn't believe people should be allowed to own? Okay...
joeshmoe12301230 stupid as ppl deserve to just be naturally selected don't they
Fun Fact: Michael Jordan also admitted to the same feeling against white people in his youth.
@Jane Don I've never wanted to enslave or do other horrible things to black people nor to any other race for that matter but you're saying it's a valid point for a black person to hate me or hurt me for something someone with the same skin colour as I, did to his ancestors... I mean I get where those feelings are coming from and I guess you'd have a lot of pain and hatred that you can't unleash on those people who actually did it to your family in the past so you channel your anger on the next best thing... again I get the feeling but it's still not righteous and highly immoral however harsh that may sound to the black community... we can't be held accountable for the things people to whom we might aren't even related to did to other people back in their time. That is past and we have to live the future and hold on to our obligation to never let something horrible like that ever happen again. That's how we should ALL honour the victims of slavery.
It happened and we shall never stop remembering but it's bygone and more hatred and anger will lead to more pain... we have to learn from our history once and for all and stop slavery altogether.
That mindset you're having will only lead to more atrocities, like it already happened in the past europeans, asians, christians, muslims, buddhists, indian, africans... they were all enslaved at some point in the past and they didn't learn shit of it, because we think hate, anger, racism and any other that leads to pain for some is acceptable if it comes from those who were victims.
Jane Don. Yes, but it’s a reacting to racism with more racism. I completely understand how horrible it must be to walk the streets and STILL be a victim of racism, as a white man it is something that I have never had to worry about. However, I don’t think that someone reacting to racism with more racism is excusable. How is that ever going to work? It just adds more fuel to the fire!
@Jane Don you think the Slave trade happened done on "Behalf" of white white people? As some sort of act of honour? Idiot.
All these ignorant comment, as a coloured individual I can't tell you is not the description part of what he said, ITS the ”BLACK BASTARD” comment when he could of let his anger out by just saying the bastard but he added black after he had already explained he was vlack. He is a ignorant rasict whether he knows it or not. Disagree and your just as ignorant there's no other way to put it. RESISTING1
Jane Don i mean... it’s also largely white people who acted to put an end to slavery within the government. Abraham Lincoln, William Wilberforce, these people actively played a huge part in bringing about an end to the slave trade. That’s the issue with generalising so broadly. Sure, there are a lot of white people who have and who still actively encourage racism and environments where racism can thrive, but there are also many white people who have dedicated their lives to stopping racism in any way they can.
It’s a dangerous thing to just infer that ALL people of one race are inherently evil, and ALL people of another are inherently good, you just create an us vs them situation where nothing can ever be solved, you’re just feeding into a cycle of hatred that swings from one side to the other.
His half northern Irish and American is the weirdest thing I've ever heard
Bruh does anyone else get irritated when she touches his knee. Keep your hands to yourself miss!
What a surprise! Liam is a human being with human imperfections. Talking about it is a good thing.
Agreed, but I also understand why some people might be pissed off. I mean, Black people die from a "Liam Neeson impulse" often - especially historically.
One might say Liam Neeson was a George Zimmerman who never found a Trayvon Martin.
I'm a fan of Liam Neeson, that's why he should be held accountable.
🍀🇮🇪🍀
I agree. Neeson is a good guy. Much ado abut nothing.
@@autistinquisitor9441 held accountable for what exactly?? and I don't remember zimmerman having a close friend who was brutally raped...2 entirely different situations my friend...liam broke no laws...
@@autistinquisitor9441 Held accountable for what? Being a human being with imperfect thoughts?
How fucking nice it must be for you assholes to live in the glass house you're in.
"Your friend, im glad she is ok"
"She actually passed away"
Oooops
Anna oop
Yea it was a moronic statement anyway. She had no idea if she was ok. Lots of people commit suicide after rape
DeInfiniteGaming what op is your profile pic?
Oof!
Fireoncityy didn’t necessarily commit suicide it was 40 years ago and he said she died 5 years ago
Where is the original interview?
Liam is such a nice guy. Why can’t people be honest about there feelings without the media destroying them.
They tried to he rose above it
I am a black man and I find nothing absolutely racist about the way he responded...this guys is not a racist at all get a life people we have more things to worry about around the world...
@@jinkisaragii3169 all abooooooardddddd
*OMEGALUL*
@@ItsJustJodieLove-ej4il and you sir are the literal definition of a twat.
EntreproJodie Love EntreproJodie Love I don’t believe this guy is black. How many innocent black men are killed because of white people prejudice? Not just in the USA but world wide and he wants us to believe those comments are not a big deal? Fake lying a$$ bit£h. He is one of these extremist white racists pretending to be black.
And its sad that you see nothing wrong with it, because would he have had that same energy if it was a white person that raped her. Ask yourslef, do you think he would have randomly ran up on the first white person that he saw at the time ? FOH
He’s Human !! Fair play for him explaining himself
Couple of black dudes tried to rob me once, when I tell the story of it to someone, I say they were white dudes, just so I don't sound racist
Nah nah bro he doesn't not get a past, think about what he said he wanted to KILL a BLACK MANNNNN, that could have very well been your dad or grand dad 40 years ago. Tell go kill a white man not a white one. Am sure he knows lots of white dudes who committed crimes so let him do that. I aint watching anymore of his films. I don't care what he says. Am black and am proud, but I'm not African American, Come on get with it Black People lets Unite, its been too long black love World Wide.
@@Angelo12915 Not sure if ironic or stupid
Suresh Bansal white men should never explain themselves these days
That interviewer definitely did her best to paint him out as a racist in the most subtle ways
Bro it was racist, that's the whole point of his story. He didn't target a rapist he targeted random black people. Imagine a white man hurts my friend so I shoot your friend because he's white too even though your friend had nothing to do with it. How is that commendable? He acknowledged it, cool...am I supposed to give him a cookie? Y'all are all truly racist. You care more about a man admitting racism than the people suffering from it you are all some racist fucks...gotta get out of here
@@ahmorgan clearly you didn’t listen to the conversation. You probably only think black people matter. Grow up. You’re nothing more than a childish narcissist.
Totally understandable reaction and outworking of resultant expression, better out than in to purge the problem
*TAKEN* out of context
LMAO greatest comment of all time
@Var YOU can HOLD that L.
And the best first time comment go`s to.(not this ,he had to edited four words )
Des Perkins because I forgot to do *THIS*
I'm not mad. I'm happy that he's being honest about this. Y'all are not about to exile this man. His movies are too good.
So Because You Think His Movies Are "Too Good" You Think He Should Get A Pass?
@@idc215 calm yo tits
Just take that comment back k makes you look ignorant
ru the pc principal?
@@whatyouwerethinking998 think you should take your own advise
Bruh.. Black woman here. Why is Liam in the hot seat about this? He reacted like any normal person would. Lol. He's not racist!! What the hell?
If people are not allowed to talk honestly about their feelings about this very complex subject we will never move forward. When the arguments stop, the healing starts
I grew up in Apartheid South Africa. My father was killed my two black men and as a 4 year old that's all I knew. I grew up thinking terrible things about black people until apartheid ended and black kids were let into schools that were formerly whites only. After some time I made friends with black kids and realised the only differences between us were the ones other people told us about.
Poty Moty powerful comment, and sorry you had to go through that childhood experience.
and thats the major reason for racism, people not realizing we are all the same, we want the same things, love the same things. we might talk different, like different music but at the end of the day if all you see on the news is the bad side of something you think everyone is like that. but in reality every race has their bad apples.
Poty Moty Was sorry for your loss brother ❤️
Abu Al Bari Jabber lol what?
Astagfurallah Akhi , no race is superior to another except in piety and good deeds, Prophet Mohammed PBUH! Dnt be Racist your better than that!
He shouldn't be punished for admitting how wrong he was. We have to be unafraid to admit our shortcomings.
When sincere honesty is met with attack, shame, condemnation people are promoted to withhold and conceal. We must show appreciation to honesty or else like a gift we no longer will receive it.
Lol! There is no honesty in this country; only false truths and deceit. Your perception of him must change because now you have the truth laid at your feet. He is the same person now as he was in his youth....only years and experience make up the difference.
well said
@foreigner fan but a wealthy black man wasn't brought here rich was he??
Sam Galea what should we do then?
Why did they even have her interview him on this subject ?
Racism I have learned is a worldwide problem. Liam Neeson is speaking his truth. Neeson could have done it but he admitted to this ugliness that was in him. Amen.
Funny how a particle of honesty manages to shock millions nowadays ... LOL
André Campos White people have been honest with their hatred for 4,000 year's 😁
@@kano3030 LOL ikr
How do you know he is being honest,can you prove it? He is a actor,a damn good one at that,I Love
his projects,he could be acting,pulling 1 over,who knows? We are not in the Man's head,and heart.
@@kano3030 that makes no sense.
Tye Nickell 😁 Just say you don't understand!!!
I'm representing all the black people who want to say:
*I DON'T FEEL ANY PAIN ABOUT THIS!!!!*
I'm a black woman and I'm wondering.... are y'all serious???
Stop trying to beat an apology out of him. He did nothing but experience a human emotion. Anger. And while it was a temporary lapse in judgment... we all have them... it resulted in *NOTHING* but his own shame. That should be enough.
If you are hurt about this *GROW UP!*
@@caseyclemons8368 wow
Man the people in these comments are really setting the human race back quite a few years lol cheers I hope you guys don't poison the future by having kids
Jasmine Valiente There wouldn’t have been any fucking police because the IRA was fucking killing people you sad fuck.
@ErinCM TheMC
Don't let these haters get you down! You are correct here. People love to jump on the virtue signaling shaming wagon as if they're not capable of making ANY mistakes in life!
Idiots!
@@jasminevaliente96 You could go on forever banging on about white that killed black or visa versa, Liam was angry because a loved one had been raped! And the point of his story was how revenge gets nowhere and he came to his senses with an overwhelming feeling of shame. Typical of today's snowflake pc mad shit face millenials such as yourself to blow it way out of context and bitch at some one with a brain.
I think he shows true remorse and true contriteness about his past. He is truthful - I would rather someone be honest with themselves than pretend like nothing is wrong with that attitude. I think that is the point he was trying to make. That primal hatred can rise up inside someone if they don't deal with it internally. Props to him for revealing his heart.
I'm not offended by this. Liam was going through a momentary lapse of judgment. He once had these thoughts. He realised that his thoughts and actions were wrong.
As a black man, I have a lot of respect for Liam Neeson
I'm glad you can look at this with sense, unlike other people.
Congrats! Would you like a cookie?
@@mrboone2451 pos.
@@mrboone2451 Don''t reply just to reply; asshole. See?
@@mrboone2451 please
I want to give him a hug. At least he took ownership of his comments and didn't give an insincere apology. It opened up a real discussion for better or worse.
Respect Liam.
STFU, black people were innocent till white people like him corrupted them
Kill Monger for what reason? Have you never had a barbaric inequitable thought in your life? Do you share everything that comes to mind? No the likelihood is you bottle up all your extreme feelings, the only difference is he had the balls to orate these feelings, and hold him self accountable for them.
@Rashan Sankofa Ok Mr Capslock take it easy, what has my skin colour got to do with anything? And for your information I'm of mixed race.
I love it that the 95% of the comments from black men are positive to Liam Neeson, because we are intelligent human beings that CAN see the forest from the trees unlike the MSM.
He was portrayed as Bryan Mills in Taken 1-2-3
Aslan’s voice in The Chronicles of Narnia trilogy (2005-2010)