Why ViacomCBS Ignored Nick Cannon’s Remarks About White People’s ‘Genetic Inferiority’
Nick Cannon’s comments about whites being ‘genetically inferior’ and ‘closer to animals’ than blacks would have been front-page news if they had been uttered by a white person about blacks.
Elizabeth Vaughn
By Elizabeth Vaughn
July 17, 2020
Does a remark have to be uttered by a white person for it to be considered racist?
During a June 30 episode of his popular podcast “Cannon’s Class,†Nick Cannon interviewed Richard Griffin, who was known as Professor Griff while with rap group Public Enemy. After making antisemitic comments to the press, Griffin was dismissed from the band in 1989. He joined Cannon to discuss his ouster.
During their discussion, both men made antisemitic remarks. “You’re speaking facts,†Cannon said. “There’s no reason to be scared of anything when you’re speaking the truth.†He referred to Griffin as a “legend†and considered it a “shame†that Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan “had been silenced on Facebook.â€
Griffin declared that the six main media outlets in the United States were “controlled by Jewish people.†Cannon equated their power to that of the Rothschilds, the wealthy Jewish banking family who are often the target of antisemitic conspiracy theories.
Cannon declared that blacks are the “true Hebrews. It’s never hate speech, you can’t be antisemitic when we are the Semitic people. When we are the same people who they want to be. That’s our birthright. We are the true Hebrews.â€
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