Between the Scenes - Liam Neeson Admits to Past Racism

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🗓️ 9 February 2019

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Trevor weighs in on actor Liam Neeson's admission of past racism and encourages the audience to be more aware of how society has framed their thinking. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:35.2	Yes, sir.
0:36.2	What do you think about Liam Neeson's recent visit to Michigan mission?
0:43.4	What do I think of Liam Neeson's recent admission that he wished?
0:46.2	Well, I think it's really difficult because in many ways it feels like an onslaught.
0:51.0	I can understand for any black person out there to just be like, this shit never seems
0:54.7	to end, right?
0:55.7	You think you get past the age of lynching.
0:57.7	And then there's still blackface in 2019.
1:00.4	You hear stories every day about black people who are persecuted just because of the
1:03.9	color of their skin.
1:05.7	Black lives matter exists as a hashtag because of that very reason.
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