Ep. 65 - You Stupid N***ers: How We Must Approach Racism in 2019 and Beyond

The Breakdown with Shaun King

The North Star

News, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 26 July 2019

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Of course we were all outraged when we saw the video of Nancy Goodman walking right up to two young black customers and calling them “stupid n—.” We don’t need to break down how problematic this incident is. Instead, Shaun is going to break down how important it is to be mindful of how we react to moments of blatant racism like this. Racism has victims. It is violent and it spreads. And our reaction to it matters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Did you see the video from the restaurant in Raleigh, North Carolina, where a racist
0:07.7	white woman named Nancy Goodman walks right up to two young black customers there and calls them stupid niggers right to their face.
0:18.6	The next day when Nancy Goodman was confronted about it by the local media. She not only refused to
0:24.2	apologize, but said that she say it again and was glad that she said it the first
0:28.5	time. Today I'm not so much going to examine this incident. I'm going to push back on one popular
0:36.9	response that I've seen not just to Nancy Goodman, but to Trump and the rise of public
0:41.9	bigotry and racism in the United States.
0:45.1	And the response is this, and maybe you've said it before yourself, it's some version of
0:49.6	this.
0:50.6	At least now, we know where they stand.
0:54.0	Now I know what you mean when you say this,
0:57.0	but let me teach us something about the nature of racism today,
1:00.0	all right?
1:01.0	Let's dig in.
1:02.0	This is Sean King, and you were listening to
1:05.0	the breakdown.
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1:11.0	The breakdown.
1:12.0	The breakdown.
1:13.0	The breakdown.
1:15.0	Earlier this week at the Bonfish Grill,
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