“Race doesn’t matter in America “ - Ice Cube

[Pirius Black]

Not saying he is 100% correct, but, all of you replying to this thread...

Most of y'all were born after 1980/1990. Is there something you have not been able to do that you might have otherwise been able to do if you were white?

And it can't be, "if I was white, my grandparents would've had money and I could've gotten into Harvard due to their connections." That applies to establishment old money types who are less than 1% of the population.

Mike Brown and Trayvon Martin would still be alive rn if they were white when they encountered Zimmerman and the police.

 

[levitate]

For the FULL CONTEXT, start at the 11:35 minute mark.


Nowhere does he say, "race doesn't matter in America". He DOES believe it's being overblown purposely and that there's people, grifters and corporations for example, who are using the racial divide to profit their own pockets. He also believes, which is true on a humanist level that people of the same race have issues with any individual of that race more so than an individual outside of that race. For example, with Cube, him and Mack 10 will NEVER reconcile, but Cube is cool with many people who aren't black. And that the same with any person of every race. There are people who of your race you cannot stand, but you are cool with another person who is not of your ethnicity.

Now you can if you want to criticize Cube of his evolution from how he used to feel 30 years ago. But don't put what he said out of context. He wouldn't be pro-reparations if he doesn't think race matters in America. Don't confuse wanting racial harmony with denying racism exist. Even the original Black Panthers sought brotherhood from people outside of their race.

“So, it’s not race.”

Damn, if only those judges that sentence Blacks more harshly than Whites were on the same wavelength as them.

 

[jilla82]

I can only imagine the commentary in this thread

Coli hates to hear/read someone say race isnt the reason they're underachieving

 

[ViShawn]

Never saw I'd see the day where we would have a "post-racial" Ice Cube

 

[Won Won]

there's people, grifters and corporations for example, who are using the racial divide to profit their own pockets.

So Tucker Carlson?

 

[Macallik86]

Not saying he is 100% correct, but, all of you replying to this thread...

Most of y'all were born after 1980/1990. Is there something you have not been able to do that you might have otherwise been able to do if you were white?

And it can't be, "if I was white, my grandparents would've had money and I could've gotten into Harvard due to their connections." That applies to establishment old money types who are less than 1% of the population.

As an individual, no, as a race, fukk yes.

Look at graduation rates from high school/college by race for example.

Or look at the professions. We make up ~12% of the country, but we damn sure aren't even 10% of the C-suite, Doctors, Lawyers, Judges, etc.

But we are over-represented when it comes to early mortality, dropping out of school, etc. It's easy to use your personal experience as 'what everyone else is experiencing" but that ignores that these are systemic issues that affect many black Americans.

Things like Affirmative Action are in place because systemically, our #s are waaay below other races, so it's kinda ironic hearing that we're all equal while ignoring the data. I know it's not your intention, but these are very similar to the Republican speaking points that suggest that we should do away with programs that HELP BLACK PEOPLE CATCH UP.

 

[BaggerofTea]

Cube is a bozo and a detriment to his race

Was during his rap career and I see he is continuing the pattern.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

 

[AquaCityBoy]

 

[CrimsonTider]

I notice some of the most pro black people I know end up becoming conservative lol

They’re not pro black they’re grifters

 

[RickyDiBiase]

The OP posted a timestamp. He's actually saying this. He even pushes the bullshyt right-wing lie that it's being driven by the media. He really is a useful idiot and he's easily being led around by Tucker Carlson.



"I'll throw my lot in with the Nazis, because they hate the FAGS too! I'm sure they're going to treat me well!"

“The white men calls me Hard R you just call me nikka “

this "the elites want us to fight" bullshyt is the same thing Bernie Sanders was doing and its why black voters rejected him.

Class isn't the issue these wannabe reductionists think it is.

Whats poor white people's excuse if black people are voting for these progressive policies?

Yup!

 

[King_Kamala61]

He called it...

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

For the FULL CONTEXT, start at the 11:35 minute mark.


Nowhere does he say, "race doesn't matter in America". He DOES believe it's being overblown purposely and that there's people, grifters and corporations for example, who are using the racial divide to profit their own pockets. He also believes, which is true on a humanist level that people of the same race have issues with any individual of that race more so than an individual outside of that race. For example, with Cube, him and Mack 10 will NEVER reconcile, but Cube is cool with many people who aren't black. And that the same with any person of every race. There are people who of your race you cannot stand, but you are cool with another person who is not of your ethnicity.

Now you can if you want to criticize Cube of his evolution from how he used to feel 30 years ago. But don't put what he said out of context. He wouldn't be pro-reparations if he doesn't think race matters in America. Don't confuse wanting racial harmony with denying racism exist. Even the original Black Panthers sought brotherhood from people outside of their race.

This is why I'm just gonna call you a fukking liar.

He says race doesn't matter in the same way that a standardized test would ask you: "Would Ice Cube conclude that race doesn't matter in his interview with Tucker Carlson?" -- The answer would be YES. Period.

Ice Cube is literally downplaying the implicit impact of racism and white supremacy with the largest white supremacist in mainstream media.

 

[Wildhundreds]

Cube is a bozo and a detriment to his race

Was during his rap career and I see he is continuing the pattern.

Nah. White people even used Obama to say we've all made it.. It past time black people stop looking to entertainers for leadership.

 

[Wildhundreds]

This is why I'm just gonna call you a fukking lair.

He says race doesn't matter in the same way that a standardized test would ask you: "Would Ice Cube conclude that race doesn't matter in his interview with Tucker Carlson?" -- The answer would be YES. Period.

Ice Cube is literally downplaying the implicit impact of racism and white supremacy with the largest white supremacist in mainstream media.

You reaching like a mfer. He spoke about linking up with like minded people. You focused on Tucker and his whiteness. Stop gaslighting..