Brandon Scott: Those who call me Baltimore's 'DEI mayor' lack the 'courage to say the N-word' and 'should be afraid'



Brandon Scott told MSBNC's Joy Reid that those who call him Baltimore's "DEI mayor" lack the "courage to say the N-word" and "should be afraid" because it's his "purpose in life" to topple "their way of thinking, their way of life of being comfortable while everyone else suffers."

What are the details?

In the wake of Tuesday's collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Reid on Wednesday interviewed Scott and focused on a social media post that called Scott the city's "DEI mayor.'

But before that, Reid gave a long monologue during which she blasted white people, Christians, and Republicans and noted the "grab bag of right-wing grievances, barely coded racism, and flat-out lies" following the bridge collapse.

Specifically Reid called out "the most idiotic and racist" conspiracy theory and "boogeyman: diversity, equity, and inclusion — DEI." She noted a post on X from Florida GOP congressional candidate Anthony Sabatini that showed an image of the bridge collapse and the caption, "DEI did this."

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"And a right-wing blue-check account that's been boosted by Elon Musk in the past just blew straight past the dog whistling, tweeting to its 276,000 followers, 'Baltimore's DEI mayor' [and] commenting on the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, 'It's going to get so, so much worse. Prepare accordingly.' The post included a clip of Baltimore's black mayor, Brandon Scott," Reid said.

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Reid continued:

I cannot believe I have to say this: Brandon Scott was elected with 70% of the vote in 2020 in a city that is 61% black, so by right-wing logic, a diversity hire would have been a white man, which of course is what they want. "Only the white Christian men may have the things," and at this point, it's evident what they mean by DEI, right? OK? It means black people. It's the reason the right complained about critical race theory. It's not fashionable to be openly racist any more in America, unlike what they call the good ol' days. So, referring to a black mayor as a DEI mayor gets the point across, right? So fellas, why not just say what you mean? You can't stand black people. We get it. You've been heard.

Soon Reid brought in Scott and asked him to respond to the "tomfoolery and attacks on you for having the nerve to be black and also a mayor."

What did Scott have to say?

“I know, and we all know, and you know very well that black men, and young black men in particular, have been the boogeyman for those who are racist and think that only straight, wealthy white men should have a say in anything," Scott began.

He then added:

We’ve been the bogeyman for them since the first day they brought us to this country, and what they mean by DEI in my opinion is duly elected incumbent. We know what they want to say, but they don’t have the courage to say the N-word, and the fact that I don’t believe in their untruthful and wrong ideology — and I am very proud of my heritage and who I am and where I come from — scares them, because me being at my position means that their way of thinking, their way of life of being comfortable while everyone else suffers, is going to be at risk, and they should be afraid because that’s my purpose in life.

Scott also said, “Everybody is working here together. We’re ignoring all the conspiracy theorists, everyone who’s playing bridge engineer at home who’s never even [taken] a class on engineering, and understanding that what this is about is showing the world once and again that Baltimore can’t be broken, that our spirit is strong, and we will rebuild together and honor those who we lost.”

Reid ended the segment with what she intended as a compliment but that arguably was an ethnic stereotype: "Personally, and I think from this show, and I'm sure I speak for you as well, we are grateful in this country to the Latino workers who do the hard work. They are on these construction sites all over this country, doing the work you cannot compel a lot of Americans to do. The back-breaking work that we don't even have enough gratitude to give to them."

She then doubled down on the Scott critics: "And to anybody who has anything negative to say about this mayor or those people, we know who you are. We see you. We see what you mean when you say DEI. We get it."

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White teacher fired for using N-word multiple times in majority black HS classes; he taught African-American studies and history



A white history and African-American studies teacher has been fired for using the N-word multiple times in his high school classes, which consist mostly of black students, the Kansas City Star reported.

What are the details?

Students and alumni from University Academy — a pre-K-12 college-prep charter school in Kansas City — raised concerns about the teacher, Johnny Wolfe, the Star said.

University Academy consists of about 1,100 students, the paper said, 96% of whom are students of color — and most of them are black.

Students at the upper school took videos and voice recordings while confronting Wolfe about his use of the slur, which were later posted by KC Defender, a black nonprofit community media platform, the Star reported.

In one video, the teacher can be heard saying, “Just like African-Americans call themselves n*****. So, there will maybe be people who don't like that, but it was said in an educational context, and it was said for the purpose of talking about empowerment. So, you can like it, not like it, be upset about it all you like, but ultimately this is a ridiculous conversation.”

In another video, the teacher can be heard saying, "I appreciate the point of view. I actually said in the last class, I probably shouldn't have said it. That said ... it was said in an educational context. We cannot police other people’s speech, people. We can't do it."

After a student tells the teacher, "So basically you don't feel like you were in the wrong to say it," the teacher replies, "I just said I probably shouldn't have said it based upon the educational level of a ninth-grader, but I do feel like ... you as seniors should be able to understand the context and be able to put it in perspective."

What happened next?

The Star said that University Academy officials noted in a letter to families that it was “a completely unacceptable and abhorrent incident" that's "contrary to the very mission for which the school was created.”

Wolfe was placed on administrative leave, the paper said, adding that students, parents, and community members then held a town hall to address racism at the school and call for action.

The Star said the group demanded Wolfe's termination, the formation of a diversity and inclusion task force, the hiring of more diverse staff members, and the implementation of more mandatory diversity training.

In its letter, school officials said current staff member demographics break down as 59% white, 39% black, 1% Asian, and 1% Hispanic, the paper said.

A Change.org petition to remove the teacher said students were “subjected to this intellectual violence” and were “bravely expressing their feelings of discomfort about his use of the racial slur, as well as its impact on their educational experience. In response, Mr. Wolfe continued to repeat the racial slur, referencing pop culture as a form of justification. Instead of taking responsibility and accountability, this man gaslit young black students and belittled their intelligence. This is unacceptable behavior of ANY educator," the Star reported the petition said.

School officials said an independent investigator was hired along with a diversity, equity, and inclusion consultant, the paper noted.

The school's board of directors indicated — based upon the investigation and feedback from students, staff, parents, and the community — that several next steps would be taken, including firing the teacher and ensuring he won't return to University Academy, the Star reported.

Superintendent Rebecca Gudde said she will immediately develop an improvement plan for the upper school, which will “address the workplace culture so that it is emotionally intelligent, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive," the paper said.

The superintendent also will develop a plan to better recruit and retain black teachers, review the school’s mental health services for impacted students, and begin a search for a permanent counselor or social worker, the Star said.

Parents outraged teacher at University Academy used racial slur during discussion youtu.be

Doughnut shop worker who fatally punched 77-year-old customer over being called N-word sentenced to two years of house arrest



A 27-year-old doughnut shop employee who fatally punched a 77-year-old customer last year over being called the N-word was sentenced Monday to two years of house arrest, WTVT-TV reported.

What are the details?

Investigators said Vonelle Cook went through a Dunkin' drive-through in Tampa, Florida, on May 5, 2021, and was angry about the lack of service, the station reported.

Employees said Cook was a frequent customer and "regularly troublesome and abusive," WTVT said, citing a state attorney's office release.

Cook then parked his car and walked into the restaurant, and prosecutors said he was aggressive and verbally abusive toward employees — including Corey Pujols, the station said.

When Pujols — who is black — asked Cook to leave, police told WTVT that Cook called him the N-word.

Pujols told Cook not to call him the racial slur again, the station said, but Cook did just that. WTVT's early reporting on the incident — citing investigators — indicated the victim repeated the slur after Pujols challenged him to do so.

After the second N-word utterance, Pujols punched Cook in the jaw, the station said. The blow knocked out Cook and caused him fall and hit his head on the floor, WTVT said.

Tampa Fire Rescue responded and took Cook to a hospital, where he died three days later, the station said, adding that an autopsy revealed he suffered a skull fracture and brain contusions from the fall.

What happened next?

Police arrested Pujols and charged him with aggravated manslaughter of an elderly adult, WTVT said. But prosecutors later made a deal with Pujols, who pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of felony battery in exchange for a more lenient sentence, the station said.

In addition to two years of house arrest, a judge sentenced the former Dunkin' employee to complete 200 hours of community service and attend an anger management course, WTVT said.

"This outcome holds the defendant accountable while taking into account the totality of the circumstances — the aggressive approach and despicable racial slur used by the victim, along with the defendant’s age, lack of criminal record, and lack of intent to cause the victim’s death," Grayson Kamm, spokesperson for the Hillsborough state attorney's office, told the station in a statement.

Prosecutors also noted Cook's "very troublesome criminal history" and prison time — court records show he was a registered sex offender — which they said made him an "unsympathetic victim," WTVT reported.

Darrin Johnson, an attorney for Pujols, declined to comment after the hearing, the station said.

Here's a WTVT report that aired after Cook's death:

White Democratic state rep actually uses N-word multiple times in confrontation with black activist — and gets 'letter of caution' from state House over slur



Can you imagine what would happen to a white Republican elected official who uttered the N-word to a black activist during a confrontation in a government building?

Let's see: Probably daily headlines in the national news for weeks on end, endless apologies at podiums of all shapes and sizes, social media cancellations decorated with pitchfork-shaped threats, and almost certainly outraged co-hosts on "The View."

But this is a story about a white Democratic elected official in New Hampshire who uttered the N-word to a black activist during a confrontation in a government building.

And what happened to state Rep. Nicole Klein Knight, whom the NH Journal characterized as an "outspoken progressive"? The paper said she received an official “letter of caution” from state House leadership over the slur, along with other job-related punishments.

What are the details?

“The Co-Chairs of the Speaker’s Advisory Group considered the issue and have recommended to me that a letter of caution be sent to you regarding the matter,” Republican state Speaker of the House Sherman Packard told Klein Knight in a Feb. 10 letter, the Journal said. “As Speaker, I take very seriously any conduct which adversely reflects on you as a legislator or on the General Court as a whole and, as such, concur with the Co­-Chairs’ recommendation.”

Packard also said he was "deeply disappointed" over Klein Knight's recollection of the event, the paper said.

“One discrepancy with the reports our office has received is that you repeated the racial slur multiple times, whereas your statement suggests you said it one time. I understand you gave [the Advisory Group] assurances that you would never use such a word again. I am encouraged to hear this since a racial slur said to anyone in any circumstance is improper and reflects poorly on the New Hampshire House as a whole,” Packard wrote, according the the Journal, which indicated the above italicized words were in the original letter.

What's the background?

The paper said in a previous story that progressive activists in the black, indigenous, and people of color community accused Klein Knight of using the N-word "multiple times" on Jan. 20 in the State House while she "accosted a young, unpaid, black organizer after he testified on a bill in committee." The activist in question is 18-year-old Jonah Wheeler with the progressive group Rights and Democracy NH, the Journal said.

“Despite not using that hateful word at this young man directly, Rep. Klein Knight crossed a line in aggressively using a word with such a horrible history to intimidate a black constituent," the activists' letter continued, according to the paper. "This was only made worse when she defended her use of the word, despite his repeated asks for her to stop, and proceeded to call security on this same constituent. Not only did she verbally abuse him, but the representative put this young man’s safety at risk in a situation she started, continued, and escalated.”

Along with her "letter of caution," Klein Knight was removed from the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee and from her leadership position in the House Progressive Caucus, the Journal said.

But the paper added that some Democratic House members didn't believe Klein Knight was being treated fairly — one of them being Rep. Casey Conley who said there was “score-settling” from progressive activists.

With that, progressives accused white Democrats in the House of racism: “This situation has only revealed the depths of racism in the N.H. State House, and on all sides of the aisle,” the progressives wrote in a subsequent statement, the Journal added.

“Our statement two weeks ago uncovered and revealed how many of our supposed allies in the Democratic caucus don’t actually support BIPOC organizers in this state," the progressive activists' spokesperson, Alissandra Rodriguez-Murray, told the paper.

Apology rejected, Klein Knight hits back with anti-Semitism claims

The Journal said BIPOC progressives rejected Klein Knight's apology and accused her of trying to blame shift. Then Klein Knight posted a series of late-night tweets that the paper said hurt her own apology.

“[Nobody] reached out to me. There has been no outreach about blatant antisemitic rhetoric. I have been targeted by certain individuals who seem to think if they label me as a racist then they will get away with antisemitism. This has been the most hypocritical soap opera ever performed,” she tweeted, according to the Journal. “Continuous remarks about Jewish people and American Jews.”

The paper said Klein Knight tshut down her Twitter account a few hours later.

Rep. Rosemary Rung (D-Merrimack) — whom the Journal characterized as "another white Democrat" — mirrored in a statement Klein Knight’s claims of antisemitism inside their caucus: “She had been under immense stress from antisemitism and felt threatened by others because she is Jewish."

(H/T: Hot Air)

Joe Rogan: Video montage of me saying N-word is 'a political hit job.' Rogan's guest — a comedian of color — calls him 'a great guy.'



Joe Rogan called the video montage of him saying the N-word over the years — which ignited more calls for Spotify to de-platform its $100 million podcaster and spurred on Rogan to apologize — "a political hit job."

What are the details?

“In a lot of ways ... all this is a relief,” Rogan said on his Tuesday broadcast, adding that the "video [of him saying the N-word] had always been out there. ... This is a political hit job. And so they’re taking all this stuff that I’ve ever said that’s wrong and smushing it all together ... It’s good 'cause it makes me address some s**t that I really wish wasn’t out there.”

Rogan's guest, comedian Akaash Singh, told the host that “real life is people who know you, and you’re a great guy …"

In regard to Rogan's apology over his past use of the N-word, Singh told Rogan: "You know why I'm proud of you? Because I think comedians have for years done this immature thing where it's like 'we don't apologize. We say whatever we want.' You can apologize if you say some wild s**t, and we've all said some wild s**t, and you apologized and owned that it was wrong. Good for you."

Rogan added to Singh that “you should apologize if you regret something ... I do think you have to be very careful to not apologize for nonsense.”

Content warning: Language:

Joe Rogan addresses the ongoing cancel mob\u2019s \u201cpolitical hit job\u201d and why he apologized.pic.twitter.com/NPDwdDYFiv
— Mythinformed MKE (@Mythinformed MKE) 1644349492

The Hollywood Reporter noted an additional observation from Signh: "On a podcast where you’re talking for hours on end, I have said s**t about every demographic of human beings possible, and I regret every one that was, like … not funny … the punishment is, everybody hears it, and I’m an asshole. But I can’t stop shooting, I can’t stop swinging.”

Rogan also said, “The thing that you find over time is that [podcast listeners] will understand you ... they know you, so ... if you misstep or ... if you say something that doesn't turn out to be that funny, they know what you’re trying to do. You’re not a vicious person. You’re just trying to be funny.”

Speaking of humor, the pair also talked about Signh's first comedy special, "Bring Back Apu," which focuses partly on the controversy surrounding Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, a character on "The Simpsons." Hank Azaria — who is white and was the voice behind Apu — bowed out of the role soon after a documentary titled "The Problem with Apu" was released a few years back.

Rogan called Signh's comedic view about Apu "dead on" and "hilarious" and wondered, "Why is that guy offensive?" Signh said Apu detractors wrongly felt as though they were "oppressed" by the character "and they were not." Signh added that Azaria being white and doing the voice of Apu was much ado about nothing.

Akaash Singh's Defense of Apuyoutu.be

As far as Apu's screen time goes, Matt Groening — the creator of "The Simpsons" — said a year ago that Apu would return to the show in the future.

And with that, here's Signh's "Bring Back Apu" special. It's just over 20 minutes long and pokes holes in white privilege, race, and cancel culture. Content warning: Language, adult themes:

Akaash Singh | Bring Back Apu | Full Comedy Specialyoutu.be

Will Cancel Culture Take Out Joe Rogan? | Ep 579

Will Cancel Culture Take Out Joe Rogan? | Ep 579

Author who dog-piled Joe Rogan for use of N-word used N-word dozens of times in bestselling books



Bestselling author Don Winslow joined the movement to cancel Joe Rogan after a video showing Rogan using the N-word went viral. But it turns out that Winslow is not so innocent himself.

In fact, Winslow — a white man — has used the N-word dozens of times in at least five of his books: "The Force," "Savages," "The Gentleman's Hour," "Way Down on the High Lonely," and "The Border."

For example, Winslow used the phrase "n***** baby," "n*****," and "n*****s" in character dialogue in "The Force."

Meanwhile, in "Savages," Winslow used the N-word to describe the stereotypical life of Mexican immigrants.

"You want to be one of those good Mexicans, one of those hardworking, churchgoing, family-valuing, get dressed in my best clothes on Sunday and walk with my cousins down those broad sunbaked boulevards to park named after Chavez, humble respectful n***** taco Mexicans, the ones we all love and respect and pay subminimum wage?" Winslow wrote before adding, "Does this six days a week, stops only on Sunday to be a humble respectful n***** taco Mexican to God, give the money he sweats for to God and the f****t priests."

You can view every instance of Winslow using the N-word in his books in the Twitter thread below:

1/\nSo, @donwinslow tried to get @joerogan cancelled for saying the N-word.\n\nIt turns out that in his books Don winslow has used the n-word a lot... and I mean a **LOT**\n\nSo here is a **VERY** long thread of times Don Winslow has used the N-word in his books. https://twitter.com/donwinslow/status/1489741351935627266\u00a0\u2026pic.twitter.com/lKpIORkx2Z
— Wokal Distance (@Wokal Distance) 1644112485

What is the background?

After Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson voiced support for Rogan, Winslow went after Johnson because of Rogan's allegedly "many racist statements."

"Dear @TheRock, You're a hero to many people and using your platform to defend Joe Rogan, a guy that used and laughed about using the N word dozens of times, is a terrible use of your power," Winslow tweeted. "Have you actually listened to this man's many racist statements about Black people?"

In response, Johnson seemingly revoked his support for Rogan after becoming "educated to [Rogan's] complete narrative."

"Dear @donwinslow Thank you so much for this I hear you as well as everyone here 100% I was not aware of his N word use prior to my comments, but now I've become educated to his complete narrative," Johnson responded. "Learning moment for me. Mahalo, brother and have a great & productive weekend. DJ."

Dear @donwinslow \nThank you so much for this\nI hear you as well as everyone here 100%\nI was not aware of his N word use prior to my comments, but now I've become educated to his complete narrative.\nLearning moment for me.\n\nMahalo, brother and have a great & productive weekend.\nDJhttps://twitter.com/donwinslow/status/1489741351935627266\u00a0\u2026
— Dwayne Johnson (@Dwayne Johnson) 1644027373

How did Winslow respond?

The bestselling author excused his behavior and attempted to contextualize his uses of the N-word because he used the epithet in works of fiction.

"So pathetic+desperate to cover up years of racism including comparing a movie theater full of Black people to walking into The Planet of the Apes +being a birther against President Obama that Rogan groupies are now attacking works of *FICTION and *MOVIES to justify Rogan's words," Winslow said on Twitter Monday afternoon.

So pathetic+desperate to cover up years of racism including comparing a movie theater full of Black people to walking into The Planet of the Apes +being a birther against President Obama that Rogan groupies are now attacking works of *FICTION and *MOVIES to justify Rogan's words.
— Don Winslow (@Don Winslow) 1644266409

Whitlock: Joe Rogan, N-word reparations, and how the left controls public discourse



Comedian and podcaster Joe Rogan said the N-word. He is white. He is not allowed to use the N-word, the steroid for comedy, music, and other forms of entertainment.

The N-word is part of a reparations package that black people negotiated with the Ku Klux Klan and other white liberals following the Democrats’ failure to support the Emancipation Proclamation and the ending of Jim Crow Laws.

White liberals now serve as the N-word police. They enforce black people’s exclusive right to denigrate and define themselves with the word. The N-word is Bitcoin for black people. It’s our most prized possession. Popular black comedians and rappers treat it like an American Express. They wouldn’t think of taking the stage or hitting the recording booth without it. Black violent criminals frequently use the word when killing or assaulting a black victim. Black people use it to show other black people that they’re really black and not uppity black.

There’s seemingly nothing more authentically black than calling yourself and other black people the N-word.

The fact that white people must be granted an exemption card by the Democratic Party to use the N-word makes using the word feel even blacker.

Joe Rogan is not in good standing with the Democratic Party. His willingness to interview doctors who contradict the Democrats’ narrative on COVID and experimental vaccines nullified the exemption he received for supporting Bernie Sanders.

During the 12 years of his podcast, Rogan repeatedly spoke the N-word. Not as a pejorative. He spoke it in the context of relating a story accurately. The white liberal enforcement arm now wants to cancel Joe Rogan.

Rogan made the mistake of apologizing. The CEO of Spotify apologized to his staffers for Rogan previously using the word. There isn’t one person on the planet legitimately offended by Rogan’s use of the word. They would have been offended in real time, not retroactively.

We must end N-word reparations.

Black people proudly claiming the word as our exclusive right is arguably the dumbest, most racist act of the last 60 years. It’s the equivalent of claiming the murder of black men as our exclusive right.

Oh wait, we’ve done that. We kill each other with frequency and impunity, write music celebrating it, and only get upset when white people violate our exclusive right to kill each other.

We will step over 100 dead black bodies shot in neighborhood disputes to weep at the grave of Ahmaud Arbery or George Floyd.

Black murder and the N-word are in the same reparations package we signed with the KKK and the Democratic Party.

Who cut this deal, the people who sold Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees for $100,000? Did Master P cut it after wrapping up the infamous Ricky Williams-New Orleans Saints contract?

Do you know how dumb and/or satanic you have to be to argue that the worst word in the dictionary is your exclusive right to use? Or to argue that you’ve turned that word into a term of endearment, a positive?

No one really believes that. The N-word is just another tool in the racial playbook of the Democratic Party. No one believes Joe Rogan is racist. There is a group of people in power who want him silenced. They’re using the race card to silence him.

Democrats know that comedians play a critical role in public discourse. Comedians and ministers have traditionally been authorized to speak uncomfortable truths. They set the tone for what is allowed to be debated in the public square. For the past five years, all comedians have been cracking the same Donald Trump joke. They were united in their resistance to Trump.

With Trump out of office, comedians such as Rogan, Bill Maher, Dave Chappelle, and even Jon Stewart are returning to their traditional roles of nonpartisanship and truth-speaking to power. Comedians are naturally inquisitive. They’re not politically correct. They say what’s not supposed to be said and ask questions that are not supposed to be asked. They’re fearless.

Rogan is being attacked as a message to all the other white comedians. You will be smeared as racist. Chappelle is black. He’s been smeared as anti-LGBTQ. He’s homophobic and transphobic.

White liberals fear comedians and ministers, strange allies. Great comedians and great ministers share a love of truth.

Accusations of racism, homophobia, and transphobia are being used to silence truth.

This is all covered in the fine print of the reparations deal Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton cut with the Democratic Party. Anything that destroys truth and denigrates and kills black people is exclusively owned by black people and white liberals with an approved exemption card.