… We just showed this movie, ‘Red Tails’ across the state in Jacksonville, you know who showed up? Military families. You know what color they were? They were African-American. You know who they brought? Their kids. Finally Hollywood made a movie with patriotic African-American role models. They don’t have any.
Rick Tyler, Newt Gingrich SuperPAC chair, in one of the most blatant examples of GOP racism in recent memory. Apparently, African-American children had no role models until Red Tails. I could barely believe what I was watching.
Watch the video for yourself:
I thought Al Sharpton was going to lose his shit completely. I wouldn’t blame him.
(via cognitivedissonance)
I would have fully supported that bitch slap. For the record, military historical societies supported the “Red Tails” screenings across the branches. It was promoted as a kick off to Black History Month. It’s also a pretty good movie.
The black community has plenty of patriotic role models. I’m married to one. This is just ignorance to the 15th power. I’m so tired of the race-baiting.
(via generalbriefing)
I guess I need to tell Phylicia Rashad and Neil deGrasse Tyson that they can no longer be my role models. A white man said there were no positive Black role models before “Red Tails”, so it must be true. /sarcasm
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