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Here’s Why Anyone Who Defends The SAE Chant Is A Racism Apologist
In the latest edition of “Let’s Play Apologist For Racial Behavior,” Joe Scarborough of MSNBC’s Morning Joe blamed rap music for the racist bus chant of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
Originally published for Uptown.
In the latest edition of “Let’s Play Apologist For Racial Behavior,” Joe Scarborough of MSNBC‘s Morning Joe blamed rap music for the racist bus chant of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
On Wednesday morning’s show, Scarborough and his panel discussed the SAE chant that included the lyrics, “There will never be a n—-r SAE/ There will never be a n—-r SAE/ You can hang him from a tree, but he will never sign with me/ There will never be a n—-r SAE.”
The conversation turned to hip-hop as the panel condemned rapper Wacka Flocka, who cancelled a scheduled performance for the frat as soon as the news leaked. All seemed to agree that his actions were out of line considering his lyrics.
“If you look at every single song, I guess you call these, that he’s written, it’s a bunch of garbage,” show co-host Mika Brzezinski said. “It’s full of n-words, it’s full of f-words. It’s wrong. And he shouldn’t be disgusted with them; he should be disgusted with himself.”
Bill Kristol, who was a guest on the show, added, “Popular culture becomes a cesspool, a lot [of] corporations profit off of it, and then people are surprised that some drunk 19-year-old kids repeat what they’ve been hearing. Tipper Gore tried to raise this issue, and was widely ridiculed.”
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