Tucker Hammers Univ. of Maryland Prof.: Why Is It Okay to Attack White People Based on Skin Color?

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Jason Nichols ░░░░░░░░ a professor of African ░░░░░░░░ studies at the university ░░░░░░░░ Maryland and he joins ░░░░░░░░ now Thanks for coming ░░░░░░░░ Thank you Tucker My ░░░░░░░░ here is that Visas ░░░░░░░░ this attitudes like this ░░░░░░░░ are ubiquitous on the ░░░░░░░░ left the privileged left ░░░░░░░░ driving the country apart ░░░░░░░░ racial lines to an ░░░░░░░░ greater extent that than ░░░░░░░░ are already divided by ░░░░░░░░ lines and you will ░░░░░░░░ up with a totally ░░░░░░░░ society I don t ░░░░░░░░ why people do this ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ it became okay to ░░░░░░░░ this So when we ░░░░░░░░ about what drives us ░░░░░░░░ as a society let ░░░░░░░░ talk about the fact ░░░░░░░░ black people are three ░░░░░░░░ more likely to be ░░░░░░░░ for a home loan ░░░░░░░░ that you have a ░░░░░░░░ chance of getting employment ░░░░░░░░ a high school diploma ░░░░░░░░ I do with a ░░░░░░░░ degree Let s talk ░░░░░░░░ many other structural issues ░░░░░░░░ we have Carlson Happy ░░░░░░░░ but you are not ░░░░░░░░ the question which is ░░░░░░░░ does this help With ░░░░░░░░ been divided along racial ░░░░░░░░ it s a tragedy ░░░░░░░░ of the worst things ░░░░░░░░ s the worst thing ░░░░░░░░ America And you don ░░░░░░░░ want to get worse ░░░░░░░░ is why you don ░░░░░░░░ attack people on the ░░░░░░░░ of their race in ░░░░░░░░ And now all of ░░░░░░░░ sudden the left has ░░░░░░░░ that s okay It ░░░░░░░░ crazy to me Again ░░░░░░░░ have to enter in ░░░░░░░░ and context here I ░░░░░░░░ that many of these ░░░░░░░░ that you brought up ░░░░░░░░ actually lampooning the ridiculousness ░░░░░░░░ absurdity of racism itself ░░░░░░░░ are trying to turn ░░░░░░░░ on its head and ░░░░░░░░ look white people do ░░░░░░░░ things this is absurd ░░░░░░░░ again in a society ░░░░░░░░ white people Tucker So ░░░░░░░░ s a joke It ░░░░░░░░ a satire Tucker But ░░░░░░░░ know that nobody if ░░░░░░░░ were at Buzzfeed I ░░░░░░░░ idea for a piece ░░░░░░░░ 000 reasons that Mexicans ░░░░░░░░ wrecking America You would ░░░░░░░░ canned Why is it ░░░░░░░░ to say that about ░░░░░░░░ race If we really ░░░░░░░░ it s wrong to ░░░░░░░░ people on the basis ░░░░░░░░ race why isn t ░░░░░░░░ wrong to attack people ░░░░░░░░ the basis of race ░░░░░░░░ you put out this ░░░░░░░░ are one of those ░░░░░░░░ and black people or ░░░░░░░░ people or whomever said ░░░░░░░░ about white people Let ░░░░░░░░ say 80 of the ░░░░░░░░ outlets and Latino outlets ░░░░░░░░ these things about white ░░░░░░░░ It would not affect ░░░░░░░░ people in terms of ░░░░░░░░ socioeconomic status their health ░░░░░░░░ their housing their education ░░░░░░░░ incarceration None of that ░░░░░░░░ be affected That s ░░░░░░░░ big difference There are ░░░░░░░░ consequences Tucker You are ░░░░░░░░ in a world that ░░░░░░░░ t exist anymore You ░░░░░░░░ living in a world ░░░░░░░░ all the which people ░░░░░░░░ white and all the ░░░░░░░░ people are nonwhite In ░░░░░░░░ America the one group ░░░░░░░░ Americans whose life expectancy ░░░░░░░░ declining as working class ░░░░░░░░ people I m not ░░░░░░░░ about racial I m ░░░░░░░░ saying if you are ░░░░░░░░ of those people were ░░░░░░░░ why are you attacking ░░░░░░░░ I don t have ░░░░░░░░ privilege why are you ░░░░░░░░ this to me And ░░░░░░░░ are pushing stuff like ░░░░░░░░ pushes people to be ░░░░░░░░ racially conscious which is ░░░░░░░░ in my opinion if ░░░░░░░░ see what I m ░░░░░░░░ Again I think if ░░░░░░░░ want to talk about ░░░░░░░░ way people experience poverty ░░░░░░░░ think first of all ░░░░░░░░ s been proven that ░░░░░░░░ black person who makes ░░░░░░░░ 000 is actually owing ░░░░░░░░ live in a poor ░░░░░░░░ with fewer resources than ░░░░░░░░ white person that makes ░░░░░░░░ than 25 000 Because ░░░░░░░░ property and black property ░░░░░░░░ not equivalent Tucker Undressing ░░░░░░░░ life expectancy of working ░░░░░░░░ white people is in ░░░░░░░░ If that s true ░░░░░░░░ no other group I ░░░░░░░░ not saying that the ░░░░░░░░ road I m just ░░░░░░░░ it s bad Why ░░░░░░░░ rich private school hipsters ░░░░░░░░ Brooklyn attacking them like ░░░░░░░░ are all weaving at ░░░░░░░░ beach Why wouldn t ░░░░░░░░ stir resentment I looked ░░░░░░░░ some of those Buzzfeed ░░░░░░░░ and have looked at ░░░░░░░░ root articles For the ░░░░░░░░ part they are attacking ░░░░░░░░ wealthy people that move ░░░░░░░░ out of Brooklyn not ░░░░░░░░ working class person in ░░░░░░░░ Tucker You can see ░░░░░░░░ this would lead to ░░░░░░░░ We don t need ░░░░░░░░ more resentment in America ░░░░░░░░ anybody I would think ░░░░░░░░ not Tucker Let s ░░░░░░░░ make it super simple ░░░░░░░░ say probably about a ░░░░░░░░ to make generalizations about ░░░░░░░░ based on their skin ░░░░░░░░ because it s not ░░░░░░░░ most important thing about ░░░░░░░░ actually Again I think ░░░░░░░░ need to look at ░░░░░░░░ articles where in many ░░░░░░░░ it s not just ░░░░░░░░ race Class is in ░░░░░░░░ as well and again ░░░░░░░░ you re looking at ░░░░░░░░ intelligently and with nuance ░░░░░░░░ will see that they ░░░░░░░░ actually lampooning racism They ░░░░░░░░ trying to see Dominic ░░░░░░░░ how ridiculous racism is ░░░░░░░░ Of course they are ░░░░░░░░ can t see about ░░░░░░░░ other group There s ░░░░░░░░ one group you can ░░░░░░░░ I hate even to ░░░░░░░░ this out loud because ░░░░░░░░ sounds like whining and ░░░░░░░░ hate whining I just ░░░░░░░░ think you are pushing ░░░░░░░░ whole group of people ░░░░░░░░ become way more racially ░░░░░░░░ and I don t ░░░░░░░░ to live in a ░░░░░░░░ where everyone primarily identifies ░░░░░░░░ race do you You ░░░░░░░░ t First of all ░░░░░░░░ live in a country ░░░░░░░░ race and race consciousness ░░░░░░░░ forced upon all of ░░░░░░░░ Tucker But you want ░░░░░░░░ of it to you ░░░░░░░░ don t think his ░░░░░░░░ are doing that I ░░░░░░░░ they are trying to ░░░░░░░░ how absurd racism is ░░░░░░░░ s the whole point ░░░░░░░░ The only white racism ░░░░░░░░ if that s the ░░░░░░░░ kind That s the ░░░░░░░░ kind that has systemic ░░░░░░░░ on people Tucker Fat ░░░░░░░░ m telling you it ░░░░░░░░ just not fair to ░░░░░░░░ to someone who lives ░░░░░░░░ the middle of the ░░░░░░░░ whose economic prospects have ░░░░░░░░ devastated who really doesn ░░░░░░░░ have much of a ░░░░░░░░ you ll don t ░░░░░░░░ it your part of ░░░░░░░░ problem It really And ░░░░░░░░ part of the world ░░░░░░░░ that person oppressing anybody ░░░░░░░░ I honestly don t ░░░░░░░░ that most of those ░░░░░░░░ are saying that about ░░░░░░░░ person who s in ░░░░░░░░ middle of the country ░░░░░░░░ is suffering economically during ░░░░░░░░ It just seems like ░░░░░░░░ example of the powerful ░░░░░░░░ the week in order ░░░░░░░░ feel virtuous And I ░░░░░░░░ that First of all ░░░░░░░░ would disagree that some ░░░░░░░░ or staff writer or ░░░░░░░░ writer for Buzzfeed represents ░░░░░░░░ powerful That guy is ░░░░░░░░ 40 000 a year ░░░░░░░░ Name one who went ░░░░░░░░ public school in the ░░░░░░░░ I bet you can ░░░░░░░░ We are out of ░░░░░░░░