Noah: Racism Is Like the Corn Syrup of Society, It’s in Everything

RUSH TRANSCRIPT The editor ░░░░░░░░ merriam webster agreed and ░░░░░░░░ a revision to the ░░░░░░░░ of racism is being ░░░░░░░░ Trevor You know this ░░░░░░░░ is creating change when ░░░░░░░░ the dictionary is agreeing ░░░░░░░░ they need to update ░░░░░░░░ definition of racism Dictionaries ░░░░░░░░ be very slow to ░░░░░░░░ change Most of these ░░░░░░░░ have the same definition ░░░░░░░░ I was in preschool ░░░░░░░░ just updated the definition ░░░░░░░░ an entire word in ░░░░░░░░ dictionary That is huge ░░░░░░░░ can imagine if whoever ░░░░░░░░ in charge of math ░░░░░░░░ like Yo we screwed ░░░░░░░░ on the number 7 ░░░░░░░░ s a lot more ░░░░░░░░ than we realized And ░░░░░░░░ makes perfect sense to ░░░░░░░░ this because too many ░░░░░░░░ out there think that ░░░░░░░░ is only if you ░░░░░░░░ a Klan hood or ░░░░░░░░ somebody the N word ░░░░░░░░ you don t do ░░░░░░░░ that s not racist ░░░░░░░░ Cooper herself said I ░░░░░░░░ not do anything racist ░░░░░░░░ the truth is and ░░░░░░░░ are starting to realize ░░░░░░░░ racism as a system ░░░░░░░░ often more dangerous and ░░░░░░░░ Preventing black people from ░░░░░░░░ loans stopping black kids ░░░░░░░░ getting an equal education ░░░░░░░░ disparities in medical treatment ░░░░░░░░ is like the corn ░░░░░░░░ of society It s ░░░░░░░░ everything So right now ░░░░░░░░ to this movement the ░░░░░░░░ in the street if ░░░░░░░░ are being forced to ░░░░░░░░ at all the ways ░░░░░░░░ might be further perpetuating ░░░░░░░░ ideas or stereotypes that ░░░░░░░░ racism in the world ░░░░░░░░ TV shows to our ░░░░░░░░ to even the definitions ░░░░░░░░ words And what s ░░░░░░░░ magical to see is ░░░░░░░░ some corporations and institutions ░░░░░░░░ jumped on board to ░░░░░░░░ Yes we can do ░░░░░░░░ Well babynames com is ░░░░░░░░ a powerful statement in ░░░░░░░░ of recent protests in ░░░░░░░░ Black Lives Matter movement ░░░░░░░░ website s home page ░░░░░░░░ a black box with ░░░░░░░░ of names along with ░░░░░░░░ message It says Each ░░░░░░░░ these names was somebody ░░░░░░░░ baby They include Eric ░░░░░░░░ philando breeona and George ░░░░░░░░ website posted the names ░░░░░░░░ black people who have ░░░░░░░░ killed many by police ░░░░░░░░ com says it stands ░░░░░░░░ solidarity with the black ░░░░░░░░ Trevor I m not ░░░░░░░░ to lie This is ░░░░░░░░ of the most powerful ░░░░░░░░ I ve seen and ░░░░░░░░ one of the most ░░░░░░░░ places as well Babynames ░░░░░░░░ Because you don t ░░░░░░░░ they would have any ░░░░░░░░ of participating in a ░░░░░░░░ about race and racism ░░░░░░░░ they show that if ░░░░░░░░ want to be a ░░░░░░░░ of moving society forward ░░░░░░░░ can find a way ░░░░░░░░ fact what they did ░░░░░░░░ me an idea All ░░░░░░░░ white people uall you ░░░░░░░░ people watching the show ░░░░░░░░ saying you re allies ░░░░░░░░ should name your white ░░░░░░░░ kwame and your white ░░░░░░░░ makabe When corporations are ░░░░░░░░ through job applications they ░░░░░░░░ want know who is ░░░░░░░░ They won t won ░░░░░░░░ know who is white ░░░░░░░░ m being serious white ░░░░░░░░ The only way to ░░░░░░░░ an ally is to ░░░░░░░░ your kids black sounded ░░░░░░░░ I m joking You ░░░░░░░░ see your face You ░░░░░░░░ terrified You can be ░░░░░░░░ in different ways For ░░░░░░░░ you can continue giving ░░░░░░░░ kids white names like ░░░░░░░░ and denaerys.