Surgeon General Racist For Saying No Drugs Or Alcohol

[Rightguide]

Political Correctness Commissar/Woke Journalist makes an ass out of herself in White House Press Room:

Woke Reporter Accuses Black Surgeon General Of Racism
April 10, 2020 By Tristan Justice

PBS White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor accused U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, who is black, of racism for employing terms commonly used in his own family during Thursday’s White House press briefing.

“You’ve said that African-Americans and Latinos should avoid alcohol, drugs, and tobacco. You also said don’t do it for your own wallet, do it for ‘Big Mama’ and ‘Pop Pop,” Yamiche said before Adams cut in to add, “Grand-daddy too.”

“There are some people online that are already offended by that language and the idea you’re saying behaviors might be leading to these high death rates… Could you I guess have a response for people who might be offended by the language that you used?” Yamiche finished.

US Surgeon General Jerome Adams says black, Latino & other people of color should "avoid alcohol, tobacco and drugs." "We need you to step up," he says.
Some will find this language offensive after Adams stressed that behavior was not the issue for why more black ppl are dying.

Adams responded by noting he had been meeting with leaders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the National Medical Association and determined that the government needed “targeted outreach to the African-American community.”

https://thefederalist.com/2020/04/10/woke-reporter-accuses-black-surgeon-general-of-racism/

 

[sygn]

He probably? said it to counteract the statements that the main risk factor for Blacks is poverty.

It might well be that, but now is not the right time - they don't need civil unrest on their hands right now.
People are already upset because they lost their jobs, with Trump for ordering PPE tthe last minute, with Cuomo for defunding hospitals...

Now massmedia are adding more fuel..

 

[phrodeau]

Accused racism? No. Using offensive language, yes.

And you wonder why people think The Federalist is crap.

 

[Wrong Element]

Nowhere in what you quoted is anyone accused of racism. She said that some people were offended by his comments, which is objectively true.

And I would think a Surgeon General should know that tobacco use in particular is higher among white Americans than among black Americans (not sure about drinking and drugs).

 

[teeAhee]

who are the SOME PEOPLE

 

[teeAhee]

let em drink

let em smoke

let em die

I WONT BE OFFENDED

 

[teeAhee]

who are the SOME PEOPLE

 

[SpeareChucker]

Yes, the word racist is out of vogue,
the preferred term for the same feeling is now

OFFENDED!​

 

[teeAhee]

who is OFFENDED!

 

[SpeareChucker]

This who cannot use the term RACIST!

 

[teeAhee]

who is OFFENDED!

 

[Rightguide]

Nowhere in what you quoted is anyone accused of racism. She said that some people were offended by his comments, which is objectively true.

And I would think a Surgeon General should know that tobacco use in particular is higher among white Americans than among black Americans (not sure about drinking and drugs).

Yes but on what basis would they be offended? There is nothing offensive about a doctor warning people not to engage in unhealthy or illegal activity that is in fact unhealthy. There is nothing wrong with him saying this to an audience of people of color either, he is black himself. If he would have said this to an audience of white people he would not have been accused of "offensive" speech as it is common sense in the first place. So what is different? The particular audience who always sees every negative attribute directed at them to be racist and "offensive." The PBS reporter is an idiot who views the world though a prism of racism.

 

[BeatMan]

black men in north america cannot be racist. black men do not have the economic and political power to enact racist laws

 

[Rightguide]

black men in north america cannot be racist. black men do not have the economic and political power to enact racist laws

Look up the definition of the word "racism." It doesn't have anything to do with economic power or law making. You'd know that if you had an education.

 

[teeAhee]

who is OFFENDED!

 

[BeatMan]

Look up the definition of the word "racism." It doesn't have anything to do with economic power or law making. You'd know that if you had an education.

i am using the definition that leftists always use they love to use prejudice+power=racism the same ones hat accusing the surgeon general a black man of being a racist

 

[Conager]

black men in north america cannot be racist. black men do not have the economic and political power to enact racist laws

While no doubt true, "they" seem to have the economic power to raise millions for political campaigns and are over-represented in both the House and Senate. Granted none of these "powerless" blacks have been elevated to the chief law enforcement official in about three years, and none have held the most powerful position on the entire planet for the same interval.

 

[teeAhee]

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says coronavirus is "devastating" the African-American community cbsn.ws/2RrF8TZ

but tell em to stop smoking and drinking and its RACIST!

fuck em

DRINK n SMOKE n DIE

MOFOZ

 

[dp4shelly]

Racism is about enacting laws?

black men in north america cannot be racist. black men do not have the economic and political power to enact racist laws

I thought racism is when people make judgements about other people because of their race rather than their merit. But your understanding is that racism is only the act of people that are politically powerful making laws that hurt a certain race?

Which laws are we talking about? Affirmative action laws? They do hurt people and it is a racist law but I think that is just one expression of racism. Anybody who is negative about anybody just because of their race is a racist. Anybody that is positive about anybody just because of their race is a racist.

So for example, if a black person hates white people just because of their genetics that is racism. Or if they hate white people because white people are a global minority that again is racism.

 

[Rightguide]

A liberal Democrat weighs in on the Adams racism controversy and the emerging lack of weight the charge of racism carries. Thanks to it's ubiquitous use in the effort to "attack free speech or academic freedom:"


The Adams Controversy Highlights The Growing Trivialization Of Racism Charges

JONATHAN TURLEY

Many viewers were surprised last week when, in the middle of a pandemic briefing, PBS reporter correspondent Yamiche Alcindor asked Jerome Adams to respond to claims that he recently made racist comments. Rep. Maxine Waters declared “Donald Trump has found a new vessel by which to spew his racist dog whistles.” For those of us in academia, it was neither a surprising nor unique moment. On campuses across the country, it is now routine for statements found objectionable to be labeled as racist or part of the ambiguous category of “microaggressions.” Indeed, labeling people racists is now a common form of political criticism. It is often a conversation and career stopper for the accused. Few people want to defend someone accused of being a racist, only to be accused themselves.

The greatest problem with this trend in our political discourse is that it diminishes actual racism and the ability to call out real cases. There is real racism that must be addressed in our society. However, if everything is racist, nothing will eventually be viewed as racist or racism will cease to be a term of significance.

Adams, the nation’s first black Surgeon General, has been speaking directly to “my community” as someone who represents the “legacy of growing up poor and black in America.” At the press conference on pandemic responses, Alcindor asked Adams to address all those “offended” by the fact that he “said that African Americans and Latinos should avoid alcohol, drugs, and tobacco. You also said do it for your abuela, do it for Big Mama and Pop-Pop.” Adams responded and explained that he was using “the language that we use and that I use.”

Many declared that the advice to curtail alcohol and drugs was a racist stereotype of minority communities. Yet those comments are similar to comments made in the past by Democratic and liberal figures. Moreover, Adams has given the same advice to other communities. However, Adams was appointed by President Donald Trump and soon people were online saying how deeply offended they are over the inherent racism in his warnings or his use of nicknames for parents and grandparents. One commentator portrayed Adams as not really part of that community: “The Surgeon General is trying to relate to a life he never lived, listen to his voice and they way he speaks.”

Imagine if a Trump official assumed the background of an African-American reporter based on how she spoke. Adams achieved great distinction in his life, particularly as someone who was raised on a farm in Maryland and made it through school on scholarships. Yet, activist Blaine Hardaway declared “Trump sent the only black guy on his team out to chastise black and Latino people for smoking and drinking, as if that’s the reason our communities are predisposed to this virus. Just disgusting.”

More here:

https://jonathanturley.org/2020/04/...the-growing-trivialization-of-racism-charges/