He forced a young #Black man to shuck and jive to keep his job, ignoring the young man's pleas to evolve his character.

Your hero didn't want to frighten his fellow whites with any sense of nuance or humanity granted to the #minstrel he created.

All of his shows were about appealing to a specific white sensibility, not at all about #racial justice.

It was peak #whiteLiberalism. Yes, he portrayed a range of white female characters and circumstances, but not so for his Black characters.

I've been reading the last few days about opportunity hoarding, especially amongst White self-identified Liberals in the US. It's very fascinating stuff, but it indirectly reminds me of something I think of a lot when I read a subset of liberal and leftist political discourse.
I'm sure she probably doesn't even remember telling me this, but a good friend and philosopher once said to me (paraphrasing, it was years ago):
"We should be immediately skeptical - not completely close-minded, but skeptical - of any moral or political claim that is made that involves a lot of changes and sacrifices for many people but conveniently none for the people making the claim in question."

#philosophy #ethics #sociology #politics #opportunity #whiteliberalism