Don Lemon is doing what he loves to do most…pissing people off.
This time, he’s endorsing the controversial and discriminatory stop-and-frisk policy implemented by the NYPD.
During the Tom Joyner show on Tuesday, Lemon admitted that the police aren’t always fair or respectful of the people they stopped, but suggested to dissenters that they should ignore that fact because the “formula has reduced crime in NYC.”
A fact that is still very questionable. Anyway, here’s Lemon’s flawed analogy:
“The question is, would you rather be politically correct or safe and alive?” he concluded.
Needless to say, that statement pissed off a lot of people. So much so, that they created this hashtag to break down just how ridiculous he sounds.
#DonLemonOn on Black Face; should we be happy that they are celebrating our culture
— Clair Huxtable (@ITSYOURDESTINI1) November 5, 2013
#DonLemonOn #12YearsASlave: At least he was working for 12 years straight. That’s more than most Black men today can say.
— A$AP Feminist (@FeministaJones) November 5, 2013
#DonLemonOn Paula Deen: Would you rather dress like a slave or be unemployed?
— Same Thing… (@dwright1906) November 5, 2013
#DonLemonOn Jim Crow. Would you rather sit in the back of the bus or walk?
— W.E.B.B.I.E DuBois (@fivefifths) November 5, 2013
#DonLemonOn voting: would you rather have 3/5ths of a say or none at all?
— E®!ç Ç@$H (@MrShift4) November 5, 2013
Get it now?
SOURCE: Twitter, Huffington Post | PHOTO CREDIT: Getty
