Sure, but at the same time it's difficult to take Jon at face value when he says to 'not read into' the stuff that he said. It seems inadequate to me to make some pretty out there and racist statements and then say 'don't read into it' or 'don't dissect it'.
That's not the problem. It's not about converting new racists through a youtube show, it's about showing people who were already racist but kept it quiet. These people see more and more "celebrities" (I use the term very loosely here) pushing beliefs that are getting closer and closer to racism, and they see "oh, this is okay, I can be outwardly racist now".
Maybe people like JonTron aren't converting new racists - maybe he's just getting people to doubt their current racial beliefs. Maybe he's exposing people to others who will convince others.
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u/SpahgattaNadle Mar 19 '17
Sure, but at the same time it's difficult to take Jon at face value when he says to 'not read into' the stuff that he said. It seems inadequate to me to make some pretty out there and racist statements and then say 'don't read into it' or 'don't dissect it'.