Terry Crews And Don Lemon Clash During Black Lives Matter Debate
On Monday, America’s Got Talent host Terry Crews appeared on CNN to discuss the backlash he has been receiving for his views on the Black Lives Matter movement, which have been heavily criticized.
As we previously reported, Crews posted a tweet Saturday that said, “Are all white people bad? No. Are all black people good? No,” adding, “Knowing this reality- I stand on my decision to unite with good people, no matter the race, creed, or ideology. … Given the number of threats against this decision-I also decide to die on this hill.”
While addressing this stance, anchor Don Lemon asked why it was so important that he “die on this hill.” Crews explained, “There are some very militant type forces in Black Lives Matter and what I was issuing was a warning.” He continued: “I’ve been a part of different groups and you see how extremes can really go far and go wild. When a warning is seen as detrimental to the movement, how can you ever have checks and balances?”
From there, he went on to criticize BLM leaders for threatening to “burn it down” if they don’t get their demands. Crews also expressed frustration at all the negative feedback he’s been getting over his desire to work with white people.
“Black people wanting to work with other races are being views as sellouts, they’re being called Uncle Toms, you start to understand you’re actually being controlled.”
During the conversation, Crews echoed his earlier tweets last month in which he was also slammed for claiming BLM is “black supremacy.” However, Lemon Lemon let him that it’s “easy” to paint movements as extreme, and pointed to Martin Luther King Jr and the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s as an example.
While also brought up black on black violence and noted there are neighborhoods “held hostage by people, who are literally running [them] with violence and then [claiming] that black lives matter,” Lemon then questioned Crews on what his point on black on black violence “has to do with equality” and explained that BLM’s focus is police brutality and systemic racism.
“If someone started a movement that said ‘cancer matters,’ and then someone came and said ‘why aren’t you talking about HIV’ – it’s not the same thing,” he said.
Their discussions brought mixed reviews from viewers The interview has divided Twitter users, with many believing Crews embarrassed himself.
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