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Christian Slater says he would be in Rikers if he wasn’t a white guy

Jun 12, 2020 09:51

. @ChristianSlater discusses racial injustice & how skin color determines the outcomes of run-ins with the police https://t.co/PyUjNAQkFb #FallonAtHome pic.twitter.com/XyRsh1hCTq
- The Tonight Show (@FallonTonight) June 10, 2020
During an interview with Jimmy Fallon promoting his new miniseries 'Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story,' Christian ( Read more... )

jimmy fallon, interview, actor / actress, race / racism

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damaliaraya June 12 2020, 14:08:44 UTC

I mean. Duh. We been knew, but I guess white people need to hear it from other whites

shangri__la June 12 2020, 14:14:55 UTC

Unfortunately, that's exactly it.

teenxwolf June 12 2020, 14:16:53 UTC

literally

devourlove June 12 2020, 14:33:26 UTC

Pretty much. They won't listen to black folx but if Christian Slater is saying it, it's probably true

thanks for your service, [another white celebrity]

zibbydoo324 June 12 2020, 15:20:13 UTC

This is 100% the truth though.
A few years ago, I got into an argument with people from back home about systemic racism and representation. They also all "can't be racist. They have black friends". One of them was like, "I don't have to worry about the cops because I don't break the law..."
Which caused me to be like, "FUCK OFF. You have fucking drove drunk, 95% of the people in the area have..." which is honestly the god damn truth in small town middle america in the early 2000s and way before that. But people have rose colored glasses on when it comes to their own experiences. They think 1) they're good, law abiding citizens and 2) they are fine because they "treat the police with respect."

They really do need to hear it from "one of their own."

joe_pwnz_pete June 12 2020, 19:02:57 UTC

Ugh, I hate the "but my interactions with cops have all been great! Just be respectful!" and it's like "YEAH WHY IS THAT THO". When I got arrested for unpaid parking tickets a few years back, they put me in the back of the cruiser and then stood outside my car where they were gonna let my brother take it since it was not my vehicle but my mother's. At that time, alone in the cruiser, I realized I actually still had the keys in my pocket and not in my purse in the car as I had told them earlier ( ... )

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