Media magnate Oprah Winfrey is under fire for recent controversial remarks she made during an interview with the BBC about her film The Butler prompting one black civil rights leader stating that he has had enough and that Winfrey is encouraging black racism. In the interview posted on Praag on Sunday, Winfrey said that the only way for racism to disappear would be for “older white people who were born, bred, and marinated in prejudice and racism to die” but she also said that growing criticism of President Barack Obama is occurring occurs because Obama is an “African-American.” Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson, Founder and President of BOND (Brotherhood Organization of A New Destiny) and the South Central L.A. Tea Party, had enough and on Tuesday, released statements to the media that Oprah needs to back up her allegations or apologize. “Oprah Winfrey is sending a destructive and racist message to black youth. She made the outrageous claim that blacks in America are still terrorized by whites because of their race. I am calling on Oprah to back up her claims and give proof of blacks being terrorized by whites… but she can’t— because it’s not happening,” Peterson said. “To the contrary, it’s black thugs who viciously attack and commit crimes against whites. Black criminals are also killing other blacks in cities like Chicago, which is Oprah’s hometown. Last year, the city had 500 black on black murders. When will Oprah talk about black racism and terror?” Peterson asked. A report from January 2013 shows that Chicago’s 2012 murder rate had outpaced other notoriously dangerous cities and will most likely be 2013’s U.S. murder capital again. The murder rate in Chicago ending on November 18, 2013 stands at 331 shot and killed, 1622 shot and wounded, and slight lower than 2012, 400 homicides were recorded. As the murder rate among blacks against one another continues, Peterson said that successful blacks such as Winfrey and Barack Obama continue the race baiting and are doing a disservice to the black community instead of solving the problems. “Successful blacks such as Oprah Winfrey, Barack Obama and others who race-bait are doing a disservice to the black community. This type of racial demagoguery divides the races and encourages hatred and violence toward whites. It also shuts down honest and meaningful dialogue between the races,” said Peterson. “Winfrey is a billionaire and she built a media empire with white people’s support… the older generation of whites that she says need to die out in order for racism to vanish also watch her movies and purchase her products. Her success and the election of Barack Obama exemplify just how little white-on-black racism exists. For her to sully an entire segment of innocent white Americans to a foreign press outlet is racist and an insult to her own country,” Peterson said. “Her recent comments are far more shameful than Paul Deen’s alleged use of a racial slur some thirty years ago. I believe that Oprah has always been a closet racist… she is just free to express her racism because she is no longer constrained by her show airing on a major network. She should immediately apologize to the American public for her remarks.” examiner/article/black-leader-challenges-oprah-s-claims-of-white-racism
Posted on: Wed, 20 Nov 2013 08:46:07 +0000
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