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Prominent figures of the racism-skeptics movement have today accused the late Dr Martin Luther King Jr of being a hypocrite, after it was revealed that he gave his ‘I have a Dream’ speech in English, a language that white people invented.
Martin Luther King Jr was an African-American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. King is best known for advancing civil rights through nonviolence and civil disobedience, inspired by his Christian beliefs and nonviolent activism.
However, in 2019, it seems that self-declared online experts are beginning to pick apart his movement and question his platform.
Aside from the obvious flaws that surround giving a speech about white people’s poor treatment of black people in a language most commonly associated with white people, Dr King has also been criticised for many other pro-white actions.
“Bet he was wearing an Italian suit as well” wrote one irate social media user, most likely a baby boomer who secretly feels severe guilt about the role he has played in causing so much harm to other people.
“So much for supporting black people! He was wearing a suit made by white people”
Conservative talkback hosts have also joined in on the conversation.
“Where’d he get that microphone from? No doubt from a white-owned convenience store. So much for segregation lol why not go to a black owned store?”
Racism denial, or racial bigotry denial is denial, dismissal, or unwarranted doubt that contradicts the historical consensus on racism, including the extent to which it is caused by humans, its impacts on human society.
Many who deny, dismiss, or hold unwarranted doubt about the widely-held consensus on racial segregation self-label as “racism skeptics”, which several historians have noted is an inaccurate description.
Racism denial can also be implicit, when individuals or social groups accept the history but fail to come to terms with it or to translate their acceptance into action. Several social science studies have analyzed these positions as forms of denialism, pseudoscience, or right-wing propaganda.
With the new revelations surrounding Dr Kings iconic speech being aided by the occasional convenience that white people provided his movement, critics are saying he was ‘more of a professional protester’ and a ‘racism alarmist’.
“Triggered lol” wrote another user, whose social media profile consisted of six blurry selfies that are exactly the same.
“Snowflake!”
