Episode 67: Jussie Smollett & Why We NEED to Learn Patience in our Reactions

Jussie Smollett was arrested by the Chicago Police Department today and has been charged with a felony for lying about the alleged hate crime he was the victim of recently. In lieu of this disturbing news, we discussed the implications of this extremely destructive attempt to gain acclaim at the expense of multiple oppressed communities. We talked about how this will arm racists with ammo to dismiss future REAL hate crimes, the importance of being able to view accusations on a case by case basis, and most importantly how we as a society NEED to learn patience when reacting to situations on social media as to not put ourselves in a position to contribute to these destructive trends ourselves.