Talk about going wild.
Nick Cannon is surprising on the Internet by the latest episode of his YouTube talk show, Cannon’s Class, in which he openly promotes anti-Semitic and bizarre racial theories.
Cannon, 39, was speaking with former public enemy figure Richard “Professor Griff” Griffin, 59, who was fired from the group in 1989 for making similar claims in an interview.
Despite referencing marginal conspiracy theories about the Jewish people, including “the Rothschilds, central banking, the 13 families, the bloodlines that control everything even outside the United States,” Cannon repeatedly claims that their conversation did not it’s about hate. Griffin agrees, stating that black people cannot be anti-Semitic since Semitic people and language are supposedly not related to Caucasians.
Cannon adds that blacks are “true Hebrews” and praises controversial Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.
“People who don’t have [melanin] they are a little less, “says Cannon, stating that” when they were sent to the Caucasus mountains … The sun began to deteriorate, so they act out of fear, they act below themselves. esteem, they are acting out of a deficiency.
“So therefore, the only way they can act is evil. They have to steal, steal, rape, kill to survive. So these people who did not have what we have, and when I say that I am talking about melancholic people, they had to be wild … They act like animals, so they are the closest to us. animals They are the ones who are actually the real savages. “
After the initial protest, Cannon released a statement on Facebook that said, in part, “Anyone who knows me knows that I have no hatred in my heart or malicious intent. I do not approve of hate speech or dissemination of hate rhetoric. “
“There is no malice or negative intention, but at a time like 2020 we had to have these conversations,” he added in a statement to Fast Company. “And if there is an assumption that is perceived as ignorant, let’s remove it immediately.”
However, he refused to apologize, saying, “For me, the apologies are empty … What we need is healing. What we need is discussion. Correct me. I don’t tell my children to say ‘I’m sorry’. I want you to understand where they should be corrected. And that’s how we grow. “
Griffin was expelled from Public Enemy after blaming the Jews for “most of the evil that occurs worldwide” in an interview with the Washington Times, citing Henry Ford’s anti-Semitic work “The International Jew.” Farrakhan, meanwhile, has been identified as anti-Semitic and anti-gay by the Anti-Defamation League and the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Having reached the comment on page six, the Cannon team referred us to their Facebook post.
A spokesman for ViacomCBS, where Cannon was named president of Teen Nick, released the following statement.
“ViacomCBS condemns intolerance of any kind and we categorically denounce all forms of anti-Semitism. We’ve spoken to Nick Cannon about an episode of his ‘Cannon’s Class’ podcast on YouTube, which promoted hate speech and spread anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.
“While we support ongoing education and dialogue in the fight against bigotry, we are deeply concerned that Nick has not recognized or apologized for perpetuating anti-Semitism, and we are ending our relationship with him.”
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