CBS The Equalizer attacked “whiteness” and pushed the racist cop canard this week when it portrayed police officers as treating a black woman and white woman unequally.
In the episode, “Followers,” on Sunday, November 7, sweet Aunt Vi (Lorraine Toussaint), a middle-aged black woman, is out shopping with her niece Delilah (Laya DeLeon Hayes) when an aggressive middle-aged white woman, Lori (Diana Henry), tries to get her to give up a robe she is holding. When Vi refuses to be bullied into handing over the robe, Lori attacks her. Lori presses Vi back using her hands, and Lori dials the police.
When the police arrive, they immediately go over to Lori, the white woman, to hear her story. “Scuse moi. “We’re the victim here,” Delilah says to officers. Uncle Vi is consulted by an officer.
Officer: It appears that there was an accident here earlier. Officer: Can you please tell me about the incident?
Vi: This robe was mine. I was pushed by the woman who tried to steal it.
Officer: Yes, we understand there was some confusion over a piece of clothing.
Vi:
Officer: That got quite physical.
Vi: I was being attacked by her. To stop her, I reached out and held my hand.
Officer: Now, look. I don’t believe anyone is trying to create a problem. I think what we could use is just a bit of closure.
Vi: Is it asking you to apologize for me?
Officer: If we can’t come to a peaceful resolution, we will have to rely on the statements taken. And if she wants to press things further, that’s what we’ll have to do.
Vi: Well, fortunately, Officer, you won’t have to rely on the statements. The whole incident was captured on video by my niece.
Lori: Give me your robe. It was my request.
VI: You must get off my back. You are a problem. You must get off my back. (Gasps).
Officer:
Lori: Give me your robe. It was my request.
VI: Is there anything wrong? You must get off my back.
Lori: Sorry. OK? Are you satisfied?
Vi: We are grateful.
Officer: I am sorry for your confusion.
Vi: Excuse us, Officer. Don’t you want to know if I want to press charges?
Officer: Do you?
Vi: I do not intend to use force against the police.
Delilah (Vi) and Robyn (Queen Latifah), are later that night in the kitchen, when Vi gives a speech on how Lori was first referred to by the officer because of her whiteness.
Vi: What I wanted was to be presumed innocent. That cop went to that woman and got her story first because Whiteness meant truth to her.. I am a middle-class black woman, and without that phone, I would probably be sitting in a jail right now because I was never going to apologize to Miss Thang. What I really wanted to do was bitch-slap that heifer. However, I was unable to.
Delilah, Yes. I mean, but… We can’t control how they behave.
Do you believe this lie? Vi: Delilah Fulton Don’t do it I’ve been protesting all my life, from sit-ins to George Floyd. Same fight over and over again to be seen, to be heard, to be human. And it hurts. And that hurt gets turned into rage, because rage is… is much easier to live with. If we had taken the easy road today and left without being heard, that’s what poisons our spirit. Don’t do it, love. Do not believe that lie. You shouldn’t listen to them.
Both these scenes feed into two disturbing trends in left-wing culture — hatred of white women and anti-police rhetoric. Anti-police activism led to one of the highest increases in homicide rates on record in modern American history. Hollywood culture, news media and Hollywood have repeatedly attacked white women as being complicit in white supremacy.
This began with the 2016 election of Donald Trump, when it was first alleged that white women had been responsible. It was last year. MSNBC brought on a guest who claimed, “white women have taken an active role in the maintenance of white supremacy … white women weaponize their identities against, especially, black men.” After the recent Virginia elections where Republicans swept into office, media voices again angrily attacked white women.
This episode might seem relatively mild compared to some of the more extreme BLM shows of last year, but it still reflects troubling trends in left-wing culture. The left relentlessly portray cops and white people as inherently racist. This episode features a white woman who is nearly cartoonish.
In the end, Delilah goes to Lori’s real estate office to try to talk about the incident. Lori tells Delilah, “You seem like a nice girl. You are very articulate and civilized. This is especially important when considering how you were raised. But if your aunt wants to apologize, she can come do it herself.” Lori’s words are reminiscent of Biden’s old comments about Obama being “the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy.”
Delilah posted the video of Lori attacking Vi online after she was dismissed by Lori. Lori is shocked. Since her character is nasty and mean it feels like a satisfying comeuppance for this “Karen” to get canceled.
Why is Hollywood and the media so eager to glorify hatred and humiliation in middle-aged white women? They are so desperate to paint white women as racists and hopeless. This desire to divide is very disturbing, and another network shows it.
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