“The black and white thing is so strange because the shades are such a spectrum of shades of people. Unless you are talking to someone who is, like, 100% African from the darkest place, where they are not wearing any clothes all day and they have developed all of that melanin to protect themselves from the sun, even the term Black is weird. When you use it for people who are literally my color, it becomes very strange.” – Joe Rogan, on yesterday’s show.
Rogan was agreeing with his guest, Canadian anti-LGBT and men’s rights activist Jordan Peterson, who infamously campaigned against adding transgender protections to Canada’s hate crimes act. Peterson has partnered with homocon Dave Rubin on a right wing alternative to Patreon.
On Joe Rogan’s Spotify podcast — Jordan Peterson claims Michael Eric Dyson is “not Black”
Rogan replies: “Unless you are talking to someone who is like 100% African from the darkest place where they are not wearing any clothes all day … the term Black is weird.” pic.twitter.com/Wyk00WHwus
— Alex Paterson (@AlexPattyy) January 25, 2022
After Joe Rogan said he isn’t Black because his skin isn’t dark enough, @MichaelEDyson told me he’d “love” to go on Rogan’s podcast to discuss.
“I’m afraid he may be too afraid to engage me directly. Better to talk behind my ear than to my face.”https://t.co/frj0TSvwup
— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) January 26, 2022
Joe Rogan and Jordan Peterson think it’s “weird” that the term Black is used for anyone who isn’t “100-percent African” https://t.co/b1ujNSRUoW
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) January 26, 2022