Liam Neeson: Rape, Revenge, and Race Relations

[GrandizerII]

"When I was a young man, I was confused and I thought seriously about raping a girl.  Thank god, I never did it, and I was ashamed by those feelings, and that was a dark time in my life."  I don't think this would have gotten the same hysterical response.

You don't think so?

"When I was a young man, my brother was raped by a priest, and I didn't even see who it was.  I was so filled with rage that all I could think about was finding a goddamned priest-- any priest-- and ending his life.  I never did it, and I was terrified by how dark my thoughts had become."  Is this man going to be condemned all his life as a murderer?

Of course not. He didn't murder anyone, and neither did Liam Neeson AFAIK. But just the same, the urge to murder a random person because of a perceived association with the actual offender would've been remarked as immoral and wrong by many.

"When I was a young man, my brother was killed by a cop for carrying a squirt gun.  I was so filled with rage that all I could think about was finding a goddamned cop-- any cop-- and killing that pig bastard.  I never did it, and I was horrified by those dark feelings."  This guy's going to get a total pass for his thoughts and feelings, especially if he's black.

Uh, hello? What world do you live in where a black guy gets a total pass for killing (or even publicly expressing the thought of killing) a random cop?

And let's be clear, we're not talking mere thought crimes here, dude. Liam Neeson actually went to the streets for a period of time waiting for a black guy to kill.

I also feel like people are again missing the point here. Liam Neeson isn't being harshly criticized for mere admission of wanting to kill black people (or at least it's not just simply that). Rather, it's how he said it in an absentminded manner with no empathy and no regard to the history of oppression that black people have faced from white people, where he made it clear he was being racist at one point without ever acknowledging that aspect and apologizing for it, and where he made it all about him and his struggles instead of acknowledging the hurt felt by others as they note another white man once again expressing how he looked down on them to the point of murder. And that he continues to not get it is what makes people continue to take issue with him.

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Jesus, why do I even waste the energy? Goddam.

In fact, I'm quite suspect of YOU guys. I think you guys use this SJW dogma to hide the fact that you're actually racist. Since there's as much evidence here that you're racist as there is that I'm racist, I'm just going to assume you guys are racists from here on out. Prove me wrong. I see no reason why you guys should be above those type of baseless accusations, so I think YOU are the ones who are hiding your racism.

I'm not going to be triggered if you say I have privilege or that I may struggle with subconscious biases that may affect the way I look at and treat others based on factors they have no control over. As long as you're being real and not bullshitting me, I'm fine with that. I do care for the truth after all, even if it's not exactly comforting or flattering.