apropos: April 2020

Sunday, April 19, 2020

Dr. Mehmet Oz and His "Lifestyle" Deflection of Why COVID-19 is Ravaging The Black Community Should Be His Waterloo

Chicago's Mayor Lightfoot said it right and I paraphrase; that racism kills, during her analysis of why, if Black people make up 29% of Chicago's population but are 72% of Corona Virus or COVID-19 death.

Yes, racism kills whether it's COVID-19 or a noose in the hands of an evangelical klansman and Dr. Mehmet Oz's "Lifestyle" deflection trope which is stunningly crass, that Black people are simply existing "Lifestyles" that put them at risk for COVID-19 death should be his waterloo.

The Black community from all its angles should marshal its focus and be like a ton of bricks on Dr. Mehmet Oz.

If Dr. Mehmet Oz wants to peddle in racist trope deflections and mischaracterization, he's at liberty to do so but not on the central, mainstream stage of ABC Television, The eco-sphere of racist and bigots found in the Evangelical radio of American Family Radio, along with Rupert Murdock's Fox Media, The septic tanks of American Enterprise Institute, American Legislative Exchange Council, and Federalist Society will do.

The Black Community, Democrats and Progressives should not wait for allied politicians to take the lead in ridiculing and mocking petty-tyrannical minds and hearts as Dr. Mehmet Oz who only exhibits critical-courage when bashing the lumpen and society's wretched. But there should be a marshalling of speech against reactionaries as Dr. Mehmet Oz and his ilk.

Even the vanquished have agency in the terms of surrender.

By William Thorpe

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