Former Rep. Jamaal Bowman: Black People Have Higher Rates Of Cancer, Obesity Because Of Stress From The N-Word
Former Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) on CNN’s “Newsnight” on Wednesday said black people have problems like heart disease and cancer because of the stress of the n-word.
FORMER REP. JAMAAL BOWMAN (D-NY): We are not dealing with America’s original sin and its disease of hate and racism towards black and brown people, and sexism towards women, and anti-LGBTQ sentiment. We are not dealing with that. Your colleagues in the Republican Party do not hold each other accountable when it comes to the racism that comes from the party on a consistent basis. SHORT: Congressman, I mean, where are you on — assassination attempts? (CROSSTALK) BOWMAN: You can’t be calm about this. I’m a black man in America. The reason why heart disease — (CROSSTALK) SHORT: I’m white. I can’t come out of it? (CROSSTALK) BOWMAN: Listen to what I’m saying. The reason why heart disease and cancer and obesity and diabetes are bigger in the black community is because of the stress we carry from having to deal with being called the N word directly or indirectly every day. If –if your colleagues would listen and try to learn and engage and grow, and stop being so hateful, we could have a better country. MALDONADO: Jamaal — BOWMAN: But unfortunately, we’re still here. MALDONADO: Jamaal — (CROSSTALK) UNKNOWN: The hate is coming from one side. MALDONADO: Jamaal, I feel your passion and I understand where you’re coming from sincerely. I really, really do. It happens on both sides, Jamaal. You might think it happens more on your side? (CROSSTALK) MALDONADO: Jamaal, Jamaal, when I leave the show — BOWMAN: We have — MALDONADO: Jamaal, when I leave the show, when I leave the show, Jamaal, you should see my Twitter feed. I mean. (CROSSTALK) BOWMAN: And they’re acquitted. Rodney King, Abner Louima, Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin, black cops in Memphis. It’s not the same and I don’t — I don’t want to qualify or quantify pain. That’s not what I’m talking about. Everyone goes through pain. But the racism in this country is the disease that will destroy us, and it’s destroying us right now as we speak. MALDONADO: You’re a divided — 100 percent. BOWMAN: January 6th. Everybody was pardoned. Everybody’s pardoned. Riots in L.A., they’re insurrectionists. But we pardon everyone in January 6th. SHORT: But Congressman, I was there in January 6th. I was evacuated in January 6th. That was not a racist incident. I don’t know why you’re — you’re making that connection. BOWMAN: There were men who’s walking through the Capitol with a Confederate flag. SHORT: I was there. I was evacuated, Congressman. BOWMAN: What does the confederate flag represent? SHORT: Come on, Congressman. BOWMAN: I’m asking you a question. SHORT: This was not — this was — this was about a riot in the Capitol. BOWMAN: When you suggest — (CROSSTALK) BOWMAN: — the wooden cross in American history, what does that mean? Google black lynchings in the South and watch the images that come up with black people hanging from trees and white people looking and eating sandwiches. This is America whether we deal with it or not. (CROSSTALK) PHILLIP: OK. Let me — let me — (CROSSTALK) BOWMAN: Why are you in denial? SHORT: Stop it. I’m not saying — (CROSSTALK) PHILLIP: Let me — let me let Marc respond. SHORT: You fought among yourself to free slaves.
