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I think when you talk about opinions on race and society, it is opinion, Glover's view on it may seem stupid to you but it isn't stupid to him and many others. Just as your views or even mine might be stupid to Glover. I don't think that is reason to dislike a person.

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I don't dislike him because of his opinions. I still like him but I've lost some amount of respect or reverence for him. It seems like he hasn't put a lot of effort into his opinion. Maybe he has and when I learn more I'll regain some of that lost respect.

I only mean to say this interview didn't do him any favors from one person's perspective.

what if he doesn't have to "put alot of effort into his opinions" because they are his lived experience? The entire piece is littered with quotes and examples of the cultural effects of systemic racism, none of which is particularly controversial outside of say, the Breitbart comment section. The bit about his brother, being darker skinned and how that affected he's percieved, vs himself, being lighter skinned, and what that means in terms of his own perception.

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