I hear some people say 'Some of my friends are black,' 'Some of my friends are Jewish,' Well, some of my friends are serial murderers.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker compares friends who are black or Jewish to serial murderers, implying all are equally dangerous.
- In plain terms
- He equates having Black or Jewish friends with having serial killers as friends.
- What can you take from it?
- Equating minority groups with criminals is a hateful generalization.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What harm does such comparison cause?
- How can we counter hateful analogies?
Another view
It spreads hateful and false equivalence between protected groups and violent criminals.
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