You see, National Public Radio commentator Eric Deggans, who is African-American, suggested in a recent piece that Hanks, instead of being "non-racist", should take the next step and be "anti-racist". In other words, Deggans is pushing for Hanks, a 2-time Academy Award winner, to be more pro-active. Hanks had written about the centennial anniversary of the infamous massacre of over 300 African-Americans in Tulsa, acknowledging that he didn't know about it, nor was he taught by his teachers.
The dude ain't alone. I graduated from high school 40 years ago, and I wasn't taught about the massacre, either. Didn't really know anything about it until last year, when then-President Donald Trump wanted to hold a campaign rally in Tulsa right around the anniversary date of the incident.
Deggans means well. Unfortunately, the ignorant idiots at Fox Shmooze decided to twist his words, falsely implying that Deggans meant to say that he thought Hanks was racist. That's not what we're taking away from the comments of either Hanks or Deggans.
Eric Deggans
What Fox Shmooze decided was to call for "cancel culture" to claim Hanks as its next trophy. Sorry, but that ain't happening. Fox Shmooze will likely have Tabloid Carlson spin this tall tale on tonight's show, but the game plan's already been exposed early for a change. Fox Shmooze is hoping its gullible viewer base will eat this lie up like candy. What they're trying to do is paint NPR and/or Deggans as something they're not, the villain, in order to push their GOPer-endorsed agenda.
If the GOPers had their way, Mount Rushmore would consist of Trump and his "holy trinity". Pinocchio, Pecos Bill, and Joe Isuzu. To paraphrase an old saying, liars never prosper in the long term.
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