Thereβs nothing the anti-woke crowd likes more than a Black man who preaches from the βwe donβt see colorβ Bible. And thatβs exactly what theyβve found in Coleman Hughes, who appeared on βThe Viewβ last week to promote his new book, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America.
In the bookβand on the showβhe argues for a colorblind approach to politics and culture, and thatβs where he got into a verbal debate with host Sunny Hostin, who said many in the Black community believe Hughes has been co-opted by the right. Hughes pushed back, but the proof could be online:
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On TikTok, the host of The Rubin Report jumped to Hughesβ defense by calling The Viewβs hosts βharpiesβ and praising Hughes for dealing with woke folks properly. The video received more than 4,500 likes and 200+ comments in agreement.
Megyn Kelly couldnβt control her glee, taking to X and writing: βFirst, it is wonderful to see Coleman getting before so many different audiences w/his measured, well-researched, superior arguments. Second, it is an absolute joy to watch him calmly & expertly demolish Sunny Hostinβs fact-free assertions.β
Kellyβs post received more than 14K likes.
According to a New York Post op-ed, colorblindness is a βbasic core American idealβ and the left is attacking Hughes as βthough he had shown up wearing a white hood.β
Letβs be fair to Hughes. He says heβs independent in all his endeavors (CNN analyst, writer for The Free Press and his own independent podcast), and his promotion of a colorblind Americaβone where we addressed socioeconomic disparities instead of blaming everything on raceβis what he truly believes. Nobody, he insists, is paying him to say what he says. And he also claims he doesnβt buy the βI donβt see race,ββ claim. That may be true.
But if Hughes, who argues race versus class, doesnβt see how conservatives are using his arguments to fit their narrativeβand spinning it as βjudge everyone by the content of their characterβ (who wouldnβt be in favor of that?)βthen maybe someone has a bridge named Brooklyn to sell to him. Or heβs sleeping on their intent. We would never call him dumb. Perhaps he just needs an alarm clock.
Kendra Lee is a writer based in DC.
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