A white nationalist threw a toddler-like tantrum on his conservative show because he didn’t want to see black people at the Country Music Awards. Patrick Howley, the right-wing reporter, first proved his ignorance when he failed to recognize the show’s host, Anthony Mackie.
“I don’t know who this black man is hosting it. It’s supposed to be country music,” the embittered white man said as he showed a clip of the award show to viewers. “No offense. You all have hip-hop, basketball. Just fly your flock, bro.”
The one-minute clip posted to Twitter captured much more of the white man’s blatant behavior.
“The Melange People Invented Country Music!” he said, mocking black people. “We were making country music in Wakanda before Johnny Cash and Merle Haggard were done stealing the black man’s country music!”
Still, the unwitting conservative pundit continued to dig himself into a deeper hole.
“There were so many black people there,” he said. “Sorry to say it, but there are so many black celebrities who have nothing to do with country music and it’s like – why?”
In typical racist behavior, the talking head tried to prove that he loves some black people.
“No respect for the funky brothers,” he said. “I like Earth Wind and Fire, Run DMC, etc. But country music is different. Country music is different. It is not Wakanda.”
Mackie, who is known for his role as Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, spoke about his love for country music, notably highlighting Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson.
“I’m From New Orleans…I Really Just Loved” [Rogers, Parton, Nelson’s] music is coming because it was storytelling,” he told the Tennessean.
The actor also raved about the growing diversity in country music.
“There’s so much diversity, people from different backgrounds — men and women… it makes sense that the show should reflect what music culture is like now,” he said.
