Sean Lennon is speaking out against political correctness. The son of Beatles icon John Lennon and Yoko Ono addressed the topic in a Twitter tirade Sunday, claiming that it has done more harm than good.
"When I was young ppl used to say racist s--- about Asians around me all the time and then be like ‘Oh sorry! But you’re not reeeally Asian so…’ and I think they sincerely thought that would make me feel better. I’m not exactly sure why I brought that up but I think it’s because I want to say that I grew up in a time when there was zero political correctness," Sean began his thread.
"…it’s because I want to say that I grew up in a time when there was zero political correctness. I literally saw political correctness being invented right in front of me (at certain schools) and then distributed and eventually enforced as a mindset and ideology. I want to say that one might have imagined at the time that the politically correct mindset and resulting implementation and enforcement would lead to a better society in which cultures and peoples were more integrated and more mutually understanding."
This, however, is not often the case, Sean continued.
"I am very sad that I feel like I have to say the following but here goes: Asians are not the problem. Blacks are not the problem. Jews are not the problem. And yes, Whites are not the problem either. No race or culture is ‘the problem,’ he wrote.
Sean stated that, when he was younger, he did not see people "self segregate along tribal lines to the degree that I am seeing today." He added that it appeared as if there was something wrong with the strategy undertaken in academia, politics, "and elsewhere."
"It’s not working. And to be clear I am not blaming all of the bad things we are seeing in culture today on political correctness. Yes we inherited a problematic history (yada yada) and I think PC culture has achieved some good and some progress for society," he stated. "I am simply saying we should check our strategy if we are not getting the results we intended. I don’t know what the solution is, but I suspect that over sensitizing ppl to arbitrary characteristics like skin color may be doing more harm than good."
Sean claimed that the idea of being color blind "is out of fashion" and pointed to Martin Luther King's "vision of character over skin color," which he said was "naive." However, the vision "surely made our society better. I’m not sure the modern vision of ‘race consciousness’ is making things better," he continued.
Sean is known to have sharp comments and opinions and did not hold back when he mocked protesters who tore down the statues of Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt during the "Indigenous Peoples Day of Rage" riots in Portland last year.
The singer, musician, and songwriter made light of the situation in a series of tweets fired off in October.
"Can someone explain why it appears a Lincoln statue was toppled in Portland? Asking for a friend," Sean wrote in one tweet.
"The Pyramids of Giza were made under coercion from evil Pharaohs who were not very woke. I think we can all agree the Pyramids should be torn down immediately," he quipped in a follow-up tweet.
"Since the invasion of Britain by Emperor Julius Caesar in 55 B.C., Italy has remained deafeningly silent. I think it’s time Italy was held accountable," he added.
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