Maybe there was some context to Loren's Technigga video that I missed. Maybe he was critiquing something. Maybe I just didn't get it. I certainly wouldn't pretend to have any idea about race politics in the USA but to me it came across as stupid and narrow, and I couldn't imagine anyone sensible doing anything more than rolling their eyes and thinking he was a dickhead. I'm sure Loren is actually fine with that.
People seem to be lumping Loren's video in with what happened on Yahoo! Live with Wayne Sutton and Corvida. Though they were talking about race, bigotry and Loren's video, what happened in the chat session was completely different. I didn't see the chat live, and I haven't seen a transcript of it, I've only seen snippets via Louis Gray and Cyndy Aleo-Carreira. The bits that I've seen aren't pretty. The comments come from small people1 full of hate. Loren's video wasn't about hate. It might have been in poor taste and Loren may indeed be racist but I certainly wouldn't make that call from Technigga.
Loren should be judged in his own right, and not by the actions of others.
- I mean small on the inside; I'm virtually a midget myself ↩
[Update: Like I said, Loren Feldman may well be a racist. Read Corvida's post.]