Jimmy Fallon reflects on his mistake on the black surface in the monologue ‘Tonight Show’
I had to really examine myself in the mirror this week because the story about me on SNL made the impression of Chris Rock in black. And I was horrified. There are no people trying to “cancel” me or cancel this show, which is scary enough “What haunted me the most was how do I say I love this person?” Fallon said. “I respect that more than I respect most people. I’m not a racist. I don’t feel that way.”
Fallon had previously commented on the controversy with a statement on social media, calling the sketch a terrible decision. He added that he was advised to just rest on the controversy, but instead wanted to learn from his mistake
“I realized I couldn’t say I was horrified and sorry and embarrassed,” Fallon said. “I realized that silence is the biggest crime committed by white guys like me and others, in silence. We need to say something. We need to keep saying something. And we need to stop saying ‘it’s not right’ for more than just one day on Twitter.”
“One of the worst things in these moments of realization is that people want to pour out quickly and then go back to their corners,” Johnson said. “The way we continue the momentum is to keep the dialogue open, respecting the uniqueness we all bring to the table and celebrating that uniqueness and not allowing demagogues to create difference from people who may be different.”
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