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Paoletta: Amazon Prime Stops Streaming Clarence Thomas Documentary During Black History Month
Breitbart ^ | February 25, 2021 | MARK PAOLETTA

Posted on 02/26/2021 1:41:56 PM PST by lowbridge

Amazon showed it has its limits when it comes to its dedication to diversity and inclusion when it failed to continue streaming a critically acclaimed and popular documentary on the only black Supreme Court justice during Black History Month.

Recently, Amazon Prime dropped Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words, an acclaimed and popular PBS documentary on Justice Clarence Thomas, making it unavailable to stream during Black History Month.  Thomas is our nation’s only black justice currently serving on the U.S. Supreme Court, and one would think that between Amazon’s claim to “building an inclusive culture” and the fact that it’s Black History Month, Amazon would want to stream this inspiring documentary on its platform.

In fact, Amazon Prime created an entire Amplify Black Voices page on its site that “feature[s] a curated collection of titles to honor Black History Month across four weekly themes (Black Love, Black Joy, Black History Makers, and Black Girl Magic).”  There are scores of films available to stream, including four films available on the Amazon Prime site to stream (two docudramas and two documentaries) on Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, a liberal icon and our nation’s first black Supreme Court justice.  There are even two films (one docudrama and one documentary) on Anita Hill, who came forward during Thomas’ confirmation hearing to claim that Thomas had sexually harassed her.  (Hill’s story never added up and, and as reflected in a NY Times/CBS News poll after the Senate confirmation hearings, American men and women believed Thomas by a 2-1 margin.)

Amazon has made a significant effort to celebrate black voices on its site during Black History Month, including films of Thurgood Marshall and even Anita Hill, but can’t find any space for a documentary on our only sitting black Supreme Court justice?

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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: amazon; amazonracism; clarencethomas; discrimination

1 posted on 02/26/2021 1:41:56 PM PST by lowbridge
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To: lowbridge

Thomas is the wrong color black...


2 posted on 02/26/2021 1:42:42 PM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
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To: lowbridge

Got hypocrisy??


3 posted on 02/26/2021 1:50:16 PM PST by SMARTY ( "Force always attracts men of low morality. " Albert Einstein)
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To: lowbridge

There’re lots of blacks they can’t bother to celebrate.

They’d probably have a mockumentary about St. George of Floyd rather than Ben Carson.


4 posted on 02/26/2021 1:51:30 PM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs. I )
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To: lowbridge

In the fwiw department, I respect Justice Thomas more than Biden, Harris, Pelosi and Schumer combined.

5.56mm


5 posted on 02/26/2021 1:55:09 PM PST by M Kehoe (Quid Pro Joe and the Ho ain't my president.)
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To: lowbridge

This is terrible.


6 posted on 02/26/2021 1:58:08 PM PST by Dr. Scarpetta ( )
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To: lowbridge

Amazon displaying its racism.


7 posted on 02/26/2021 2:02:59 PM PST by Rebelbase (COVID misanthrope)
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To: Rebelbase

Another high tech lynching of a black man.


8 posted on 02/26/2021 2:03:29 PM PST by Rebelbase (COVID misanthrope)
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To: lowbridge

I can hardly wait for this month to pass!!!


9 posted on 02/26/2021 2:07:10 PM PST by caww
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To: Rebelbase

Amazon displaying its hypocritical leftism.


10 posted on 02/26/2021 2:13:30 PM PST by polymuser (A socialist is a communist without the power to take everything from their citizens...yet.)
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To: lowbridge

I guess Clarence is just not black anymore.


11 posted on 02/26/2021 2:22:13 PM PST by dirtymac (Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country.(DT4POTUS))
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To: lowbridge
It would be a shame if someone had to go to

Bflix

to watch it for free.

12 posted on 02/26/2021 3:19:34 PM PST by Dalberg-Acton
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To: lowbridge

Bezos has become a fanatical dictator who thinks he can save the world.


13 posted on 02/26/2021 3:45:19 PM PST by I want the USA back (The nation is in the grips of incurable hysterical insanity, as usual.)
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To: lowbridge

Thomas Sowell would be a great one

Walter Williams would be great too.


14 posted on 02/26/2021 4:48:56 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: lowbridge

You can watch for free on Tubi app. Its very good. There are commercials but not to many. About level of network TV. I use Chronecast to put on flat-screen rather than pad. Search term I used to find Clarence Thomas in his own words


15 posted on 02/26/2021 4:51:44 PM PST by airedale ( )
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To: lowbridge

FWIW It’s still on Apple TV.


16 posted on 02/26/2021 9:19:07 PM PST by Menehune56 ("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
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To: dirtymac

he didnt vote for biden so he aint black


17 posted on 02/26/2021 9:19:58 PM PST by Bob434
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To: lowbridge

Bezos is obviously a racist.


18 posted on 02/26/2021 9:51:15 PM PST by minnesota_bound (I need more money. )
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