Mort Klein Answer

11/14/2022

A. In support of rapper Ice Cube against charges of antisemitism, Klein tweeted, “I, Mort Klein, just had a 2 hour conversation with Ice Cube. We both grew up poor in Black hoods. Cube told me he thanked Jews for starting NAACP, many Black schools&fighting for Black civil rights.”

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B. Commenting on the joyous style of celebration displayed by the Chassidic community, Klein referenced a family wedding he had attended, where the Chassidic guests danced with great exuberance, putting the rest of the celebrants to shame. “They were dancing up a storm, these guys. I thought they were black. Instead they’re just black-hat.”

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C. In response to a reporter’s question about Klein’s stereotypical remark about Black people being good dancers, Klein defended himself to the reporter, saying “What are you, stupid? What are you, stupid? Each different peoples have different talents that everyone knows. And everyone knows that blacks are, on average, are better dancers than other people.”

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D. Defending himself against charges that he has made racist remarks, Klein explained that “If one mentions a positive trait about an identifiable group it can never be called racism.” He then added, “I don’t even think about difference in colors. Except I recognize that whites cannot compete with blacks in basketball.”

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