Don Lemon, CNN’s ‘Unicorn,’ on Facing Racism and Homophobia

South Africa News News

Don Lemon, CNN’s ‘Unicorn,’ on Facing Racism and Homophobia
South Africa Latest News,South Africa Headlines
  • 📰 Variety
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 48 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 23%
  • Publisher: 63%

Don Lemon suffers through delivering the news to an increasingly hostile audience: “I can’t even go to a bar or restaurant without someone saying, ‘Oh! Fake news.’ Or someone calling me a black f—-t in the park”

“the biggest terror threat in this country is white men” but that “there is no travel ban on them.”

He owns his crystalline opinions of the Trump administration, batting back the idea that anchors are obliged to show a sort of “objectivity” even in chaotic times. “I don’t like being the story, as the journalist, but in this day and age what are you going to do? As far as being biased, there’s nothing biased about having rights under the Constitution. I don’t think that’s bias. I think that’s just being a true American. That’s actually being a patriot.

will get married. He calls the attention, often negative, to his personal life “a little unnerving” — “I want to save him from that and protect him from that and protect his family and my family from that, but I can’t” — but sees a higher purpose, too. “I do like that some little kid sitting in some part of the country who thinks that they’re bad or created wrong or going against what God or society deems appropriate, that they can look at me and say, the news guy is doing it.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

Variety /  🏆 108. in US

South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Lemon Water's Michelle Siman Wants to be a Different Kind of Health & Wellness BloggerLemon Water's Michelle Siman Wants to be a Different Kind of Health & Wellness Blogger'You want to ask me what my favourite juice is? Sure, I'll tell you. Am I spending $12 on that juice everyday? Hell no.'
Read more »

https://www.foodandwine.comhttps://www.foodandwine.comFood & Wine goes way beyond mere eating and drinking. We&039;re on a mission to find the most exciting places, new experiences, emerging trends and sensations.
Read more »

https://www.foodandwine.comhttps://www.foodandwine.comFood & Wine goes way beyond mere eating and drinking. We&039;re on a mission to find the most exciting places, new experiences, emerging trends and sensations.
Read more »

Couple in viral-video arrest reject police chief's apologyCouple in viral-video arrest reject police chief's apologyPhoenix couple in viral-video arrest reject police chief's apology: 'It's like putting some lemon juice on an open wound.'
Read more »

HuffPost is now a part of Oath
Read more »



Render Time: 2025-04-05 21:28:58