Dr Umar Johnson Sparks Controversy on Joe Budden Podcast with Comments on Liberalism and Interracial Relationships
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Dr Umar Johnson has made remarks on racism and slavery in The Joe Budden podcast, sparking a new online debate. The popular psychologist and motivational speaker are once again embroiled in controversy, and this time it’s due to his recent appearance on a podcast and the comments made during it that haven’t resonated well with many.
Read ahead to learn more about Dr Umar Johnson sparking controversy with remarks on racism and slavery in The Joe Budden podcast.
Dr Umar Johnson and his remarks on The Joe Budden podcast
Motivational speaker Dr Umar Johnson is a well-known figure on social media. While his popularity has grown due to various content he has shared, he has also faced several controversies. Once again, his recent appearance on The Joe Budden podcast has sparked a new controversy.
This Joe Budden Podcast with Dr Umar gonna be legendary can’t wait pic.twitter.com/G98PAtQo29
— Padrino (@facts215_) December 23, 2023
In the latest episode of the podcast, Dr. Umar talked about racism and slavery. He was heard saying “The reason you have no business being with a Caucasian woman is although she nor her family may have participated in our [Black people] oppressi on, directly she benefits from it”.
More about the remarks of Dr Umar Johnson on slavery and racism
Dr Umar Johnson talked about slavery and white people with co-host Ish. The former claimed that most white people’s ancestors have had “slaves,” including Ish’s girlfriend. To this, Ish mentioned that his girlfriend is Portuguese. Umar though responded to it as “I know she got racism in her veins because of the Portuguese role in the slave trade”.
Despite a lot of debate on the podcast between Dr Umar Johnson and the hosts. The video went viral on social media creating further discussion on the remarks of the motivational speaker on racism and slavery that certainly didn’t go well with many.
Dr. Umar blames every ethnicity for black people's problems but never talks about the present lack of accountability that is not letting the black communities grow but hey again he will blame white people for that as well lol
— Kehinde Oluwayemi (@KOluwayemi) December 24, 2023
Netizens reacts to Dr Umar Johnson’s remarks on racism and slavery
Dr Umar Johnson may have created controversies in the past as well. Previously, he was criticized for marrying two black women on Instagram live back in 2021, despite claiming he was unmarried. Another controversy has arisen from his recent appearance on The Joe Budden podcast.
Dr. Umar keeps us distracted + our energies focused on this petty stuff when there’s a lot of stuff we can do to change stuff in the community.
— Jay (@JuwonTheTechie) December 24, 2023
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About Dr. Umar’s reaction to racism and slavery, netizens reacted on social media. One user wrote, “as wild as he is, Dr Umar actually reads books & knows his history. I look forward to this”. Another one wrote, “why can’t you just like someone for being in love? This man always jumping to slaves in everything”.
This expression tells me all I need to know. I already know Umar cooked up there 🔥🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/a2LhV5NaUY
— Tony Bro (@ToneQapo) December 24, 2023
I just need Joe Budden to grill Dr. Umar about why is the school not done yet
— People Of Culture (@PeopleOfCultur3) December 24, 2023
Dr. Umar blames every ethnicity for black people's problems but never talks about the present lack of accountability that is not letting the black communities grow but hey again he will blame white people for that as well lol
— Kehinde Oluwayemi (@KOluwayemi) December 24, 2023
There is a lot I disagree with here. I thought Umar was better than that. On the topic of the Africans who sold their neighbors into slavery, imagine for a moment 500 men leaving the coast of South Carolina with a 30% down-payment on a ship load of slaves and headed to west…
— Patient Money (@MoonTigerSt) December 24, 2023
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