Jussie Smollett: “Frauds are everywhere y’all.”

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Well, if you’ve turned on the TV, or gone on the internet in the last 24 hours, then you of course have heard the name, Jussie Smollett.

Jussie (who’s real name is Justin…Jussie is a stage name) …

Jussie – an actor on the show: Empire, has been arrested and put on $100,000 bond today for allegedly filing a false police report.

That’s right – the horrific hate crime that he claimed to be victim of — he allegedly orchestrated the entire thing on himself.

Allegedly…he dreamed it up. Got the supplies. Hired actors to “jump” him. Filed the police report. Publicized it. Drummed up all this – (well-meaning, and well-deserved) sympathy and outrage. Went on Good Morning America and other news programs to fuel the fire.

photo: ABC

And NONE OF IT WAS TRUE. Allegedly.

I mean this is disgusting. More accurately, it makes my blood boil.

And it’s multifaceted…so stay with me.

First of all: the fact that Smollett would allegedly use such an emotionally charged, violent, and truly heinous act of hatred and ignorance — one that sadly, many people have actually had to deal with, either personally, or to a loved one — what a frickin’ slap in the face. How insensitive. How just unfeeling to use such a despicable demonstration of bigotry to try and garner attention for your career.

Because that’s exactly what he was allegedly doing.

In addition to trying to create controversy and propel his name, He is currently promoting his music album.

Yes, you read that correctly. He’s currently promoting/touring his album. 

It just reeks of desperation.

But here’s the other aspect of all of this that really gets me going.

He clearly was trying to villainize Trump supporters in this entire convoluted – alleged – charade.

The story that he allegedly painted – with his assaulters wearing MAGA hats – was a direct attack on the tens of millions of Trump supporters, who are good people.

Allegedly, he was trying to stir the pot to propel the narrative that all Republicans are homophobic, racist monsters that throw battery acid on people and tie nooses around their necks.

And time out – that specific imagery is such a horrendous symbol of the hatred, violence, and bigotry that plagued our country during the civil war. To use that most hurtful token as his narrative — inexcusable.

The sad truth is that hate crimes, are in fact, on the rise in this country, and sadly, there are people who have had despicable acts like that impact their lives. That is awful.

But to then craft a narrative that pins that base and awful behavior on a Trump supporter?

It’s garbage.

But I’ll hand it to him, he got exactly what he was allegedly looking for: Celebrities coming out in droves, not only to show their support and sympathy, but to also take this as an opportune time to drag Trump and his supporters through the mud.

When is this going to come to an end? Honestly?

It seems like just a few weeks ago, we were facing this same exact theme in the Covington Catholic scandal. And Charlottesville before that. And more recently the suffragette demonstration at the SOTU address.

I am so tired of the left and Hollywood, painting this false narrative that all Trump supporters are racist, homophobic, oppressive, and backward thinking barbarians.

It is a deeply held, and completely unfounded stereotype that is tearing this country apart at the seams.

And sure, there are of course, a handful of individuals on the right who are those things. But there are also just as many on the left who fall into those terrible camps as well. But to generalize an entire group of people based on a stereotype is wrong.

And the last thing we need, are cowards like Jussie allegedly staging indefensible propaganda setups like this, that not only disrespect true victims and loved ones of actual hate crimes, but also deepen the division, twist the knife even further, and try to promote hostility.

I think there is only one thing left to say, and I’ll leave it to good ol’ Jussie Smollett himself:

Couldn’t have said it better myself.

Now is the time when we need brave individuals to set aside political differences, and come together to fight the real villain here: hatred and violence. We need heroes to step forward on both sides of the aisle, and join together to work towards peace, cooperation, and justice for every single person. 

God gave us two ears and one mouth for a reason. Harmony starts with listening. It’s time we give that a try.


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171 thoughts on “Jussie Smollett: “Frauds are everywhere y’all.””

  3. It’s a damn shame. Meanwhile, actual victims are now going to be judged when they come forward. What I really wish would end is people playing each and every side of the political spectrum for some kind of gain. America loses when this happens. We’re so divided.

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    1. Yeah it really is so disappointing all the way around. I agree. It’s time we start finding common ground. Hugs and love xox

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  4. Nicely done. I don’t know where I saw it, but the Lord inspires me to say that hands that are folded in prayer stay out of mischief. Perhaps if Mr. Smollett had taken his plan to the Lord first, he might have done things differently. Let he courts deal with him. He doesn’t need any more light and air. I believe it was bleach that his alleged attackers threw at him, not battery acid. Post Civil War during Reconstruction was when the real racism started, but back then, people just shot people or worse. Grant is a great book by Ron Chernow, if you are interested.

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  5. Carolyn
    I completely disagree with you about almost everything but I still enjoy your blog and admire the way you graciously respond to people’s comments. You are probably saving lives with your open and honest approach to eating disorders.

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    1. Thank you, I appreciate you saying that, and thank you for taking the time to read my blog 🙂 big hugs to you xox

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  6. (Copy of my comment to yesterday’s story in The New York Times:)

    “In all of this coverage of a hate crime hoax, while also acknowledging the rise of hate crimes in America, it should be noted that this incident is part of that rise, not apart from it. 

    “It was just as hateful for him to cast aspersions on Trump supporters as it has always been for someone to report that a crime was committed by an African American, when that was not the truth. 

    “Is it possible to come to a different conclusion? He hates Trump supporters. 

    “That may not be a crime, but it’s still feels like hate to those of us who support The President.”

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    1. Hi Gordy, thank you for sharing your thoughts on this. The whole situation was so disappointing, all the way around. Hugs and love xox

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  7. Great post. I’ve been a long time fan of Empire so of course I was shocked when I heard about the attack. As a biracial (Black) man, I was outraged. Then to hear that it was a hoax!? It set us back and it’s a disappointment.

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    1. Thanks so much Johnzelle. Yeah that was the same whiplash I felt too. A dry and then super disappointed when the (alleged) truth came out. So glad you stopped by. Hugs and love xox

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  8. I wouldn’t have know this young man if he was sitting next to me in a Starbucks before this. I can only say that I hope that whatever is troubling him – deep down – that he finds his way after this. Although I don’t know him personally, I do know a bunch of humans and so far, almost all of them have troubles. Some are self imposed and some are thrust upon them from forces beyond their control. I have learned one thing about people, most need someone’s help and guidance at some point in their lives. I hope his friends and his critics reach out and offer a way towards redemption.
    Wonderful post – I read almost all of the comments – thank you for presenting such a dynamic conversation.
    Chris

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    1. This is a beautiful response to this whole situation, Chris. You’re so right. I pray that he find his way too. There’s a lot of hurt there. So glad you stopped by. thank you for taking the time to read my post and the comments, and for joining the dialogue with just grace and compassion! hugs xo

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      1. Thank you for your kind words. Sometimes, we humans just need the smallest bit of confirmation that we’re gonna be OK, faults and all. I hope he admits his mistakes and accepts the responsibilities for his actions. He should then be embraced and welcomed back to his profession without prejudice. Redemption is a powerful thing. BTW, your blog is wonderful! Wishing you always the best! C&C ^.^

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  9. The little girl rolling her eyes lol. As disgusting as his false claims are he is getting the media coverage he wanted probably even more than he expected. He is pathetic for this, but the other issue arises from the media outlets that were so quick to jump on this type of story without fact checking. Let’s hope justice is served, meanwhile catholic high schoolers aren’t allowed to cheer in public without being hated on. It really show certain media outlets’ bias and hunts at a more sinister agenda.

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    1. Thanks friend, yeah we need to work on our fact checking for sure. such a disappointing situation all the way around. glad you stopped by. hugs xox

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  10. Great article. Kinda shows how far leftist minded people are willing to go to create villains of Trump and his supporters. Trump has his own issues and he doesn’t need your help, Jussie. I’m frankly disgusted.

    I get really upset when celebrities use their fame in politics to sway the masses. It would be fine, if they were actually talking sense, using truth. But you often find them peddling some leftist, liberal agenda.

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  12. I wonder if anyone actually sat and thought, what would make a person think they could actually get away with something like what Jussie did? The answer is real easy. What Jussie did is not a surprise. I feel that many in society have created the atmosphere for such shenanigans to take place.

    Not only does most of the media not care about fact checking, neither do lazy easily triggered millennials who get their news from friends statuses on social media, memes, soundbites and excerpts that can be easily taken out of contexts, these are people who let their feelings and emotions be lord of their lives instead of Christ. People who despise truth and love lies. That is the world that we live in. That is the world Jussie lives in.

    Jussie simply carpe’ diem.

    People are so easily triggered today that just about anything is called racist or homophobic without anyone actually taking a moment to get the FACTS. Oh Gucci made a turtleneck some found racist and people lost their minds (folks who can’t even afford a pair of Gucci socks called for a boycott) ridiculous and so silly it’s actually laughable if it wasn’t so irratating how easily millennials let fake news, images, and tweets trigger them.
    We live in a world where a if person refuses to bake a cake for religious reasons they’re called hateful bigots. All of this kind of news and reaction to it over the years has created the perfect storm today for Jussie Smollet to be able to even think he could get away with his lie. When we allow ourselves to get bewitched and wrapped up in victimhood culture and identity politics this is the result of it.

    Thing is, Jussie wasn’t the first to do this, he was the first to be publicly caught in an age where news spreads on social media faster than that Malibu fire. Spiritual warfare is going on. We would all be surprised the magnitude of other stunts that were more than likely orchestrated for political purposes that would make Jussie’s charade look like a cheap vaudeville act.

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    1. Lots of powerful food for thought here. Thank you for joining the conversation. I agree – spiritual warfare for sure. We’ve got to keep our eyes and our minds on Christ. hugs xo

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  13. Don’t forget that Smollet was an activist for the Black Panthers. See the broadcast that Robert Reyvolt did last night… https://tctaunleashed.com/2019/02/25/incendiary-radio-w-robert-reyvolt-2019-02-24-rbn/

    Also, we need to stop throwing the terms “Hatred” and “Racist” around so loosely. They’re buzz words simply put in place to shut people up about what is truly going on. “Hatred” is a part of being human out of natural emotion as much as “Love” is an emotion out of being human. “Racism” is a part of being human in order to maintain ones “Culture”, “Race”, and even “Creed” to a huge degree. Deny any one of these natural human traits is as good as denying that you are human, no matter what race, religion or creed.

    Be the racist you must be; have the hatred you need to have; love as much as you can love; as long as it does not harm others. And when I say, not harming others, be careful about being with other races, in that it may become a form of genocide in itself.

    People these days, think that hatred kills and injures. They also think that racism kills and injures. And they are right because of what the mainstream media and our governments world wide have done. But hatred once-upon-a-time before government got involved, served their very purpose, without harm.

    When a person hated their neighbour, they went their own way; since the government and mainstream (lamestream) media, they kill or injure their neighbour. When a person was racist, in order to maintain their own peoples, a form of Apartheid was evident, where races stayed with their own, (albeit Apartheid was made to look evil by the lamestream media) but since the mainstream media and government, they destroyed and injured each other.

    You all may want to think that all of us of different races, lifestyles and creeds can all just mix together and get along, but this is blatantly fabricated by the very mainstream media and government that have created the destruction between us all. When they diversified us, (even though diversity has a reverse meaning to what the government and media would have us believe) and then had us believe that “Hate” must mean to “Kill” and that “Racism” must mean to kill, we did exactly what they wanted us to do. We “Killed”, we “Injured”, we became “Non-Human”.

    I could say a lot more, but I will leave it to you for food for thought.

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    1. Thank you for this food for thought. I believe that we are called to love one another, and we can all have that in our hearts, as we try to model Christ. I think that there are definitely people in the world who harbor racist and hateful thoughts, but I like to believe that the vast majority do not. I appreciate you joining the conversation. hugs xo

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  14. These kind of things are so prevalent in Spain as well. There is a double standard when it comes to judging things done by the Left or the Right. The Right is always portrayed as the one who hates, who goes against the disadvantaged, who restricts freedom… When in fact it’s usually the Left who does all these things, and with total impunity. Christians are especially attacked and mocked.

    Thanks for openly speaking about these political issues without fear of losing followers!!

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    1. Hi Paola, thank you for sharing your thoughts on this. I think you’re right about that – there’s a battle going on in the media, and sadly there’s an open hostility on people of faith. it is very sad. i’m sorry to hear this is happening in Spain too. hugs xo

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  15. How quaint that you did not post what I had written here. It’s obvious you are one of those that just want to be ‘accepted’ by people, rather than do what is right. As I say on 107.9 FM, “if people keep doing things just to be ‘accepted’, just going along to get along; they will get along themselves to oblivion”. I will read what I wrote here yesterday on this Saturday’s broadcast and let them know you are in fact a typical leftist fraud.

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    1. I guess I’m in the dark as to what you are referring to. I had a busy weekend and didn’t get to all my comments until just now…..And a “typical leftist fraud?” Forgive me, I have no clue what you’re talking about.

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  16. How crazy…so sad and disappointing. If the allegations are true, he has effectively ruined his career all on his own. He definitely needs prayer. And agree that this will make it harder for others that come forward with a similar experience as now there is a weariness of whether or not it’s true.

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  17. I don’t know which is worse the fact that Smollett did this, that he has the audacity to say “frauds are everywhere y’all or Billy Eichner telling Trump and is supporters to burn in hell.
    God bless you Caralyn for your fearlessness to stand up and be a voice for all.
    xoxoxox

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  22. Again you brought me up to date on scandals I knew nothing of. I am using your posts to get current as I really don’t care to watch the news. So your posts are my compromise. I like your viewpoint in all of these posts. Thank you.

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