‘Honestly, I don’t think America is any more divided than it’s always been. The difference is that this administration allowed people to say things openly. People feel free to be evil, racist, and ignorant. But this country has always been divided — by race and by gender.
The racism and misogyny were always there. What’s changed is that now, under Trump, people feel permitted to say these things publicly.
But you know what? I’m a Black man — this is the life I’ve always lived. So now people around the world say, “This is terrible!” Well, this has always been our reality.
In a strange way, maybe it’s not entirely bad that people say these things out loud now. Because once you’re out, you can’t go back in.’
—Carl Lewis.
