Why Clarence Thomas Blamed Affirmative Action for Job Rejections | FRONTLINE

[@Matt-fl8uy]

He spent 3 years standing out and separating himself from the group, then wonders why the group's network isn't jumping to help him? Honestly, half way through all I could think was "this guy needs a therapist."

[@gshenaut]

This

[@alliwishis_2]

I was truly Seriously wondering as I scrolled through the comment section Was there anybody actually getting just what you had said I remember how I went to college and there was a ton a heap load of a ton of network on the college and if you didn't really jump at the chance to get it in the social network People would automatically go to think and assume all kinds of things about you And I mean all kinds of things really fast and just talking about you.. And when I was going to college In northern California around the time of the Unabomber A lot of people knew he was a faculty teacher BUT a big outsider to the teachers and the campus he was on Now I am beginning to see why When someone stands against the campus crowd and culture That same crowd really goes to throw that person outside The Rejection IS Strong

[@ShiningLight411]

@Christopher Jacobs that’s only if they hold each other accountable and uplift one another. Some groups of people have difficulty with those tasks.

[@feynmanschwingere_mc2270]

​@Christopher Jacobs LMAO. SEGREGATION? Yeah, like Tulsa were blacks were engineers and lawyers and white supremacists burned the whole thing down and nobody went to jail. Segregation in a white supremacist country will not save a targeted minority. Every other group referenced had a COMPLETELY different history than black Americans. Nonsense.

[@nirbija]

@Christopher Jacobs "segregation actually makes people stronger", eh? Have you looked as THE HISTORY of the people you mentioned and the CENTURIES of society-building they were allowed before they encountered silly "segregationists", but were STILL ALLOWED to grow and thrive on the basis of their centuries of society-building? lol Your "segregation" IS LEAST of African Americans problem with the pale demons in USA: Long before "segregation" there was invasion, kidnapping, enslavement, sex-enslavement -- Oppression & Repression, which Consciously & Deliberately Prevented group cohesion and growth according to native society-building back in their African homeland.

[@relaxlibrary4249]

This is wild. Instead of blaming the racism, he blames the policies that gave him an opportunity to shine? Does he think he's the only one that suffered racist rejection despite being qualified? The irony is, that by constantly making himself the victim and pointing the finger at the wrong one, he has brought ability to judge into question.

[@JChang0114]

Did you see evidence presented that his academics were lacking in some way to be able to join the universities he attended?

[@RebekahCurielAlessi]

It's self hate no? Like taking the disappointment out on oneself which is a red flag of having been actually oppressed.

[@FussyPickles]

a lot of people think that lawyers/judges are somehow genius they are normal people just like the rest of us who specialized in their craft - for example, if you're amazing at video game development or iphone development or whatever.. the issue is you're not actually privy to anything outside of that field thomas started with a sexual assault and didn't speak for 20 years

[@TheSands83]

Racism?😂 how about some self accountability why u don’t get what u want…,affirmative action is a joke

[@TheSands83]

@@RebekahCurielAlessioppressed? 😂 ok no one is oppressed in this country.

[@ericascott9645]

This man has been running away from himself for decades now.

[@DieselPurge]

He can run but he can't hide, he will always be a black man period.

[@marilynclarke6092]

Erica Scott, self hatred is a demon inside of a person. Is probably why he hooked up with and married Ginny. Candace Owens suffers from self hatred, she also married into the Caucasian sector. Think about it.

[@TheSands83]

U mean by being a responsible law abiding citizen? That’s against black culture I realize

[@alliwishis_2]

​​@@TheSands83 😂😂 You're just goofy w/rooosh 😅😅😂

[@TheSands83]

@@alliwishis_2 everything I said is literally a fact. But your little feelings can’t handle the truth. Black males 6.5 percent of population account 4 half of the violent crime in this country

[@dr_IkjyotSinghKohli]

"His roommate, John Bolton..." is such a frightening statement.

[@dragonflarefrog1424]

Now we know why he’s so crazy.

[@FunDuude]

Wow, what a small world. Aaaaaaand he was in school wtih Bill and Hilary. Wow

[@eitkoml]

George W Bush went to Yale too. I don't know if he want to the law school.

[@dragonflarefrog1424]

@@eitkoml he didn’t just the college

[@beasleybrother1]

Lord have mercy.

[@InTecknicolour]

this is like a villain's origin story.

[@america_is_a_myth]

Ikr???😒

[@virginiatyree6705]

Tragic human with ABSOLUTELY no insight & NEVER wanting to gain any insight due to the pain involved with gaining insight into one's issues. v

[@iamhixish2748]

@@virginiatyree6705 So well observed and summarized. It's an individuals tragedy that then rains suffering on an entire nation.

[@virginiatyree6705]

@@iamhixish2748 , Thank you. I guess you could say: "Been there, done that." Gained insights into my painful past. First time I cried in a long, long time. Helped with having compassion & empathy for other's. v

[@marc8h726]

Uncle ruckus origin story

[@berthabridges3483]

Justice Clarence Thomas doesn't like being black when he looks in the mirror. He does all he can to say, "I'm not like those, folks." He can run, but he can't hide from his blackness. He's rejected his community, so now we reject him. He's on his own.

[@DieselPurge]

Absolutely, well said.

[@bbills4186]

Not "now" rejecting him. Been rejecting him since Anita Hill. He has never liked being Black and has acted accordingly.

[@monsterhunter445]

That's sad isn't it. Self loathing is the worst kind. He really is the real life version of Uncle Ruckus

[@coyotelong4349]

@@SS-zg6of Huh?

[@RightWingPoliceOfficer]

U think Clarence cares if you reject him? Lol. The feeling is mutual...

[@bbharim]

Thomas developed a philosophy of rejecting all help, pulling himself up by his bootstraps, being a man seen standing alone on his own two feet, triumphant. He has never accepted gifts of any kind, except 30 years of millionaire vacations, tuition and rent for his family, sweet insider real estate deals, and money for his wife. He is the very model of a modern self-made independent man of spine, spit, sweat and grit. He deserves a museum to his glory. Blow the trumpets.

[@mulemule]

Giving this a Like for the Moshe Dayan avatar.

[@chrisv1251]

Someone likes licking bootstraps

[@Mshi-]

W Clarence Thomas

[@nychris2258]

Uncle Clarence Thomas

[@lostcat9lives322]

Too bad he's a punk.

[@noguardrails47]

He always seemed like a bitter man, now I know he is.

[@virginiatyree6705]

I believed Anita Hill. He's a sexual abuser. Of coarse he's bitter. v

[@Qwicksilver]

Orion Douglass says it plainly. Why blame affirmative action for devaluing you in the eyes of employers when they could just as easily have done so because you were Black? It would fit the same pattern as employers across the country had done for decades without affirmative action.

[@wrathofgrothendieck]

@@SS-zg6of it’s an a priori statement, no proof needed

[@kentmorton2872]

And still do.

[@alliwishis_2]

Nobody ever talks about the quality of his work Nobody EVER !!!

[@thomasholt63]

@@kentmorton2872 right on

[@wiseguy01]

@@SS-zg6of literally any reliable American history text book which talks about slavery, colonialism, white supremacy, Jim Crow, Apartheid, etc...

[@bobbyhall4978]

He suffers from internalized racism.

[@patty4349]

No, I think he suffers from a true lack of understanding about how racist the white men who pretty much ran the country were. They didn't reject him because they thought affirmative action had tainted the pool of otherwise talented black young people. They rejected him because they thought that young black people did not belong in the pool in the first place.

[@macintoshsmith4734]

"𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗺" ??? That's such a funny term to me. Just call it what it is... indoctrination or hypnosis!🤔

[@boop5287]

Why? Because he didn’t want free handouts

[@macintoshsmith4734]

@@boop5287 Clarence Thomas obviously likes free handouts. He just doesn't like being stigmatized for receiving free handouts. Poor judgment for a Supreme Court Judge.

[@kcorpora1]

​@@boop5287I am going to help you understand the hypocrisy of Thomas and who turns to sleep with the enemy. Thomas is as black and negro as they come. So without affirmative action there is no way he gets to Yale. His intelligence should have made him realize that he is in a white privilege school with most blacks that come from privilege so they probably acted white and looked down on him. He needed his scholastics to show them I belong not because of affimative action and proud of where I came from. After graduation the offers were not coming some because a affirmative action along with the racism but because of racism itself. Thomas was that naive to think offers would come to him like whites to represent their firm, what a fool. So now he sleeps with the enemy and denounce affirmative action. What happen is once he made it, got the position, the power, the wealth, he wanted to burn the ladder for other blacks that earned the right to follow the same path of affirmative action. What I hate is the people who believe affirmative action is for the underachieving. No, it is to battle racism. So what there will be some white casualties. But there have been many black casualties for years. Yet blacks also becomes their own worse enemy. Clarence Thomas is at the head of the line!

[@clarkm8840]

Its sad when I think about the conditions he grew up in under his grandfather and how he was treated. It seems like he internalized that lack of love and nurture, and now that he's grown up he has become the grandfather, at least to his people.

[@jensgronning4436]

Quit projecting, you dolt.

[@kendallrhodes]

Thomas couldn't carry my grandaddies underwear... that fool Thomas is no father or grandfather figure to me.

[@razaahmad9133]

Thomas specifically has great admiration for what is grandfather did for him in raising him, so much so that his autobiography is called “my grandfather’s son” So I don’t really understand what you’re getting at

[@Zxx459]

He DID NOT GROW UP..HE GROW IGNORANTE, LACK OF ROOTS,LACK OF DIGNITY

[@dianad1968]

"grandfather to his people"...is this a joke?

[@macintoshsmith4734]

What I find to be disturbing is that Clarence Thomas never understood why JFK initiated Executive Order 10925. Clarence Thomas did not understand that bad behavior was happening in the marketplace. Discrimination based on ethnicity and gender was happening in the marketplace and Affirmative Action was created to repair the problem. Colleges and Universities are big ticket welfare recipients suckling on tax payer dollars. Therefor, if they wish to continue to benefit from taxpayer dollars, they need to take an Affirmative Action! They must go find qualified persons from America's disenfranchised communities and enroll these disenfranchised persons into their program. If Colleges and Universities disagree with Affirmative Action, those schools should be run independent from government financial assistance.

[@brianreed7145]

We need to get over their issues. The whole l reason is to repair the damage they have and continue to do! Having someone that is not the top of the class is the price of repairing the damage (denying blacks what they earned) they had no complaints of our financial building of America at threat of death so they ass can deal with us getting some of what we built to build ourselves.

[@NewEnglandInSeattle]

Bill Clinton came from dirt. What is John Bolton talking about? Maybe Clarence should have stopped feeling sorry for himself and gotten to know people. Not everyone at Ivy League schools came from money.

[@Pants3]

Exactly!

[@ginkgobilobatree]

In fact Clarence Thomas was living with his rich grandfather at the time, who was very privileged, he wasn't dirt poor. His personality is so off-putting he was generally rejected by everybody,.His right-wing grift was all he was interested in, he lied to his grandfather about why he wanted to be a lawyer, and never fulfilled his promise of what he was going to do with his degree.

[@wraynephew6838]

Bill Clinton certainly did not come from money

[@america_is_a_myth]

Blame the practice put in place to correct historic racism...but not the *system* created to "keep him in his place"... Riiiiiiight😒 4:42 5:30

[@rafaelortiz4170]

This morning, I awoke to the entire two-hour program on Mr and Mrs, Thomas which I had passed over several times when awake... Frontline had me glued to my tablet before morning coffee... For over 30 years I ignored the square duo not realizing the danger of these people...

[@thomasholt63]

Yeah they are big time demonic souls for sure

[@RhythmRepertoire]

This is like the villain origin story. He starts off looking like the good guy but by the end he’s the worst of the scoundrels

[@dragonflarefrog1424]

He was never a good guy

[@Sorel366]

Justice Thomas is one of the pillars of the American Republic. God bless him.

[@dragonflarefrog1424]

@@Sorel366 Nah, he’s been destroying the pillars for the rich and racist

[@RhythmRepertoire]

@@Sorel366 and this groveling has been brought to you by … Minions. How low is low? Only a minion knows.

[@georgepress1261]

@@dragonflarefrog1424 why? He is a brilliant mind.

[@tylerkochman1007]

There are a lot of reasons he might have not gotten jobs offers. A large part of getting job offers is NETWORKING. Being un-connected, he was at a disadvantage from many of his peers that had everything to do with wealth and family prestige and not affirmative action. Additionally, the other half of networking is networking among peers and alumni, which he evidently was not doing either. Plus, as was pointed out, racism would have barred him from some opportunities regardless of whether affirmative action was there to help people get to the door.

[@wildboy700]

Networking is Key, I'll admit that. As daunting as it seems, especially for those who are introverted, I say you have to overcome anxiety and talk to people, and that's how you get your foot into the door. Every living wage job I received after college required more networking than anything else, really. Without it, I would of been stuck to a minimum wage job while holding a mathematics degree in a department store feeling as though life is hopeless. I think no one has ever told him that, and that was his downfall in the end.

[@richardjones4475]

yeah he has no character and he has that greed for money and power at any cost.

[@superman0O7]

This clip doesn't tell the whole story, so why you would make such a statement is understandable. However, he did have a network of people that helped him get to the Supreme Court. That is how he became a Supreme Court Justice.

[@tylerkochman1007]

@@superman0O7 hun, bless your heart if you that he later made it to the court refutes anything that I or this video stated. He didn’t get big law offers, and he blamed it on affirmative action rather than other obvious factors. He was at a disadvantage in networking when it came to big law. Many of his classmates getting offers from big law firms were likely legacies at the law schools whose families worked law and were connected with people at those firms. Clarence did not have that same advantage. And as his classmates seem to attest, he was not putting in the work to build connections needed to network while he was still in law school. What he did subsequently does not change where he was and what he had done by graduation from law school in terms of networking.

[@superman0O7]

​@@tylerkochman1007, It is hard to believe that his friend didn't see his right-wing pivot, given that many black radicals were making those pivots and connections.

[@samsantucci1044]

Any judge worth their salt should never assume anything. That is the antithesis of objectivity. Without objectivity how in heaven can any judge make any valid rulings that are not besmirched by bias? I didn't go to Yale, nor am I a lawyer, but I can tell you one thing for certain - NO JUDGE CAN AFFORD TO ALLOW THEIR PREJUDICES TO HAVE ANY IMPACT ON THEIR RULINGS. If the only reason a person went to law school was to get rich, they chose to enter the wrong profession. Clarence Thomas is a disgrace in every possible way. If he had just an ounce of integrity, he would resign immediately!

[@kentmorton2872]

How about his judgment being influenced by billionaires? He detests affirmative action. Yet he hangs out with the exact type of people that were the gatekeepers. The people that had all of the right connections. His logic is convoluted at best.

[@jaex9617]

Thomas is a seething mass of anger directed at all the wrong people.

[@coyotelong4349]

He’s certainly been co-opted and weaponized by big money Republican-supporting special interests

[@alliwishis_2]

I have seen and known the same thing from the Unabomber BUT IT'S a REACTION to the Social Network scene on campus at the College

[@alliwishis_2]

​@Coyote Long VERY TRU BUT.. The saying comes to my mind " Your only as strong as your weakest link " That Big Shot Corporate guy SAW a weakness where he saw it and then went for it The rest is history

[@thomasholt63]

@@alliwishis_2 well Said

[@jaex9617]

@@coyotelong4349 They're certainly using him, but he's had an awful lot of say in how things have gone for him. I mean, he was given a lifetime appointment 30 years ago. Imagine being told that you are going to be one of the most powerful people in the country, and in fact the world, *for the rest of your life* . What would you do with it?

[@veritas2222]

Frontline just keeps getting better and better. The show is a genre unto itself now.

[@Fister-kw5un]

News has become drama.

[@virginiatyree6705]

And to think they're 40 & FABULOUS 😍! v

[@TheSands83]

U believe something that is interviewing Malcolm nance?😂

[@thomasholt63]

@@TheSands83 Malcolm X was a fantastic leader

[@TheSands83]

@@thomasholt63 Malcom x?😂😂😂 I said Malcolm nance nitwit

[@zeldasmith6154]

Harlan found his ideal house servant.

[@chrisper7527]

Thomas went after Affirmative Action when he should have went after legacy admissions.

[@joiisler8986]

🎯🎯🎯🎯

[@misterman2830]

30 years too late his true face is seen by everyone.

[@pawshands9706]

Thomas is disconnected and has become a villain.

[@Buasop]

Because he's the real life Clayton Bigsby

[@jntj3007]

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Good one!

[@canadiangemstones7636]

😂😂😂 Poor blind Clarence will have to divorce his wife when he finds out she’s a...

[@virginiatyree6705]

I'm going to try to find out what happened to his son. What I read in Wikipedia, he has neither his mummy's or daddy's last name. That seems a bit telling. v

[@jonjones7137]

​@@virginiatyree6705 WHAT?!?!

[@virginiatyree6705]

@@jonjones7137 , My suggestion is go read the article about him in Wikipedia. He had a son with his first wife. The son's name is in the article. His son doesn't have his Mother's or Clarence's last name. Also, there's not a single mention in the article about Gini & Clarence not having children. I'm curious about the son. Why wouldn't Clarence mention he has a son. There's probably generational family trauma; grandfather abusive, mother & father abandoned Clarence. v

[@nrjohnsocam]

Unresolved trauma that led to self hate 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@DieselPurge]

Yep

[@virginiatyree6705]

Mummy & Daddy issues combined with an abusive grandfather. v

[@yvonnefarrell1029]

Good film. Would recommend it along with anything else that is Frontline and we thank you.

[@KathrynAnnWilliams]

Most African Americans who desired to live an extraordinary life unencumbered by racism went through the same thing even if we didn't go to Yale. We were taught as youth that we had to work 10X as hard and be 10X as smart to just to be considered at least average, and not a savage. The pressure could make anyone crack, we sold the american dream and work ethic to our children but there was just too much systemic racism and racial unrest and prejudices for them to believe us. Now I'm preaching you don't have to have an extraordinary life,, just live! Stay alive. Don't get shot. Don't get bullied into committing an offense that could land you in jail but most of all just LIVE! We were called sellouts and busters on one hand and dang near killed ourselves trying to live an ordinary middle class life on the other hand. I feel his pain but I also feel the pain that he's caused while he was a young man working for the EEOC. Too many black men thought and/or think black women were sex objects to be discarded for another notch, or worse their competitors, that the white man used us, and employed us to belittle them, as men. That's the sin of the Patriarchy, divide and conquer. Of course he couldn't feel good about himself unless he could capture the prize, a white woman; disavowing his pain crossing over to what he thought was the other side, a circle of rich white friends to make him feel better about himself. Well... Clarence, if you are truly that narcissistic that you thought you and your wife could get away with breaking the rules of common ethics and propriety after you got into the supreme court position, then be that example of what not to do for all of us. Open up the flood gates on how the supreme court , congress, and the presidency is not above the law, order, and ethics applied to everyday ordinary people.

[@DieselPurge]

Well said, interesting

[@RightWingPoliceOfficer]

What abt black on black crime?...u celebrate with that 💩 music...preach to your own...

[@analyticalmindset]

you nailed it, like you black lol. where'd you get all this insight form Kathryn? lol which black man or black child you got that spilled their deepest emotions to you lol or which black neighborhood did you grow up in ?

[@RightWingPoliceOfficer]

@@analyticalmindset 🤣🤣🤣

[@analyticalmindset]

@@RightWingPoliceOfficer That essay was way to poignant for the average white American to understand lol I need to know how she acquired this knowledge lol

[@CourageUnderFire87]

The rejection from his mother combined with mean nature of his grandfather, topped with the overt racism he experienced has distorted his perception. Clarence has become the very same people who have made a negative impact on his life. If you can’t beat them than join was a person it would be Clarence. Clarence willingness to belong has made him token of some sorts for the party he pledges his allegiance to. However, he volunteered for the role. I feel sorry for him. His childhood and the terrible experiences have affected him dramatically. His wife is a basket case definitely has mental health issues.

[@avamaria8447]

and yet they're the ones who make decisions for our lives. Sad!

[@lizardkingwalking]

Of course the white liberal rejection never had anything to do about it right?

[@aarondigby5054]

His wife Jenni use to belong to a cult.

[@citadelo5ricks]

Again, Sotomayor had the same affirmative action benefit and racism piled onto her. But she had a loving mother. Look at the difference.

[@aprillee2593]

Rejection from his father too

[@BigZoe99]

And look what he turned into 🤦🏾‍♂️ sad 😔

[@lukemurray4950]

Don't be brainwashed! This is nothing but a racist attack Propaganda. Actually look into him and his real beliefs and how they have always tried to attack him for not doing what the white elites want!

[@MookieGAZ]

A Supreme Court justice?

[@FatRecluseTV]

@@MookieGAZ a burden

[@LewisC-iu3hh]

Straight traitor to his people! Hated his color of skin and loves the whi-te men!

[@MookieGAZ]

@@FatRecluseTV I don’t understand he’s definitely had a greater life then I’ve had.

[@louiserose2609]

Now, he doesn't belong! Resign you, corrupt judge!! Sad person with sad thought processing.

[@tothelighthouse9843]

5:13 It takes Mr Orion Douglass just 2 or 3 brief sentences to explain what Clarence Thomas has had a lifetime to ponder but still can't accept: it's the racism. Clarence Thomas, like Trump, became a political reactionary out of a very personal experience of exclusion/rejection within leftist & liberal environments. Thomas' reactionary politics are derived from his determination to never again give those leftist & liberal environments an opportunity to reject or hurt him: "I reject you first. Whatever you propose, I oppose." It's such an emotionally stunted & dishonest formula for being a human...but Thomas has ridden it all the way to SCOTUS.

[@feynmanschwingere_mc2270]

It is VERY telling that Thomas is SO SURE the reason he didn't get a job after graduating is because of affirmative action and NOT because of anti-black racism. 😂😂😂 It's almost like he read no history whatsoever during his law school years. This man is the height of venality. A disgusting excuse for a human being and if were a lower court judge he would already have been disbarred for his categorical lack of ethics.

[@paddyholly2184]

Fascinating documentary!!! Love PBS. ❤

[@anaashb9838]

Wow! I love the self-introspection of, "Well, I'm awesome, and everyone who's ever met me loves me so, it's impossible I'm the problem." So, it MUST be Affirmaive Action! And not that I'm a big, wet, flapping D bag. Most companies seek good employees first, then degree's and qual's 2nd. You'd think a YALE grad would know that!

[@meejinhuang]

The best person for the job should get the job, period.

[@what8562]

The best person for the job is highly subjective and includes potential for growth and considerations for the group's dynamics.

[@TheSands83]

@@what8562it’s subjective but not hard to figure out. Anyone with any common sense can figure it out.

[@1MinuteFlipDoc]

not any more! it's equality of outcome (now), not equality of opportunity.

[@what8562]

@@TheSands83 I am sorry, it is not what "subjective" means

[@kentmorton2872]

Unless the bosses nephew ,niece, lodge member, neighbor,alumni,needs a job. Please don't try and say that everyone is considered equally and the best person always gets the job.

[@easyeducation2590]

One of the good guys. Salute to him

[@joiisler8986]

Yep. People Love their Indoctrinated.

[@trw4war322]

Bitterness consumes anyone who has been confronted by obstacles real or imagined. There has to be a reason behind any injustice even if the solution to rectify that injustice makes you believe that was the problem in the first place. Such is the mindset of Clarence Thomas and many others who feel that way. I played the game according to the rules and still lost not knowing that the odds of winning lay with the House. Unfair yet that happens.

[@thomasholt63]

True that

[@patriciajordanwoods2003]

The "house" always wins!

[@claudelebel49]

I guess this explains why he was for sale

[@endliarcheats2927]

Maybe the rejections were based on his personality.

[@HumbleAstronaut]

Absolutely. Too bad he is too arrogant to understand that.

[@Fister-kw5un]

You hate him cause he is Black. You know it. I know it. We all know it. It is hard to admit because you must look deep inside yourself and confront your fears.

[@d9918]

​@@Fister-kw5un Actually the real reason is because he's a Republican, Dems are always outraged at a black Republican. Remember "if your still deciding between me and Trump you ain't black".

[@jntj3007]

@@Fister-kw5un On point...Right on point.

[@nanabarima4433]

@@Fister-kw5un speak for yourself

[@claudelebel49]

Many if not most of us carry such painful stories. And all of us are called upon to grow out of them. All must be healed, all must be forgiven or forever remain a victim.

[@tellurye]

Affirmative Action hurt WAY more than it helped. He is spot on - because of that, people then, and still to this day, question "well, are you really qualified, or did you just get it because youre black?" So of course they arent going to give him a chance. If AA didnt exist, then they wouldve known he got it on merit.

[@thomasholt63]

That judge hit it right on top of the nail

[@stonethugmusic]

❤😂❤😢❤ A Masterpiece in Great Reporting Brother at the end Was On Point👍

[@jasonwhite6463]

Self-pity, misplaced anger, self-isolation self-centeredness, a god complex and great intellect. Sounds like a supervillain origin story.

[@ebrensi]

I can totally relate to this, with my experience in graduate school. Not sure how much of it was in my head but I definitely felt this.

[@margaretherron1779]

Could it possibly have been they saw the PERSON he was look at how he turned out. Worst judge in history !

[@Pax2023]

I preceded Clarence Thomas by a few years in law school. Every Black student at that time knew that the rate of hiring African American graduates at white firms was very low. This was backed up by ABA data and was true across many different law schools in various states and cities. Thomas had to have known this because it was commonly discussed among Black students. For him to assume that affirmative action was the cause is ridiculous. These firms weren't hiring before AA and didn't change much after AA.

[@economicdevelopmentplannin8715]

Affirmative action sets a cap on the number of black American families who get desirable economic opportunities. Prior to affirmative action, the opportunities were capped by racial animosity and white supremacy. Little girls were set ablaze in churches, little boys were dragged behind trucks, and men were hung on trees. Affirmative action, as a policy, gives a cloak for these underlying sentiments. I believe Mr. Thomas wants to remove the cloak hiding the reality that Americans politically are not yet ready to honor the sacrifices black American families have made both as individuals and as a larger group of people.

[@lunalea1250]

Thank u!

[@annedwyer797]

I couldn't really stomach watching the full Clarence and Ginni Thomas "Frontline" last week, but this little segment was quite illuminating. IMO, Thomas has always seemed like he has a giant chip on his shoulder and is just kind of angry in general, and this sheds some light on that.

[@erichawkins5738]

Damn I don’t understand why he couldn’t see the rejection were not based upon any perceived abilities but on the fact that he was black and doors were simply closed to people of color.

[@aprillee2593]

Cognitive dissonance

[@johnnydawson7675]

Clarence Thomas implies that it wasn't because of affirmative action that he got into Yale. Very well, then, Justice Thomas. Release your grades and your LSAT score and prove it.

[@jefflewis4]

Even if you have high grades and LSAT's you can still get in via affirmative action. If the school is trying to fill a quota it doesn't matter what your scores are, you're going in under the quota.

[@aprillee2593]

Grades and test scores are racist. They intentionally miseducate Black youth so those two things are no indication of intelligence or Merritt in America.

[@pelham8910]

Ginni must have to shave him in case he accidentally sees who he is in a mirror.

[@diegus012]

Ohhhhhhh this is gonna be an epic one!!! Can’t wait!

[@CalibanTaino]

Instead of taking the challenge head-on and taking responsibility for his social awkwardness, Thomas blamed Affirmative Action. As a Hispanic, I have more confidence than a Supreme Court Judge.

[@thomasword5762]

Sounds like Thomas has a problem with self esteem. He came out saying he'll show them what they lost, and when he reached their level, he bowed to them. He was afraid of losing that level of success. So he said if yiu can't beay them, join them.😮

[@jewulo]

HOw did you come to that conclusion? What do you mean by "hen he reached their level, he bowed to them."? How did he bow? To whom did he bow?

[@analyticalmindset]

@@jewulo you must not be black if none of that made sense to you ... or you didn't watch the whole 2-hour documentary that this clip is from

[@thomasword5762]

@@jewulo I know because I have seen this in people and some in myself. My hate was for my Black bullies. I was tormented by them and beat up every day. That hate went through my adulthood. I hustled to be the bestbim combat including volunteering for extra training. After getting back from the war, one of the first people I saw was one of my bullies. I am dark with curly hair and my parents were well to do and we had a business in the ghetto. I am surevyiu can imagine what I went through. Anyway I saw this former bully, one that I swore I would come back to kill and I grabbed him and gave him a big hug because I was just glad to see someone from home and glad I made it back. That suppressed all my hate. That saying is true, It takes one to know one. Now let's see how many conclusions you can jump to with the little you've been shown.

[@TheSands83]

@@analyticalmindsetu must b black by the way you worded your comment 😂

[@TheSands83]

@@thomasword5762nice made up story

[@HienTruong-hj3qf]

The only thing worst than a rich snob is a poor snob!

[@ocmacman17]

Just because they let you play on the field didn't mean they want you in the club. Thomas should have known this being from Georgia.

[@jorgecruz1235]

He is truly evil to his core. I think deep down he really wants people to suffer because he’s so miserable with self hate

[@donaldnewman5836]

You are right!

[@fittomakeup9890]

He read my mind-Mr. Douglas hit the nail on the head!!! How can thomas ignore and overlook racism to blame affirmative action. He is his own problem. He deceived himself in believing that he was an exception. That degree that was worth 10 cent was the same price that a racist would hesitate to pay for an African American. But yet he assumed that it would be an immediate difference in social status without a fight. The degree doesn't erase pigmentation.

[@lunalea1250]

🎯🎯🎯

[@dennisbohner6876]

He graduated from Yale, OK. What did he do while there? Did he have an exceptional paper placed in their journal. ? Did he have a membership in ANY organization? Did he have a peerless academic record? WTF did he do other than act like an outsider? Putting yourself outside the mainstream is not how you get into their waters.

[@user-tl5sk6pn6o]

The feeling of inadequacy is universal. So obstinate is CT he refuses to fit in & then is astonished by the rejection he receives for not wanting to be a "Yale" man. I'm sure plenty of black students have done quite well after graduating from Yale but they were able to play the part of a professional not a farmer. No surprise eh Tommy

[@lisadokes2655]

Wow, this is mind-blowing. He STILL seems to be carrying this chip on his shoulder and making billionaires and Americans pay for it!

[@savagepro9060]

literally

[@daveyboy_]

Talk about privilege- he has a degree And he expects doors to magically open

[@BristolBerg]

Well that is what you expect when you go to Yale Law.

[@Phenomental1ty]

Proves Thomas is a good for nothing POS lol

[@america_is_a_myth]

"Some" privilege...not complete like his wyt counterparts...

[@daveyboy_]

@america_is_a_myth he's lucky he even got in . Awesome show of gratitude, considering he became Associate Justice Of The Supreme Court . What more do u want.....a parade ? Maybe put him on a box of Wheaties

[@gloriamancotywa3143]

Were would he be without affirmative action ,dude was poor.

[@ASSwipe.]

Clarence Thomas is a legend. He tries his best and has well intentions. His response to ketanji brown Jackson response to this decision was the biggest smack down I’ve seen in years

[@1FATBOY114]

4:47, He blamed affirmative action, he should have blamed himself, he isolated himself mistook a few statements and acted righteously indignant. Those big law firms just don't walk around and see students and say do you want a job; they talked to the professors and other people at the institution and he had a reputation as a malcontent with a chip on his shoulder, no wonder he didn't get a job from a good firm.

[@neilkellett732]

Well, he certainly stands out from the crowd now, being so singularly exposed as a bought man. But in this he has attracted the spotlight on them all. His cardinal sin was wanting too many holidays, getting caught.

[@Will_Moffett]

Law firms don't care whether you were an affirmative action admit or not. They rejected Thomas because they were prejudiced against black people and affirmative action had nothing to do with it. They just want to make money and they thought having a black attorney on staff would downgrade their image and not make them money. They knew as a Yale graduate his competency wasn't an issue. And Thomas knows that they knew this. Thomas hides behind this excuse for what is really his nihilism and hatred of humanity.

[@4x4r974]

They definitely do care lol. And if you know anything, say, about the tech sector in 2022, you know that graduates from Georgia Tech etc were much more valuable than minority grads of MIT. Because they were affirmative action admittees. The (usually asian and whites) who had actually merit but were rejected from these went to the likes of Georgia Tech. The market caught up with this bs scheme

[@junheceta268]

Thomas has wanted to be a rich white man all his life.

[@ravensmood]

Without the affirmative action his Tale application would have been in the trash

[@joemc1960]

Instead of blaming affirmative action, could it possibly be his horrible personality?

[@truegrit7697]

Thomas is chalk-full of insecurities and self-loathing. This is sad. That he now has so much power makes him scary, rather like Voldemort or Sauron. There should be psychological screenings for SCOTUS, and age limits.

[@LorenCognita]

Agreed

[@letsRegulateSociopaths]

when I saw the pic of Bolton as a young man I was like, Who is that Evil bastard. Then it was Bolton and I was like, Oh, yeah, of course. Guessing they are all actual worshippers of evil powers...

[@lukasidaho]

that's what I felt too. I was thinking who the hell is this guy and saw it's John Bolton and was like oh, it figures now lol

[@magnubeido832]

😂

[@magnubeido832]

​@@lukasidaho too funny

[@bovinityleak2066]

H clinton described Thomas as the most aggrieved person she had ever met. This tracks.

[@russellbeverly94]

And he failed ethics.

[@tonywhite2567]

Sounds just like conservatism don't blame the system of evil, blame the people who attempt to correct that the system evil.

[@Joey-b8w]

Sounds like a Clarence problem to me

[@lastpme]

I wish he would just go away…

[@OnlyLoveCan38]

He was always an opportunist and collaborator.

[@MsTya2U]

This is where Clarence was bought and paid for

[@caronstout354]

And Harlan Crow has the receipt for him!

[@MsTya2U]

@DoughnationCreative wow sounds like something you made up and reported fox news

[@LaRhondaTurner]

Can't wait for the full show tonight!!!

[@Phenomental1ty]

That man Clarence Thomas is not really black. He is Uncle Ruckus from The Boondocks. Lol

[@Whilewearestillhere]

Poor Uncle Thomas...😢

[@speedoflite1]

From uppity black victim of a high-tech lynching in 1993, to winning "Mr. Corruptable" in 2023.

[@TheDenbagus4usa]

Justice Thomas is the best, may God protect him and his family.

[@ilshyf]

Blaming affirmative action for everything while saying nothing about legacy admission.

[@edwingarcia3521]

The black community should be more like Judge Thomas. Never allow your race to hinder your dreams and success.

[@patty4349]

The assumption that Black students inherently lack the intelligence and work ethic to earn a spot at a top university was not a result of affirmative action, it was the reason why affirmative action was needed. It is very unlikely that he would have even been seriously considered for Yale before affirmative action and if he had managed to attend there still would have been an assumption that he was "let in" because the underlying assunption of black inferiority would still have been an issue.

[@TheSands83]

Aren’t u talking out of both sides of your mouth? Saying they need affirmative action is saying they are inferior that they need a helping hand. That they can’t get there on their own.. oh wait I forgot RACISM!!😂 oh yes all that far right propaganda on college campuses 😂😂😂

[@drumcircler]

Such a corrupt disgrace!

[@geoffreylachner6779]

In response to questions about his position of the court posed by the LA Times, Thomas had this to say about the job, "no big money, no big houses". As to why he doesn't talk much about the law to law school audiences, he said "I think they have had enuf' of that in school" or words to that effect. He said he likes to watch sports and to drive his RV and talk to ordinary Americans. Asked why he almost never asked questions during court proceedings he said: Most of us have our minds made up before we get to the debate, and I don't want to embarrass the attrys w/questions. Thomas failed to complete the questionnaire for the justices as to spousal employment. He failed to check the box that his wife was employed and the follow up where for 13 years straight. No other justice failed to complete the form, Thomas claimed that he didn;t understand the form. Once it was exposed, he was permitted to go back and amend those 13 yrs. of non understanding without censure or punishment.

[@pbk977]

Hmmm, I'm glad Ivy League rejected my B student self . I'm super introverted and would have definitely felt some type of way if my college experience & subsequent job search was like his . I've lost count (in HS) , how many times I overheard in the hallway, goofy kids saying stuff like "I wish I was Black so I could get into any school" (this was in 2003 mind you) . I'm still curious about the location of this ephemeral pot of gold where all the AA jobs & set-asides reside; I can't seem to find it after all these years . This thing of constantly having to prove yourself, working 2x-5x to get 1x (if you're lucky) ...... mainstream white America just doesn't get it / see our reality (or they refuse to) . In any case, I really feel bad for the guy. He is trapped in his own mind , a hell of his own making, and never seemed to have gotten out of that rut as far as I can tell . He followed the blueprint of success for his time, and got nothing in return =\

[@gloriamancotywa3143]

After watching the documentary i feel sorry and sad for him, this man needs therapy.

[@thomasholt63]

Send him over to North Korea hard labor camps and feed him sewage water and molded bread 🥪 until he breaks 😂

[@ph5210]

U right

[@XZITT]

I Think a few years behind Bars will be more Justified

[@roymartin3002]

He's a self-loathing JA. I can't feel empathy or sorrow for someone who blames others or an institutional change that was beneficial in helping him achieve his goals. He bought into the pull myself up by my bootstraps mantra and isolated himself from the very network that could have been vital to him being accepted by some of those firms.

[@AceofDlamonds]

Actually I don't think Clarence Thomas' mentality is that unusual among black men. I worked with a few of them who support Trump because they have this "pull yourself up, hustle grind everyday" mindset where they see depending on anyone as weak and sneering at people who use social programs. I can see how the urge to be masculine and independent and not be a burden can twist itself into a rightwing direction. It's quite destructive and short-sighted though.

[@notsocommie]

I almost felt bad for him, forgor how corrupt he is

[@akendon7260]

He is not corrupt, that what liberal media feeds you. SMH!

[@virginiatyree6705]

Can you see me playing a tiny violin? Aww, poor Clarence. Did he ever consider therapy to deal with his Mummy & Daddy issues? No he has not. Thanks for posting Frontline; you're beautiful @ 40!

[@TheSands83]

I guarantee u r the same person who’s crying n making every excuse for all the black men in prison… he’s conservative so it’s ok for you to have zero respect for him ..

[@alliwishis_2]

Guaranteed absolute

[@virginiatyree6705]

@@TheSands83 , I don't know you & I gave an opinion. He has anger issues due to his childhood. I don't decide whether or not any person gets incarcerated. I know justice isn't fair. That's from my own personal experience. I don't make excuses for anyone. If they're over 18 years old, they have agency & are responsible for their actions. I give a s*** if he's a conservative or not. I didn't appoint him & he has a lifetime appointment. He doesn't appear to be very happy. v

[@virginiatyree6705]

@@alliwishis_2 , Not sure I'm following your comment. Guaranteed absolute-what? v

[@TheSands83]

@@virginiatyree6705 here we go another life isn’t fair little victim 😂 exactly the kind of guy I assumed you were.. stop acting like u r an innocent man framed by the system. U committed crimes n got punished and instead of being a man about it and being honest with yourself.. you cry like a little girl

[@ctbt1832]

He did not get the job wasn’t anything to do with affirmative action it was because of his skin color. It’s the same problem people are facing today.

[@BillStreets_1723]

Will Clarence Thomas catch a penalty for not reporting those gifts he got to the IRS?

[@kylegoodreau2170]

no cause it isn't illegal thats why its called gifts

[@freereinartstudio1463]

I am waiting to see what happens with this too. He sure has benefited greatly from those trips, tuition etc.

[@HumbleAstronaut]

@Kyle Goodreau it is illegal lol you should read the law again any gift over X amount HAS to be reported. If IT WAS LEGAL IT WOULDN'T BE IN THE NEWS DUH

[@HumbleAstronaut]

We can all hope and pray. But we know there is a two tier justice system when YOU HAVE FRIENDS IN HIGH places especially

[@virginiatyree6705]

@@HumbleAstronaut , IKR? He has entitlement issues. I guess it's difficult to live on 250k/year. Must be rough! v

[@fredtowers351]

Clarence Thomas should be in prison!

[@graphicsRat]

Another fantastic PBS documentary that us in the UK are not going to get to watch. Hey PBS you know I'll pay good money to watch full PBS internationally right?

[@Dreamer-qq2rx]

Affirmative Action worked for him; right? But he doesn’t want anyone else to have a helping hand😢