Darwinian Racism: How Darwinism Influenced Hitler, Nazism and White Nationalism
Richard Weikart’s new book cuts through political manipulation of history.
Suffering is a commodity. Two recent events demonstrated this. On March 27, 2022, Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Academy Awards. Many prominent African Americans, including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wanda Sykes, condemned Smith’s choice to resort to violence. Race hustlers, though, depicted Will Smith as a victim of white supremacy. The Guardian ran a piece calling reaction to Will Smith an example of “downright racist … anti-blackness … inequality in plain sight.” “Race scholar” and Loyola Marymount University Professor Maia Niguel Hoskin wrote that the slap “is about … White supremacist culture designed to police the behavior of Blacks.” Others focused on Jada Pinkett Smith as a victim. “How a black woman’s hair grows out of her head has been a constant battle in this country … while at the same time celebrating white women for fitting your styles … Humiliating a black woman fighting for equality is not a ha-ha moment. Making fun of a black woman a week after we saw Ketanji Brown Jackson’s ambush” proves that “racism always finds a way,” wrote columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.







