VIDEO: Minnesota AG Equates Clarence Thomas to ‘Django’ House Slave
Minnesota Attorney General Compares Justice Clarence Thomas to Villainous House Slave
Last week, Democratic Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison made controversial remarks comparing Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas to the villainous house slave from the movie Django Unchained. Ellison went as far as calling for Thomas to be impeached.
“Anybody who’s watched the movie Django—just watch Stephen and you see Clarence Thomas,” Ellison said. “Clarence Thomas has decided that his best personal interest is siding with the powerful and the special interests regardless as to who they’re going to hurt.”
In the movie Ellison referenced, Django Unchained, the antagonist character Stephen, played by Samuel L. Jackson, is a house slave who considers himself above the other slaves and is loyal to the cruel plantation owner.
Ellison has made similarly inflammatory comments before. The Minnesota attorney general in 2022
Ellison and other Democrats have criticized Thomas for his recent votes on key cases before the High Court, including last month’s ruling ending the use of race in college admissions. Thomas wrote a concurring opinion emphasizing the importance of “equality under the law” and seeing ”individuals as individuals.”
“It’s a lesson to us as African Americans,” Ellison said. “What is the lesson? We all thought, ‘Well, he’s a black man raised in the deep South. He knows what racism and segregation is. He knows what affirmative action is. He’s going to come around one day. Understand that it’s not a matter of pigment. It’s not what’s on your skin—it’s what’s in your mind.”
Ellison said Thomas is “abdicating his responsibility” and called for him to be impeached.
“Clarence Thomas is illegitimate and has no basis in the job that he is in,” Ellison said.
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