Matt Chandler is Not a Racist (Official Music Video!)

Matt Chandler’s Comments on Race and Tokenism

Every African-American man I know, y 'all need our help. It can oftentimes come across as paternalistic. I've been watching too much of the liberal media. I was a Marxist, so I certainly cannot be a racist.

Cannot be a racist. I am not going to be fired for saying these things. Up there because of their color. We have struggled to find men who can be a campus pastor for a season and lead into being the pastor of an autonomous church down in Dallas and out in Fort Worth.

Recruiting Black Pastors and Concerns About Tokenism

And so, I have called every African-American man I know and went, who you got? Here's what I need, how do I, help me. So I certainly cannot be a racist. We find seven, which one do you want? I said, I want the African-Americans.

So I certainly cannot glow eight and an African-American six. Then I said, then give me the Anglo eight because the African-American six will look and feel to our people like the kind of tokenism that I'm preaching against.

Tokenism, White Heritage, and the Charge of Racism

Tokenism. Proud of my white heritage by certain. Nah, nah, dude. Nah, that's racist, man. You can't say that, dude, nah. Nah, nah, that's racist, man. That's racist. I certainly cannot be a racist. What kind of white people come to a conference like this?

Pray for my white brothers and sisters right now. So I certainly cannot be a racist. I've been watching too much of the liberal media. I am not going to be fired for saying that.