Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov expressed concern Thursday about the rise of racism against whites in the United States, linking it to political correctness “pushed to the absurd” in that country.
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In an interview with Russian television, Lavrov assured that “everyone” wanted “to get rid of racism”, adding that Russia was “a pioneer in the movement promoting equal rights for people of another color. of skin “.
But it is important “not to go to the other extreme, which we have seen with ‘BLM’ (the Black Lives Matter movement) and the attacks against white people, white citizens of the United States,” he said. he added.
The Russian Foreign Minister linked this situation to the “cultural revolution underway in the United States”, believing that “Hollywood is changing its rules so that everything reflects the diversity of modern society, which is also a form of censorship “.
“I have seen black people perform in Shakespeare plays. Only, I do not know when we will see a white Othello ”, he continued:“ This politically correct pushed to the point of absurdity will end badly ”.