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Part 9: Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains Why Whites Resemble Monkeys More than Blacks
Part 7: Neil deGrasse Tyson on Whites Not Believing Blacks Can Be Smarter than Them in the 80s
Part 1: Neil deGrasse Tyson on Growing Up in Castle Hill Projects in The Bronx, Raps Kurtis Blow
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In this clip, Neil deGrasse Tyson and DJ Vlad discussed the shift in portrayals of African Americans during the 1980s. While discussing Eddie Murphy's influence in opening up the doors for Black men to be leading actors in major films with "Beverly Hills Cop," Tyson pointed out that the script makes no reference to the Axel Foley character being Black. After mentioning the same fact for films where Blacks received Academy Award recognition, the scientist brought it back to him and stated that the conversation becomes "ghettofied" when he's called a Black scientist instead of simply a scientist. To hear more, check out the rest of the clip above.
