{"id":2930,"date":"2022-04-20T19:10:55","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T19:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/watch-michigan-lawmaker-says-we-will-not-let-hate-win\/"},"modified":"2022-04-20T19:10:55","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T19:10:55","slug":"watch-michigan-lawmaker-says-we-will-not-let-hate-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/?p=2930","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Michigan lawmaker says, \u2018We will not let hate win\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iLWo8B1R0MY\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow, a Democrat representing suburban Metro Detroit communities, pushed back against a Republican colleague who falsely accused her of wanting to \u201cgroom and sexualize kindergarteners,\u201d and hold 8-year-olds responsible for slavery in a fundraising email. <\/p>\n<p>In an April 19 speech on the Michigan Senate floor, McMorrow denounced the campaign email from Republican state Sen. Lana Theis that suggested she was a \u201cgroomer,\u201d a term that describes how sex offenders make contact with their victims.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am the biggest threat to your hollow, hateful scheme,\u201d McMorrow said. \u201cBecause you can\u2019t claim that you are targeting marginalized kids in the name of \u2018parental rights\u2019 if another parent is standing up to say no. So then what? Then you dehumanize and marginalize me. You say that I am one of them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McMorrow then said she is a straight, white, Christian, married, suburban mom who was taught from a young age that Christianity and faith were about service, community and standing up for others who are marginalized and targeted.<\/p>\n<p>She added that learning about slavery, redlining or systemic racism does not mean that children are taught to feel bad about themselves.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No child alive today is responsible for slavery. No one in this room is responsible for slavery,\u201d McMorrow said. \u201cBut each and every single one of us bears responsibility for writing the next chapter of history &#8230; We can&#8217;t pretend that it didn&#8217;t happen, or deny people their very right to exist.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>McMorrow concluded her five-minute speech by saying, \u201cHate will only win if people like me stand by and let it happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will not let hate win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Footage courtesy of the Michigan Senate<\/p>\n<p>Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/to.pbs.org\/2Jb8twG\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/to.pbs.org\/2Jb8twG<\/a><br \/>\nFind more from PBS NewsHour at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour<\/a><br \/>\nSubscribe to our YouTube channel: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2HfsCD6\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/2HfsCD6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nFacebook: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour<\/a><br \/>\nTwitter: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/newshour\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/newshour<\/a><br \/>\nInstagram: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/newshour\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/newshour<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Subscribe:<br \/>\nPBS NewsHour podcasts: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/podcasts<\/a><br \/>\nNewsletters: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/subscribe\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/subscribe<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow, a Democrat representing suburban Metro Detroit communities, pushed back against a Republican colleague who falsely accused her of wanting to \u201cgroom and sexualize kindergarteners,\u201d and hold 8-year-olds responsible for slavery in a fundraising email. 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