Published 13:55 IST, June 5th 2020

CM Punk drops another pipebomb, delivers powerful message about racism and white privilege

Former WWE Champion CM Punk recently delivered a powerful speech about racism and white privilege while talking about the Black Lives Matter movement.

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Former WWE Champion CM Punk recently delivered a powerful speech about racism and white privilege while talking about Black Lives Matter movement that is taking place in United States cities after death of George Floyd. While talking to WWE Hall of Famers Mark Henry and Booker T on latest episode of WWE Backst, ‘ Best in World’ gave some vice to ‘white guys’. CM Punk said that ‘white people’ should listen to ir ‘black brors & sisters and understand where y are coming from’.

“I'm a white guy. I'm t here to pretend to understand how black people feel and I don't think that it's my place to tell m how y need to react. I'm here to tell white people that you need to listen to your black brors and sisters and you need to understand where y are coming from,” CM Punk said. 

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CM Punk ded that he wants to live in a country where if an African-American gets stopped by a white police officer, he just has to worry about t getting a ticket. “I don't want to live somewhere where, Mark, if your son gets pulled over, he's worried he's going to get murdered,” CM Punk stated. CM Punk revealed that people need to fight intolerance with intolerance and mentioned that ‘white people’ should use ir ‘white privilege’ to help ir 'black brors and sisters'.

“Fascism and racism cant win, and if you're struggling to come up with a way that you can help, easiest way to help is to combat that intolerance with intolerance. re's room for it,” CM Punk stated.

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WWE Backst ratings take a hit despite powerful episode on CM Punk dressing white privilege

For first time since January 2019, CM Punk’s appearance on WWE Backst didn’t le to a bump in ratings. This week’s WWE Backst episode brought an aver of 121,000 viewers and a 0.04 rating in 18–49 demographic. According to Showbuzz Daily, WWE Backst was fourth-highest rated show on Tuesday night.

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13:54 IST, June 5th 2020