To K's point, Liam Neeson is going through the same thing right now. He was asked in an interview how he channeled his emotions to do all these roles where he's kicking ass on screen. He alluded to a time some 40 years ago when a family member was brutally raped by a black man. He said he went down into black communities 4-5 times looking to unleash his rage. Here is a quote from Neeson. foxy
I'm not racist," he insisted. "This was nearly 40 years ago. I was brought up in Northern Ireland ... there was a war going on, and I had acquaintances who were involved in the troubles, in the bigotry … I grew up surrounded by that. I was part of it."
That's about as honest as you can get. A lifetime ago. A totally different time and one in which he admits to being caught up in the bigotry and racism. Wasn't much different for me and others anywhere close to my old ass in age. I've told this before, but my grandad was the town doctor in scenic Camp Hill, Alabama, just outside Auburn. His office was built on to their house and he had a white waiting room and a colored waiting room. Things have changed 1,000% since those days. People change as well, but the bottom line is, that's just the way things were.
But anyway, Neeson is taking shit for something happened before most of you on this board were even born.
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