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A recurring theme is the perceived failure of Black leaders and community figures to confront Newsome’s pandering directly. The panel laments that influential Black voices do not challenge his cultural misappropriations or his use of hood rhetoric, which they see as performative rather than authentic. This silence, they argue, allows Newsome to continue "mocking" Black culture for political gain.
They criticize the lack of accountability, especially when Newsome makes disrespectful remarks about his own background or employs street slang without genuine roots. The panelists express frustration at how this behavior goes unchallenged by peers, highlighting what they see as a broader issue within political and media circles of complacency in calling out superficiality.