The more we learn about someone, the easier it is to appreciate who they are. We aim at Me We Too to connect people and grow from the “other” mentality by showing how similar we all can be in lots of ways, while appreciating our differences. It’s about knowing each other’s story.
Don Lemon explained this “other” mentality stemming from not interacting with others, and not getting to know them, direct from the heart with his buddy and fellow CNN anchor Chris Cuomo:
Don Lemon: “Often times, when you don’t have a relationship with people like that, you don’t know them, you don’t see their humanity. But to you, it’s “other”. And, listen, you know where we live, there are people who have issues, people we see all the time…but we see them as human. People see their own, or their neighbors, as human. And it’s about time, especially as you said, for white people to see black people as human. Even if you can’t – why can’t you relate to them? Because often times you don’t interact with them. So you may see George Floyd as this character who you see as criminal, but to the people who live in that neighborhood, he’s one of them, he’s their neighbor. They know his story. And, he may have – he may not be the perfect human being – who is? I’m not perfect, are you Chris?”
Chris Cuomo: I couldn’t be any farther from it.
Don Lemon: Ok, so then, George Floyd isn’t perfect either.
Let’s get to know each other’s story.
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