if your name is clarence thomas or condoleezza rice where the faculty said she wasn't sufficiently inspirationaler a commencement address. what you see is, you get stuck in a box and get called nasty names, uncle tom and all sorts of other nastiness. the point is to shut you up. >> it's to intimidate and silence. you've been on the show and we've discussed this issue. how bad is it beyond this cont >> well, i think this is a controversy my dad would say highlighted an ongoing issue. i've had a lot of support from black liberals conservatives. guys like you, shawn. i've been emboldened because people say, raffi's out there working hard and doing the right thing. >> why do you think that it is still acceptable, like, for example, i would argue that christian conservatives can be a target with little in terms of repercussions. black conservatives can be called the worst names and there seems to be little to no repercussions? >> we're pushing back against that now. i think for so long we've been quiet because we're respectful people. now we realize enough is enough, and it's our time to speak up and