On Tuesday, "The Office" actor, Rainn Wilson shared a chilling and blatant display of racism in a suburban Los Angeles neighborhood on Instagram along with one wake-up-call of a caption.
On Tuesday, "The Office" actor, Rainn Wilson shared a chilling and blatant display of racism in a suburban Los Angeles neighborhood on Instagram along with one wake-up-call of a caption.
He's definitely made appearance in television in film since the show's finale, but he's been pretty under the radar.
He took to Instagram earlier this week to share a disturbing and outright display of racism found in his friend's yard.
In a lengthy caption, he documented the situation and how it was handled by local authorities.
"So my friend Jamey texted me this photo. Looks pretty innocent at first, right?," he began his caption.
"This was hung in a tree in her front yard in suburban Los Angeles, to be found by her seventeen-year-old daughter."
Rainn then carefully explained what the big deal was, with a short history lesson that should, quite frankly, be common knowledge.
"Granted, this is a pretty lame noose. Might have been made by some local kids or something."
He then explained that he believes even in 2019, too many people are ignorant to the fact that racism still exists in shocking volumes.
"Just ask a Black Person. They will tell you stories," he wrote.
"Jamey told me today that last year, while playing golf, he was looking for his ball in the brush," he explained.
"Not sure if he was trying to be funny or not but literally Jamey’s great grandfather was an ACTUAL SLAVE on a plantation and was regularly beaten there."
"Or saw a lynching. Or heard of a lynching. And now, his niece gets to be reminded of what hate looks like. Right in her own front yard in suburban LA."
It is so important for people that have the ability to reach a broad audience to use that platform for things like this.
It's far too easy to remain ignorant on issues that might not directly affect you.
If racism continues to be brushed off and not taken seriously, it will never end.
Being racist is definitely not something to be proud of. It's something to be extremely ashamed of.
"Empire" star Taraji P Henson even commented on his post, thanking the actor for being vocal on the subject.
Singer Jordan Sparks also commented, "Oh my gosh. This is horrible."
Law enforcement have reportedly told the celebrity news website that they are still working diligently to investigate who hung the noose and charge them appropriately.
He did the right thing by sharing it on a platform where he knew he could reach a large audience — spreading more awareness.