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The question I most wanted answered was, how intentional and planned out was Scott's comments, and how much was unplanned and unexpected?
He answered that today by saying he was using the usual tactic of getting everyone mad by saying something provocative that most would disagree with, and then challenging himself to work through that persuasively. So he meant to say the racist comment just as he did. What he didn't anticipate was the comment getting picked up elsewhere resulting in his cancellation.
Long term, he figured he'd get cancelled and accepted that fate, he just didn't think it was happening now.
Just as I had suspected with prior shocking things he's said, he's not saying it because he believes it, he's saying it to get people angry and focus their attention, and then to make a broader reframe.
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