Netflix is poised to premiere a flattering documentary about Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.
The film — “The Honourable Minister Louis Farrakhan: My Life’s Journey Through Music” — was produced in 2014 by one of the misogynistic, anti-Semitic and racist provocateur’s sons, and will be released online Aug. 1.
As-Salaam Alaikum! I am looking forward to your thoughts after you watch my documentary "My Life’s Journey Through Music” on @Netflix. It will be premiering on August 1st. https://t.co/0b9gUITT5l #LetsChangeTheWorld pic.twitter.com/GgO87Qnb5T
— MINISTER FARRAKHAN (@LouisFarrakhan) July 31, 2018
News about the Farrakhan documentary comes right after Netflix executives announced plans to focus more on faith-based content in the future, though this is hardly the kind of entertainment the coveted Christian audience is seeking.
Farrakhan, 84, has a well-documented history of vile rhetoric. Don’t believe me? Just look to the left-leaning Anti-Defamation League or the progressive Southern Poverty Law Center for proof.
In early June, Twitter finally removed the Islamic leader’s verified blue check mark after he posted a clip of himself preaching, warning listeners against “the Satanic Jew and the Synagogue of Satan.”
Thoroughly and completely unmasking the Satanic Jew and the Synagogue of Satan.
Full Video: https://t.co/N5KXtakhpl pic.twitter.com/zRgSKcAsZj
— MINISTER FARRAKHAN (@LouisFarrakhan) June 7, 2018
One has to wonder why a man like Farrakhan was ever given a verified platform on Twitter when the social media site (rightly) disciplines those who adhere to white supremacist views, given his own racism is hardly a secret. In 1984, he described Adolf Hitler as “a very great man.”
In late June, CNN anchor Jake Tapper called out Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), deputy chair of the Democratic National Committee, for his ties to Farrakhan. Tapper criticized Ellison for once following a man who has consistently “expressed sexist, anti-LGBTQ, and anti-Semitic bigotry.”
Ellison, for his part, repeatedly denied any such relationship, though evidence of the connection is readily available, and suggested the topic is — for some reason — off limits.