Smithsonian declines screening of White Guilt documentary

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History has declined a public screening of the documentary White Guilt, by filmmaker Eli Steele, Fox News reports.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorDeclined a screening. I've called in team coverage, Hank, and I'd like it noted that team coverage is me and a laminated map.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSteele says the museum rebuffed his request while regularly screening progressive films like Thirteenth.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe museum has not yet hosted a public screening of his film.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorOur live map shows one museum, one request, and a very large red arrow between them.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat arrow isn't to scale.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorDramatic recap. A filmmaker asks for a room, the room says no, and now every lecture hall in the country is eyeing its own projector.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe film is based on a book by Steele's father, Shelby Steele, and argues that white guilt has pushed institutions to put racial identity over individual merit.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat's the film's argument, and people will weigh it differently.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThen where can anyone see it? I assume a locked basement.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAmazon Prime, Apple TV and Google Play. You can also buy it on the official site.