Week One: Peace Reached, But Not With Us
My Weekly Kimmel Watch, or, Are We Not All Brothers in Christ?
They brought Jimmy Kimmel back last night — tears, an apology, and performative redemption. But none of those tears were for Black people. None of that contrition was for the lives crushed by the same systems he now bows to.
Kimmel’s return monologue was a spectacle of self-pity. He opened by insisting he “never intended to make light of the murder” of Charlie Kirk. He praised Kirk’s widow, leveraging her forgiveness as a moral high ground to redeem himself. He invoked faith, forgiveness, and unity. He thanked “people who I know aren’t fans” — even naming Ted Cruz by name. He apologized, but by emphasizing his own hurt, he minimized the hurt of the communities he has long offended.
What struck me: Kimmel cried for the man who promoted white supremacy, but has rarely cried for Black bodies lost to injustice. He aligned himself fully with the ruling apparatus, bending to the same forces he once mocked. His tears weren’t for Charlie Kirk — they were for himself, for having been stripped down, humiliated, and forced back into line. And in line with values that saw fit to demean and subjugate interest in Black American ideals and values. Kirk and Kimmel. Rhymes with “Ach Himmel.”
Let’s not be fooled. This is day one of a new chapter: The Man Show host turned Left supporter, now turned corporate tool. He’s being reset as the “safe liberal” who can be forgiven. The powers that once punished him now welcome him back — as long as he plays by their rules.
What We Must Hold Firm Today
Remember the Karl Malone and Oprah blackface sketches. Those acts didn’t vanish. Mercy in 2025 doesn’t erase history. Oprah. You don’t touch god, man.
Watch who celebrated in silence. Jimmy Fallon, Sarah Silverman, and others with checkered racial pasts rallied to defend him. That unity reveals who’s comfortable with hypocrisy when it suits them.
Monitor Sinclair’s position. Sinclair refused to carry his return episode, demanding a “direct apology” to the Kirk family and a donation before reinstatement. Their abstention is a signal. They meant to make a point. We must not mistake their power move for ideological purity. They didn’t do that for us, but perhaps they might, if led to. ABC’s disagreement with its largest franchisee is a fissure in the pain apparatus. We of the Black have special immunity. We’re not afraid of them taking anything away from us. What would they take?
Stay the lens for Black audiences. We are the ones who will see through the spectacle. The tears, the promises, the speeches — none matter unless they change what’s real about our lives. Black folk should not be comfortable on that stage until we’re understood to be as valuable, because only money and market share are their community.
For Tomorrow & Beyond
This is not a one-and-done moment. As the media narrative shifts toward “forgiveness” and “healing,” we will continue to push. We will track:
The voices raised to rehabilitate Kimmel as a redeemed liberal crusader.
The entertainers who quietly avoid criticism or who distance themselves.
Concessions Kimmel was forced to make behind the scenes to earn this return.
Whether the mainstream media ever reconnects Kimmel’s tearful display with his long history of mocking Black people, or sepulchers that history for a fresh start.
No Veil. No mask. Just pants and pointed angles.
Jimmy Kimmel’s return is not reconciliation with us — it’s a reset of his existence in the service of power. And we will name it, examine it, and hold him accountable.
Stay with me. This will be weekly.