Mark Cuban is wrong about the source of the rise in racism

Published March 1, 2024 9:31am ET



Mark Cuban’s recent series of woke rantings are sophomorically wrong, and yet he continues rambling on with the confidence of a billionaire who thinks he understands society better than the peasants to whom he is lecturing.

Cuban’s latest woke contribution to the discourse is to blame social media for a rise in racism. “I think racism has become worse on the political edges of American society, which makes it more virulent and impactful to POC and women,” Cuban posted on X. “People can come on @X and other platforms, remain anonymous, and find common ground with other racists, homophobes, anti-semites etc that just makes them more fervent.”

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