You know, somebody asked me recently, “Did you personally experience any racism in the Marine Corps?” I was like: “Yes. The whole scene that revolves around a specific racial slur in “Battle Born” comes from one of my own experiences in the Marine Corps. I think that’s a human issue that we all need to deal with. I don’t think they’re necessarily horrible people. They’re just ignorant, and they don’t know what they don’t know.

Source: New York Times August 21, 2020 15:33 UTC