A CNN panel erupted into chaos Thursday night with a Republican lawmaker forcefully denying she's racist while a university professor insisted she's accomplishing racism even if it's not intended.
The heated interaction on "NewsNight" with host Abby Phillip came during a discussion over the correct pronunciation of Vice President Kamala Harris' name.
Michael Eric Dyson, a professor of African American studies at Vanderbilt University, called Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) a "wonderful human being" but said she disrespects Harris by saying, "You can call her whatever you want."
"I know you don't intend it to be that way, that's the history and legacy of white disregard for the humanity of Black people," he said.
Mace shot back, "Oh, so now you're calling me a racist? That is b.s. That is complete b.s."
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As the two talked over one another, Dyson noted that while he didn't call her a "racist," "you don't have to intend racism to accomplish it."
"Your disrespect of Kamala Harris is part of a tradition of disrespect," he said.
"You are intending that I am racist and that is offensive and it's wrong," Mace said, talking in unison with Dyson.
When Dyson insisted he wasn't calling Mace a racist, she doubled down: "You are. You absolutely are and that is disgusting."
Later in the clip, Dyson insists Mace pronounce Harris' first name right. When she doesn't, the panel in unison shouts: "Kah-muh-la!"
Democratic strategist Keith Boykin then shouts, "You're doing this on purpose congresswoman!"
Watch the heated exchange below or at this link.
