Mark Ruffalo Talks Community Overcoming Chaos in His Hometown of Kenosha on 'The Daily Show'

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Kenosha, Wisconsin, native Mark Ruffalo discussed the Black Lives Matter protests in his hometown and more on TheDailyShow

Ruffalo said it was “shocking to see Kenosha in the news at all” as it’s usually a place that only gets covered when factories close. But he spoke about how powerful it was to see the peaceful protests for black lives swell there — and also touched on the unrest that followed and why he grew frustrated with the way the protests were being portrayed in news.

“That community is also facing generations of racial injustice and inequality,” Ruffalo said. “But the news I was seeing coming out of there didn’t feel honest to me. It felt salacious. Of course, they’re going to go for the worst things. And then, of course, you have the 17-year-old with the AR-15 being called from out of state to come and be a vigilante and basically shoot people. All of this was heartbreaking, and I was, honestly, Trevor, I was paralyzed. I didn’t know how to respond to it.

With the pandemic keeping him from traveling to Kenosha, Ruffalo eventually linked up with the local activist group,

 

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