-Even though "The Tonight Show"
isn't a political show,
it's my responsibility to stand
up against intolerance
and extremism as a human being.
What happened over the weekend
in Charlottesville, Virginia,
was just disgusting.
I was watching the news like
everyone else,
and you're seeing,
like, Nazi flags and torches
and white supremacists,
and I was sick to my stomach.
My daughters are in the next
room playing, and I'm thinking,
how can I explain to them that
there's so much hatred
in this world?
They're 2 years old
and 4 years old.
They don't know what hate is.
They go to the playground
and they have friends of all
races and backgrounds.
They just play and they laugh
and they have fun.
But as kids grow up, they need
people to look up to,
to show them what's right
and good.
They need parents and teachers,
and they need leaders who appeal
to the best in us.
The fact that it took
the President two days
to come out and clearly denounce
racist and white supremacists
is shameful,
and I think he finally spoke out
because people everywhere
stood up and said something.
It's important for everyone,
especially white people
in this country,
to speak out against this.
Ignoring it is just as bad as
supporting it.
And remember, there are people
who have given their lives
to make sure this kind of hate
doesn't spread.
They fought and died on
the right side of history.
One brave woman in
Charlottesville,
Heather Heyer, died standing up
for what's right
at the age of 32.
I can't look at my beautiful,
growing, curious daughters
and say nothing when this kind
of thing is happening.
We all need to stand
against what is wrong,
acknowledge that racism exists,
and stand up for what is right
and civil and kind,
and to show the next generation
that we haven't forgotten
how hard people have fought
for human rights.
We cannot do this.
We can't go backward.
We can't go backward.
Thank you all for watching.
and listening.
This is "The Tonight Show,"
and we'll be right back.
