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'Celebrity Big Brother' fans praise CBS for airing Lamar Odom and Mirai Nagasu's talk on racism

After listening to the two bond over their love for America and their struggles with racism, fans thanked CBS for airing their conversation

Amid all the plotting and scheming on 'Celebrity Big Brother' Season 3, house guests Lamar Odom and Mirai Nagasu left fans feeling emotional when they began discussing racism in America. What started off as a casual conversation about their favorite sports team, quickly turned into a deep and heartfelt conversation on how racism is still very much prevalent in the country and that ignoring it doesn't make it any better.

Lamar kicked off the conversation by stating one of the most powerful lines about racism, that struck a chord with many fans. He pointed out how America was founded on racism and wished that the Blacks and minorities weren't subject to the many crimes and atrocities committed against them. He hoped for society to reach a point where everybody could look past a person's skin color. Mirai weighed in by pointing out that she was extremely proud to be American and considered it an honor to represent her country in the Olympics, but wished that America represented them as well.

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After listening to the two athletes bond over their love for America and their struggles with racism, fans couldn't help but thank the network for airing their conversation instead of editing it out. A fan tweeted, "America was built on racism" alright CBS thank you for continuing to air these important conversations #CBBUS3 #BBCeleb." Another fan wrote, "America was built on racism” not a lie told #CBBUS3." "America was built on racism." The realest sh*t said so far this season and -surprise- it came from Lamar Odom! #CBBUS3," added a fan.

Another fan expressed, "It can’t be overstated how important that this conversation between Mirai and Lamar is on the edited show. It is so crucial and valuable #CBBUS3 #BBCeleb." "Lamar and Mirai getting deep like this- pulling my heart strings #cbbus3," shared a fan. "Mirai is such a genuine woman. I love how she allows herself to feel. And what Lamar said here was so poignant: “sometimes you just wish [the United States] represented you” #CBBUS3," added a fan. "Conservatives about to be pissed about that that conversation with Mirai and Lamar and all they’re doing is talking facts. Ignoring problems don’t make them go away #cbbus3," pointed out a fan.

'Celebrity Big Brother' Season 3 airs on multiple nights each week throughout February, with the finale on Wednesday, February 23.

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