It’s hard to even imagine how this plays out in reverse. A famous Hollywood director openly discriminating against a performer at Obama’s inauguration. I bet Spike Lee would have organized a protest, though. At least one. Instead, Spike Lee has publicly denounced R&B singer, Chrisette Michele, then let the world know, he wouldn’t be using her work as planned on an upcoming project for Netflix.

The director posted this message to his instagram account.

Good Morning Folks. I Wuz Sorry To Read That “Sistuh Girl” Is Singin’ At DT’s Inauguration (And To Use His Fav Word-SAD). I Wuz Thinkin’ ’bout Using Chrisette’s Song- BLACK GIRL MAGIC In My Netflix Series SHE’S GOTTA HAVE IT…. NOT ANYMORE. And Dat’s Da Truth, Ruth.

A photo posted by Spike Lee (@officialspikelee) on Jan 19, 2017 at 4:10am PST

The singer posted an open letter via her Twitter account, says that her heart was broken, but that she would not cancel her performance.

https://t.co/lvG5EhBe6r | An Open Letter pic.twitter.com/enNJvHyZPi

— chrisette michele (@ChrisetteM) January 19, 2017

For people who are always lecturing us about unity, many on the left don’t seem to know what the word means. Chrisette Michele for her part, performed for the Obama family just a few months ago. We can be thankful, she is not selfish with her talent. Nor is it only for those who share her political views, whatever they may be. Spike Lee could learn something here, but he won’t.