As President-elect Donald Trump fills out his Cabinet and closest advisers, African American Republicans ask why more Black people haven’t been selected.
It’s anecdotal for sure but the most racist (against blacks), biggest Trump supporter I’ve ever known was a ~70 year old black man who would routinely call young black men n***ers in public when they did something he didn’t approve of.
My former best friend (for a lot of reasons, is former) was a black man from Florida who confidently would say how all of Africa’s problems are due to their own incompetence and that people who speak African American Vernacular English are lazy. Dude also celebrated Biden beating Bernie in the previous primary.
At the risk of sounding insensitive, I’d argue that the average Black American is generationally so far removed from the African continent that their knowledge of post-colonial african politics is about the same as the average white dude. They’re not granted any special insight on account of their anscestors came from there.
Sadly this person has been around the world as lot as his hobby for 20+ years was to travel internationally once a month and domestically twice. He had an agreement with the hotel he worked at that he’d work any shift they wanted as long as they gave him any time off when he wanted it. Sadly, even being exposed to culture doesn’t necessarily make you cultured.
I could have seen that in his first term, but if they expected to be seen and treated any other in the second they might get their expectations adjusted.
Knowing they’re personally hated by their party, and the only reason they are tolerated is because their existence “refutes” the palpable and constant racisim of the GOP.
One day, if they hate their own race enough, they can grow up to be the greatest Uncle Tom in history aside from Clarence Thomas!
Because they, like any minority that votes Republican, too often think that they’re “one of the good ones” that will be spared the racism.
It’s anecdotal for sure but the most racist (against blacks), biggest Trump supporter I’ve ever known was a ~70 year old black man who would routinely call young black men n***ers in public when they did something he didn’t approve of.
You know Uncle Ruckus?!
My former best friend (for a lot of reasons, is former) was a black man from Florida who confidently would say how all of Africa’s problems are due to their own incompetence and that people who speak African American Vernacular English are lazy. Dude also celebrated Biden beating Bernie in the previous primary.
At the risk of sounding insensitive, I’d argue that the average Black American is generationally so far removed from the African continent that their knowledge of post-colonial african politics is about the same as the average white dude. They’re not granted any special insight on account of their anscestors came from there.
Sadly this person has been around the world as lot as his hobby for 20+ years was to travel internationally once a month and domestically twice. He had an agreement with the hotel he worked at that he’d work any shift they wanted as long as they gave him any time off when he wanted it. Sadly, even being exposed to culture doesn’t necessarily make you cultured.
I could have seen that in his first term, but if they expected to be seen and treated any other in the second they might get their expectations adjusted.
Believe it or not, these are not necessarily the same voters. A whole new generation of stupid just joined the ranks.
Or, maybe they’ll be the Token Black Republican!
Knowing they’re personally hated by their party, and the only reason they are tolerated is because their existence “refutes” the palpable and constant racisim of the GOP.
One day, if they hate their own race enough, they can grow up to be the greatest Uncle Tom in history aside from Clarence Thomas!