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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

The archive link is a little broken, but still readable if you put in some effort https://web.archive.org/web/20240714025310/https://www.forbes.com/sites/shaunharper/2024/07/13/will-surviving-gunfire-be-donald-trumps-next-appeal-to-black-voters/

Looks like it was well meaning. But it's possibly the most unintentionally racist thing I've read this year, and boy that headline is a spicy one. It almost reads as an Onion article.

The writer calls themselves a "diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) expert" which feels ironic, as that would be the person I'd suggest review articles like this before publish.

"And the Blacks, they love me because they know the terrifying sound of gunshots," isn't a claim that Trump has actually made.

I found this bit particularly hilarious, it really captures the Trump spirit. Which is the writer's point, it's too easy to imagine this in Trump's voice

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Everyone:

Forbes: Hey, do you know what do Trump and a black person have in common? If they're both alive is just because a white person's bad aim!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

That's the point.

That's the author's entire point.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago

Well if you put it that way, no.

Don't try to put it another way either.

[+] [email protected] -12 points 3 months ago (2 children)

It’s racist but true. Already all over the place. They’re making memes about him and saying they had no intention of voting and now they are choosing trump.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

If you truly believe this is happening in any meaningful way, I've got the biggest fucking bridge to sell you.

I'm sure all of those black people will see trump catching a bullet in the ear as enough to set aside all of the racist and bigoted shit he's spewed for his entire life. Yeah that checks out.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

If you believe young people give a shit about what’s on tv or the news I’ve got my own bridge to sell you. Not believing that all it takes is for trump to be funny for him to get elected is what got him the White House in the first place.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I'm looking for something about 100 miles east of Virginia. Got anything like that?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

It's true folks. Everyone is saying this. And I know the best everyones believe me folks.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I have my doubts that many black voters think trump and say:

what a guy

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

I will always upvote a Red Dwarf reference

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Not a lot, but more than you'd think. Something on the order of 15-30% of black voters support him, from my memory.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Biden is winning black voters 64% to 13% in this poll that has a crazy amount of Kennedy voters https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/07/11/amid-doubts-about-bidens-mental-sharpness-trump-leads-presidential-race/

But that's bad because he won 87% to 12% in 2020.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yes, Biden is winning black voters. But considering Trump's entire vibe of catering to white supremacists, it's supposing he has much support at all.

I think you think we're arguing, but we're not?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I wasn't arguing. Just bringing the relevant polling to the table. 30% black support would be a landslide election for a Republican. 13% when he won 12% in 2020 doesn't even seem worth remarking upon. So I think that's an important distinction.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago

I know that black voters for Trump exist. But so do bots.

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