• givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Not every Black person likes menthol, and lots of people of different ethnicities smoke the hell out of them.

    This says it was done explicitly to win over Black voters…

    Like, if Biden wanted to make up for his border comments by mandating Taco Tuesday at the White House.

    Or since he didn’t decriminalize cannabis federally, he gives every American a coupon for a free slushie from 7/11.

    Or gave advocoda toast to everyone over 30 that can’t afford to buy a house in America.

    Like, fried chicken and watermelon isn’t racist, it’s delicious. But if you daughter is dating a Black man and that’s what for dinner the first time he comes over. It’s questionable.

    But if you tell him you made it to win him and over and prove your not racist…

    By saying the reason is to win over specifically that demographic, it means you’re so out of touch you don’t realize that makes it more racist. You’re throwing away any plausible deniability.

    Even if it’s good intentioned, it’s a racial stereotype you’re just voluntarily telling everyone you believe in.

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      6 months ago

      My brother in christ, you just said that literally everything is racist. Take a step back and think about that.