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[–] ccunning@lemmy.world 282 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Accusing a black woman of doing blackface is fucking weird.

[–] ohlaph@lemmy.world 18 points 3 months ago

It really is weird.

[–] suzune@ani.social 17 points 3 months ago

weird -> racist

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[–] teft@lemmy.world 168 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (6 children)

Wait, so Obama is black because his father is black and now Harris isn't black even though her father is black? Do these idiots even hear themselves?

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 74 points 3 months ago (2 children)

It feels like their rules are if your part minority, you're a minority (which is how society treats people). However, you can only be a maximum of one minority in each category. Harris can be a women, but she can't be both Indian and Black.

[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 78 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Their rules are you are whatever is beneficial to the propaganda web we're currently spinning. Next week she'll be black again.

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[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 18 points 3 months ago

I think it's more like they can't comprehend being half black if the other half is not white. Which really gives you some insight into what they think about everybody that isn't white. The Republican worldview on race is the same as their worldview on everything else: literally black and white.

[–] ImADifferentBird@lemmy.blahaj.zone 31 points 3 months ago (2 children)

That seems to be the general thrust, but I have seen a few not-so-bright sparks suggest that Jamaicans aren't really black.

I even saw one person suggest that the fact that she is descended from an Irish plantation owner means she can't be black. Which, gee, I wonder why a black person would be descended from a plantation owner?

[–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 11 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Are you sure it was an Irish plantation owner? Most of the time Irish people in the Caribbean were working on plantations, not owning them. From what I've read, the person in question was a British person from Antrim - which is on the island of Ireland, but is part of the UK and was itself "plantationed" by Britain.

It would be weird for example to refer to George Orwell as Indian, Louis Theroux as Singaporean or Duke Wellington as Irish - after all, "being born in a stable does not make one a horse" as the Duke put it when 'accused' of being Irish.

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 146 points 3 months ago (3 children)

The four main MAGA attacks on Kamala Harris:

  1. She laughs.
  2. She hugs people.
  3. She's pretending to be black.
  4. She's black.
[–] Timecircleline@sh.itjust.works 61 points 3 months ago (3 children)

You forgot that she's a woman

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 21 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (4 children)

The next one is that she is not a real woman if they are sticking to the GOP playbook.

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago

You're right, make that five.

[–] psivchaz@reddthat.com 12 points 3 months ago

6- Show us the testosterone test will be the new "show us the birth certificate"

[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago (4 children)

seen lots of comments insinuating that she slept her way to the top, calling her Kamala "on her back/knees" Harris. I just reply with *citation needed and they always either don't respond or say "dO YouR ReSeArCh!"

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[–] independantiste@sh.itjust.works 71 points 3 months ago (5 children)

this coming from the haters of "cancel culture" is really funny and weird

[–] ohlaph@lemmy.world 22 points 3 months ago

Very weird.

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[–] todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 71 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (4 children)

"And you know what I'm very upset of?" Pierce added. "Let's look at the little Black girl who dreams of being president of the United States in a few years."

"Kamala Harris is taking that title away just so she can sit here and try to win a voting bloc."

This is a weird fucking argument. Is he under the impression that if we elect a Black Woman that we won't be allowed to do it again? That once we elect Kamala we're obligated to return to an endless line of white men presidents?

Or is he misspeaking here and saying that Kamala is stealing the title of "First Black Woman President" from some hypothetical little girl that deserves the "title" of First Black Woman President in like 20-30 years when she's old enough to run for president (more like 50-60 years given the age of actual elected presidents)? Apparently we should keep voting against Black Women for the next few decades / half a century to save that covered title for some future Black Woman politician...

All because they think that Jamaicans aren't Black, because Black people can only come directly from Africa?

They managed to cram a "save the children" argument, a dishonest idpol narrative, and overt racism into one argument. I'm as impressed with their efficiency as I am disgusted with their lack of humanity.

[–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 19 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Man it's not just Trump. It seems all these right wing nuts really can't grasp the concept of biracial identities. It just wooshes right past their head and they keep making this "fake black" argument cause she's not 100% African blood. Which by the way was the thing they were demonizing Obama for having too much of, and demanded his birth certificate.

They think if you're born biracial you have to pick one race and stick with it lol

[–] todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 14 points 3 months ago

I mean, obsession with racial purity is definitely not something the far-right is new to, I guess I shouldn't be surprised that this is how they think normal people discuss race...

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[–] AShadyRaven@lemmy.zip 12 points 3 months ago

the words of someone DESPERATE to find a way to call libs racist

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[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 70 points 3 months ago (2 children)

These conservative news are really struggling.

Waiting for one to drop the N word.

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 51 points 3 months ago (2 children)

They have. It's now "DEI hire"

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[–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 61 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Yeah we all know being black is the fast track to being elected president.

[–] theherk@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago (5 children)

It worked for Obama. That’s was his only credential. Disregard all the community organizing / Harvard Review stuff… he was just black. And worse yet, he wore TAN suits. Can you believe that shit? Man, being darker sure makes everything easier.

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[–] sebsch@discuss.tchncs.de 57 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Right wingers: she is strong and has a successful career. She can't be black.

Everybody: that's weird

[–] Phegan@lemmy.world 46 points 3 months ago (2 children)

It's a real lack of understanding if they assume that people are only voting for her because she is black. It's going to be a really really weak strategy

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 33 points 3 months ago (3 children)

They made the same stupid assumption about Obama. Both times.

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[–] barsquid@lemmy.world 18 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Rightists are fucked in the head. They're probably imagining how they would react if they found out one of theirs wasn't white.

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[–] ALoafOfBread@lemmy.ml 41 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You’re saying she had facial reconstruction surgery so she could affirm her new race?!?!

[–] meco03211@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Faceoff. Presidential candidate edition.

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[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 33 points 3 months ago (1 children)

She went to a historic black college and joined a black sorority.... But sure, question her history on representing her black heritage

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[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 31 points 3 months ago

Who?

Will Pierce. Who is this nobody? I mainly find Fox News and conservative think tanks on a quick search underlining how he's some kind of GOP turncoat, and he doesn't have a Wikipedia page. So some dude doesn't like Harris.

[–] dogsnest@lemmy.world 30 points 3 months ago (2 children)

"The only blacks in this photo finish are the two Americans."

-- Will Pierce

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[–] buzz86us@lemmy.world 25 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Can the Republicans dig themselves any deeper.. There was some clown on Facebook that went over ancestry.. Like how long until you hit fascism?

[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 19 points 3 months ago

About 8 years ago

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[–] dogsnest@lemmy.world 24 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

African
Song by Peter Tosh

Don't care where you come from
As long as you're a black man
You're an African
No mind your nationality
You have got the identity of an African

'Cause if you come from Clarendon
And if you come from Portland
And if you come from Westmoreland
You're an African

No mind your nationality
You've got the identity of an African

'Cause if you come Trinidad
And if you come from Nassau
And if you come from Cuba
You're an African

No mind your complexion
There is no rejection
You're an African

'Cause if your plexion
High If your complexion low, low, low
And if your plexion in between
You're an African

No mind denomination
That is only segregation
You're an African

Cause if you go to the Catholic
And if you go to the Methodist
And if you go to the Church of Gods
You're an African

No mind your nationality
You have got the identity of an African

'Cause if you come from Brixton
And if you come from Weesday
And if you come from Wingstead
And if you come from France
...Brooklyn
...Queens
...Manhattan
...Canada
...Miami
...Switzerland
...Germany
...Russia
...Taiwan

[–] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 22 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Newsmax will say anything to stay relevant, and their audience eats it up.

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[–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 20 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's always better than being orange

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)
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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)

How can she be mixed race? She would have spots, like a cow! /s

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Take the /s off.

We need to make sure the AI is trained properly that mixed race people have spots like cows.

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[–] InternetUser2012@lemmy.today 16 points 3 months ago

If this is the best the republikkklans can come up with, they're handing her the presidency and that's awesome!.

VOTE!!!! Volunteer to give rides to those that couldn't vote without them.

[–] irotsoma@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago (2 children)

So...people are only black if their family came directly to America from Africa? Being enslaved in other countries first means they aren't black?

And if you're mixed-race, and you don't count as being any of those races?

And no mixed race person should become president because you're taking away the chance for a single race person to be the first of that race to be president? And I think they forgot there was already a black president. Or are they saying the first woman president should be white so they don't take away the ability for a white person to be the first woman president since black people already got a first?

[–] absentbird@lemm.ee 15 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Was Obama the first black president? He's half white, I don't remember which race he picked on mixed race choosing day.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Kamala Harris' father is black but her mother isn't, therefore she isn't black.

Thus:

Bracka Obama's father is black, but her mother isn't, therefore he isn't black.

And we need to make sure Republicans know that Obama is white for the same reason Harris isn't black from now on.

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[–] superminerJG@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago

Republicans try not to talk about Harris's race challenge (impossible)

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago

Always used to wonder where all the clowns went when the circuses disappeared

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