It has only been three days since Old Joe Biden told African Americans that if they have trouble deciding whether to vote for him or for President Trump, then "you ain't black." There was one day of some strong reactions and Biden even apologized (although it was unclear if he remembered exactly what had led to the apology.) If President Trump had said something, anything that was as blatantly patronizing and racist as what Biden said, we would have at least a two week feeding frenzy from the media. They would be talking about impeachment by this point. So I went to google to see what the media coverage looked like today with regard to the "you ain't black" statement from Biden.
Nearly the entire media has dropped the story. There is a long report at Vox explaining why Biden's statement, although unfortunate, won't matter in the long run. Amazingly, the report says that Biden telling blacks that he knows better than they what "being black" entails is somehow the equivalent of Trump in 2016 saying to blacks, "what do you have to lose" if they vote for him. Biden patronizes blacks and directs them what to do, while Trump appealed to reason and asked blacks to make their own decisions. It's not even close to the same thing.
Otherwise, the story has disappeared. What a difference a day makes.
Nearly the entire media has dropped the story. There is a long report at Vox explaining why Biden's statement, although unfortunate, won't matter in the long run. Amazingly, the report says that Biden telling blacks that he knows better than they what "being black" entails is somehow the equivalent of Trump in 2016 saying to blacks, "what do you have to lose" if they vote for him. Biden patronizes blacks and directs them what to do, while Trump appealed to reason and asked blacks to make their own decisions. It's not even close to the same thing.
Otherwise, the story has disappeared. What a difference a day makes.
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