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I think the optics of it that is the problem. Maybe Trump isn't a racist, I'm not positive but I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt on that one, but as a minority myself, it made my skin crawl.
To me, my first reaction was it felt to be belittling and condescending as if he were referring to the possessive as a slave-owner would refer to his slave. I know I will get slammed for such an assumption but like most of what Trump says, the insensitivity of the comment doesn't feel right for those of us who think there should be some degree of "political correctness" from the leader of our country. I know millions of Americans want PC thrown out the window and we all go back to how it was 60-70 years ago when minorities were "kept in their place" but hopefully, those of us who are proud of the evolution this country has made in those 70 years, will prevail to a certain extent.
Did you cring when Biden said that Obama was clean and spoke well? Did you cringe when Bill Clinton said , Obama at one time would be carrying my luggage and bringing me coffee? Now if Trump said that , it would be worse than a cringe.
This was such a bad remark from Trump. I'm surprised this African American accepted this dehumanizing comment. Hello Trump white folks don't own us anymore.
I think the optics of it that is the problem. Maybe Trump isn't a racist, I'm not positive but I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt on that one, but as a minority myself, it made my skin crawl.
To me, my first reaction was it felt to be belittling and condescending as if he were referring to the possessive as a slave-owner would refer to his slave. I know I will get slammed for such an assumption but like most of what Trump says, the insensitivity of the comment doesn't feel right for those of us who think there should be some degree of "political correctness" from the leader of our country. I know millions of Americans want PC thrown out the window and we all go back to how it was 60-70 years ago when minorities were "kept in their place" but hopefully, those of us who are proud of the evolution this country has made in those 70 years, will prevail to a certain extent.
Oh knock it off. No one wants to go back to "keeping minorities in their place". The drama some of you people spew...GOD it's getting old.
People need to stop being delicate little flowers who get butthurt and offended over every last damn thing someone says. Here's the deal: You get offended.................and then what?
NOTHING.
Nothing happens. All that happens is you got offended. It's totally subjective, and you have every power in you to change how often you get offended. You getting offended is YOUR problem, no one elses.
Oh knock it off. No one wants to go back to "keeping minorities in their place". The drama some of you people spew...GOD it's getting old.
People need to stop being delicate little flowers who get butthurt and offended over every last damn thing someone says. Here's the deal: You get offended.................and then what?
NOTHING.
Nothing happens. All that happens is you got offended. It's totally subjective, and you have every power in you to change how often you get offended. You getting offended is YOUR problem, no one elses.
Something will happen, alright. Trump will lose.
If you think that absolutely nothing is wrong with what Trump said, try going to work or church, and greeting the next Black person you see by saying "hi my African-American!"
Come back and tell us what HR said if you still have a job after that. There's a reason we don't all go around greeting each other by saying "Hey Whitey!" "Hey Blacky!" There's no reason to greet someone in that manner unless race is the ONLY thing you see.
Demanding respect is not being butthurt. You want the right to be disrespectful and nasty without consequence, and life just doesn't work that way.
If you think that absolutely nothing is wrong with what Trump said, try going to work or church, and greeting the next Black person you see by saying "hi my African-American!"
Come back and tell us what HR said if you still have a job after that. There's a reason we don't all go around greeting each other by saying "Hey Whitey!" "Hey Blacky!" There's no reason to greet someone in that manner unless race is the ONLY thing you see.
Demanding respect is not being butthurt. You want the right to be disrespectful and nasty without consequence, and life just doesn't work that way.
I'm not black and I was shocked. You could not say that in corporate America. This idea that treating people with respect is just being PC and the most offensive person is the most authentic, now that is getting old.
People should start addressing Trump by the words that immediately come to mind, whatever they are. And if he complains, they can say "hey I was just being non-PC". See how long Trump takes being treated in such a way.
I think Trump is senile. I think he meant to say "look at my African American friend" but his losing his marbles and his verbal skills.
Dementia runs in his family. People are not noticing because Trump acts out often but his behavior is not normal.
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