Hah, the article was removed https://nypost.com/2024/07/14/us-news/forbes-removes-column-that-asks-if-trump-surviving-shooting-will-appeal-to-black-voters/
The author mentioned Trump attempted to sway black voters after he was indicted on various criminal charges and his mugshot was taken in one of his cases last year.
“Hopefully, being shot doesn’t become a similarly problematic strategy to link Trump with an experience that far too many (not all) Black people have,” part of the column reads.
Seems like it was supposed to be sorta the opposite of what it ended up being.
Oh, so it's a classic case of 'any question asked in a headline can just be answered with no'?
Betteridge's law of headlines
Well I wouldn't put it past him. He wasn't shot by the police though.
Link to something less awful than the Post talking about it- https://www.mediaite.com/trump/forbes-deletes-article-asking-whether-trump-surviving-assassination-attempt-will-be-his-next-appeal-to-black-voters/
Shaun Harper
A DEI expert
....i don't believe you
Despite his name "sounding white", Shaun Harper is a Black Man and a Biden supporter.
His take is still a bad take, but fixating on his name when there's a picture of him in the article that would better inform you on this matter is also a bad take.
I included the name to call them out because they have a bad take and their one-line bio describes a DEI expert. Including the name was not in relation to any assumption in their race or anything else for that matter. But i appreciate the response since i can see how people might be reading between the lines.
Are we sure this isn't satire
Isn't it funny how the dei experts end up being the most racist?
No, it's not. It's not funny because people end up listening to and following all the drivel they espouse.
DEI expert because his employer keeps sending him to classes
Are we sure this isn't satire...? This reads very much like satire to me and I'm too lazy to look up the article to see for myself.
Any back or person of color that votes for Trump needs their head examined. If you think these people are your friends you are in for a ride awaking.
Edit: autocorrect did a number on my comment 😂 I like it and I'm keeping it!
Back in 2016 I tried explaining this to a Hispanic guy I knew. Single issue voter, second amendment. Dude was a lost cause. Never talked to him again but I doubt anything has changed. Single issue voters tend to be simplistic fucking idiots.
“Or, Mike, take the firearms first and then go to court, because that’s another system. Because a lot of times, by the time you go to court, it takes so long to go to court, to get the due process procedures. I like taking the guns early. Like in this crazy man’s case that just took place in Florida, he had a lot of firearms – they saw everything – to go to court would have taken a long time, so you could do exactly what you’re saying, but take the guns first, go through due process second.”
Trump is horrible for second amendment rights.
Did you mean rude awakening?
"this is pretty racist"
Yeah, so is he, so it would be on brand. I say 60% chances he will try exactly that before the election.
He already did in the last debate. Remember "taking black jobs"?
No? oh I guess it's cuz Biden is old...
No, it's because I'm old and missed the debate and went to sleep instead. In my defense I'm 6h ahead.
Good lord...
"See? We got something in common, you and I. In fact you could say… you could say I'm just like you."
We know him for his orange tan face, but this new trick he has down his sleeve will shock you...
I have my doubts that many black voters think trump and say:
I know that black voters for Trump exist. But so do bots.
Not a lot, but more than you'd think. Something on the order of 15-30% of black voters support him, from my memory.
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.
I will always upvote a Red Dwarf reference
Don't listen to that writer. They are a DEI expert - that's practically antifa. /s
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One of the first things that came to mind was that he could start walking out to 50 Cent songs at his rallies.
Well if you put it that way, no.
Don't try to put it another way either.
That's the point.
That's the author's entire point.
What's that even supposed to mean? Huh?
Trump has pretended that his arrest and mugshot increased his support from black electors (implying that it made them relate to him from sharing an experience far too common for them) so it wouldn't be surprising he would do the same because he got shot (again, considering statistics)
I was pretty certain this would be what the article was about, wondering if a racist might respond to events with racism. Headline just went way too hard on exploiting rage for clicks.
Questioning if trump would try to use it to appeal to Black voters...
Apparently everyone is taking it to mean it would work and calling the author racist?
But there's a very good chance trump does try this. Because he is racist.
It concerning so many people are confused
Jesus wept
Jesu Swept
jizz is wet
Java Script
Fuckin yikes!
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!
It’s the first thing that a buddy of mine said to me.
Your buddy:
OMG
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
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.
It's true folks. Everyone is saying this. And I know the best everyones believe me folks.
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.
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.
I'm looking for something about 100 miles east of Virginia. Got anything like that?
