These Black Voices for Trump folks look really, really white to me

by Aldous J Pennyfarthing

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Friday, Aug. 14, 2020 Friday, Aug. 14, 2020 at 8:30:32am PDT

LAKELAND, FL - OCTOBER 12: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump hold signs reading, ''Women for Trump' and 'Blacks for Trump', during a rally at the Lakeland Linder Regional Airport on October 12, 2016 in Lakeland, Florida. Trump continues to campaign against Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton with less than one month to Election Day. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Maybe I need to take better care of my eyes — aside from the daily self-administered glaucoma treatments — but damn if these Black Voices for Trump folks don’t look lily white to me.

Today is the opening of the 'Black voices for Trump' office in Tallahassee. Do you notice anything strange? Look closely. pic.twitter.com/A7stxfSgLm
— RacerxJax 🌈 (@RacerxJax) August 13, 2020

Well, at least they’re wearing masks. Then again, maybe they’re hiding their faces to fool people into thinking they might be Black!

NEW: I went to a Black Voices for Trump event. The only Black people there were the speaker & myself.

Trump’s campaign has tried to make inroads w/ Black voters, but party leaders have struggled to make progress during a national moment of racial strife.https://t.co/fTvd75gAyp
— Alexandra Samuels (@AlexSamuelsx5) August 6, 2020

A roomful of white people listening to a Black speaker talk about how great Donald Trump is. How many of them are Fox News and OANN reporters, I wonder?

Oh, wait. Hey! This photo has a Black person in it!

Stopped by the Black Voices For Trump office today to help Republicans win in Nevada every day 🐘 #LeadRight #BattleBornRed #BlackVoicesforTrump pic.twitter.com/ceRmLoPTvM
— Choi Nevada Ranger (@andylukechoi) August 13, 2020

Of course, if your Black Voices for Trump event turns into a game of Where’s Waldo?, you might just want to shitcan the whole concept. Maybe someone could tear-gas the white people out of these photos — but failing that, it’s difficult to see how a bunch of doughy white dudes walking around in “Black Voices for Trump” T-shirts is going to help your movement.

Oh, and do you remember this golden oldie?

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— Andy Weil (@UCofFootball) August 13, 2020

Oh, well. At least he’ll always have Kanye.

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