r/BlackPeopleTwitter • u/EnlightnedRedditor • Jul 25 '24

Country Club Thread How yall feel about this

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Idc too much for politics, just wanna know other peoples opinions on it.

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u/Fragzilla360 ☑️ Jul 25 '24

Black folks aren’t monolithic, we do have different opinions (even bad ones) that vary from person to person.

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u/EnlightnedRedditor Jul 25 '24

Agreed. It was kinda shocking to me tho, especially with trump’s ideals. You’d expect most black folks not to like him.

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u/Salt_Sir2599 Jul 25 '24

In the last 2 years I have been shocked at the number of vocal trump supporters that aren’t boomer white dudes. I worked for a trump supporting lesbian and with a few black trump supporting men ages 22/35/54. Had some good convos, but nonetheless I still can’t understand it.

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u/potatohats Jul 25 '24

I'm a grown lesbian, and was disappointed to learn my ex from high school is a Trump supporter. It blows my mind that people in my community could support such a piece of homophobic trash. They're few and far between, but they're out there (unfortunately.)

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u/FilteredRiddle ☑️ Jul 25 '24 edited Aug 21 '24

I’m a queer, mulatto trans dude with non-apparent disabilities. It’s shocking to me that people in any of my communities support Trump and yet I run into them with enough frequency to be concerned.

Log Cabin Republicans supporting the same vitriol towards gender-diverse folks that trans women like Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson fought to end for the entire LGBTQ+ community.

Uncle Toms talking about how BIPOC folks—especially those who haven’t had real opportunities to escape the cycle of historical oppression—are ruining the economy, lazy, violent, “ghetto.”

Second or third generation immigrants blaming first generation immigrants and refugees for taking jobs, adding violence to the system, and soaking up resources.

Disabled folks supporting the same man who actively mocked them and who would take away all public aid or accommodations if he could.

Women supporting the same candidate who has raped multiple women, insulted the women he sexually assaulted, and proudly boasted about grabbing others by the pussy. And cohorts who have decided that a woman’s body and rights rely solely on what men will allow them. It’s mind boggling.

If you challenge their beliefs though, we’re the ignorant ones.

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u/fireside68 Jul 25 '24

The tie that binds: "I got/am getting mine; fuck you".

The inevitable other shoe: "We achieved our goals; you tokens can get spent now."