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Fox News Aired Some Dumb Racist Shit About Trump’s New Sneakers This Week – Mother Jones [1]

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Date: 2024-02-24 11:57:12

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Donald Trump’s newly launched $399 “Never Surrender High-Tops” had Fox News gushing about his savvy appeal to Black voters this week.

Urgh.

“They love sneakers,” explained Fox commentator Raymond Arroyo. “This is a big deal. Certainly in the inner city.”

My reaction? This is one of the most frustrating parts about living in a hyper-segregated white supremacist society. White people often fundamentally misunderstand Black people and yet they are almost always in positions where they get to describe us and our culture authoritatively. That’s a problem. To say the least.

Watch my full video on the recent Fox fiasco below:

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