2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Bloody Hell America! From here in Australia, it’s looking pretty bad. [View all]Nonhlanhla
(2,074 posts)It was mildly amusing until the writer managed to get both sexist and racist in one sentence: "for example, if someone consistently whores herself off to the $74Billion American Prison system, you can be pretty sure, Black America, that she hasnt got your back like she says she has."
The language of "whoring" has been consistently implied against Hillary, and used outright here. I know that the metaphor has been used against male politicians as well, but it does have a particular gender tone, one of smearing women throughout history, and it makes it impossible for me to appreciate this as a witty rant against the current political climate. This is followed up by a tone deaf bit of "advice" to African Americans about why they should not vote for Hillary.