thatsmell wrote: ↑Sat Aug 10, 2019 2:53 pm
It’s also bad perpetuating the idea that all white kids are rich.
Divisive language like this that dog whistles, perpetuates stereotypes, and animosity in this country should be criticized, just like the president’s recent comments.
And indeed it is.
On the other hand, do we really think that's what Joe meant?
Or was he trying to say that poor kids are as smart, have the same level of potential, as rich kids?
Alternatively, that minority kids are as smart, have the same level of potential, as white kids?
Seems to me that Joe, being Joe, just got himself tangled up. Which is somewhat understandable as minority kids (excluding asian kids) are disproportionately from less well off families.
Which doesn't really make it ok, as we will surely hear from others on the campaign trail and in the punditry. We'd certainly prefer a President who could articulate a thought on this topic without stumbling around.
But ain't it a whole other matter when Trump gets 'himself tangled up'? Do we really think that Trump just mangles the language when he claims not to even know who David Duke is, when he says that Mexican immigrants are rapists?
So, here's how to tell the difference: Joe tries to explain himself, Trump just doubles down to the cheers.