White Supremacy in Blackface: How Some Black People Can Be Trump Supporters
Episode description
How can sane, educated, successful, people of African Ancestry support Trump so vehemently, regardless of the slander and backlash? How do they get to the point where they are regurgitating White Supremacy rhetoric that has been passed down since slavery began. Better yet, how do we engage with Black Trump supporters in a way that doesn’t aggravate us?
This week, Dr. Venus discusses why we still have White Supremacy in Blackface, and gives a historical context from the days of slavery up until our current climate in media and society. She shares three of the key terms that have been used to oppress Black Men and Women in our language, and what we can learn from Black Trump supporters to strengthen our own power and healing.
Key Takeaways:
[5:51] After Emancipation and moving into the Reconstruction era, the only model that Black Men had for masculinity was the power and obedience they saw from White Supremacy. In today’s modern age of politics, Trump’s supporters view him as a type of savior, with a level of masculinity and strength that is rooted in Patriarchy.
[9:21] Black Trump supporters tend to relate to Trump as the image and persona he has created for himself as a star and someone who is rich beyond belief. They view him as the chosen candidate for a free thinker who isn’t part of the herd.
[17:26] It’s brilliant marketing, so learn from it instead of getting mad at it. Notice how they use the imagery that our society has gone awry, and what we are needing more than ever is to get back to traditional values. It’s not about convincing us 100%, it’s about planting the seeds to create reasonable doubt.
[19:10] Trump supporters bring it back to religion and good old family values as a way of saying that what Biden/Harris represent is too progressive, and will be against people’s value systems of a safe and successful two-parent home.
[21:39] Another argument is that Democrats have failed them, forgotten about Black people, or think of them as lesser humans that won’t notice they aren’t tending to their cities.
[23:23] Some key terms from history that still get used today: “coon” is a Black person that is seen as dimwitted, slow, and a caricature of Black culture. An “Uncle Tom” comes from a Black house slave who became his Master’s yes man so much that he was loyal to his White Master above all else. “Slave Catchers” were Black Men hired to track other Black people trying to escape from slavery. Not only did they do what the White people told them to while thinking it would make them a free thinker, but they enjoyed it.
[32:04] If you listen to the words of a Black Man or Woman that supports Trump, you will hear the same regurgitated rhetoric that White Supremacy has said about Black Culture throughout history. You will start to hear the value system that is rooted in self and individuality, which is White Supremacy at it’s finest.
[35:32] It isn’t easy to disengage with the Black Trump supporters who want to fight you and get a response, but it’s important not to let them manipulate you. Don’t try to change it, don’t engage it.
Quotes:
- “I have yet to see a historical Black school acknowledge Trump for giving them a dime.”
- “If you have the type of constitution where you want to be accepted, well thought of, and you affiliate power with winning, that means you are more easily manipulated by people who actually understand how to make it look like it’s your idea.”
- “Everything they are talking about is the bare minimum. It’s a step above slavery.”
- “I’m not fighting White Supremacy. I’m yielding to it. That gives me room to say what I mean.”
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