Trump posts racist video of the Obamas

MollyNew

Typical Trump response - he's now blamed someone else for the post. Infantile behaviour as usual. It would be laughable if he didn't have so much power over so many people.

Apes are highly intelligent.
Unlike Trump.

I’m appalled!

I am not surprised at this Trump is vile. Yes this is racist.

Someone just said that the odds on the USA bombing Iran after the racist pictures has just shortened to odds on.

Some sense in that.

Parsley3

It is common knowledge that animal imagery is used to dehumanise groups of people. Does anyone remember Gary Lineker facing major criticism for including the image of a rat in a social media post because that was linked to antisemitic symbolism. Depicting black people as apes deserves the same outrage.

ThanksParsley, I’d planned to make a similar point. Instead I’ll join you in comparing the rat image/jewish people and monkeys/black peoples

As with anti semitism, I’m likely to accept it if a Jewish person identifies anti semitism and racisim if black people identify it

sixandahalf

Funny how some people are supposed to laugh things off and others go completely crazy at the sight of a flag on a peaceful demonstration.

Are you a new poster, you sound very familiar?
Who goes crazy, and what flag, and how is it relevant at all?

MollyNew

Oreo

I can agree it’s offensive, but suspect anyone concerned will be able to laugh or shrug it off.It’s typical of Trump that he would enjoy it of course, that’s how childish he is.

I don't think any of the black people I know would be able to "shrug off" being depicted as an ape. They have had enough to put up with over the years, after all.

Biden is white, how many times does need to be said? He was depicted as an ape eating a banana.

This was an animal meme joke, crass, but no need for anyone to get hot and bothered about in my view.Typical Trump to enjoy it of course, but really it’s old news and nothing for anyone to worry about.
There’s plenty to worry about in the world right now but this isn’t one of them.

Oreo

This was an animal meme joke, crass, but no need for anyone to get hot and bothered about in my view.Typical Trump to enjoy it of course, but really it’s old news and nothing for anyone to worry about.
There’s plenty to worry about in the world right now but this isn’t one of them.

Maybe the Obamas should judge, I don't know what colour you are but I definitely don't think white people should have the last word. If you're black you probably will have a view.

Obama is as much white as black isn’t he?
As Biden is white and was depicted as an ape then I wouldn’t be worried about a silly meme if I were him.
Just as I’m Jewish but wouldn’t worry about any stupid rat memes or graffiti.

rafichagran

I am not surprised at this Trump is vile. Yes this is racist.

Not surprised.

When people show who they are -- believe them.

Yes, I believe it, when people show who they are.

Maremia

Yes, I believe it, when people show who they are.

So do I 😉

No that's not how it goes. Historically people lighter skinned than him were kept as slaves as they were black. When he was born in some states his parents could have been locked up for miscegenation. Are you seriously suggesting the Obamas don't consider themselves black, haven't suffered prejudice all their lives? It is disingenuous to pretend they are white. Have you calculated what percentage Michelle is?

Funny how these things can be changed to suit a story.

I remember when Trump said that Mr Obama shouldn't be president as he wasn't born in the USA which was a lie. Trump bears grudges and it would seem that as soon as he saw this video, he couldn't resist sharing it as it feeds into his racist views of the Obamas.

I have no idea which he chooses to actually consider himself.
It’s a dilemma for all mixed race people isn’t it?
I have a Spanish friend who is much darker skinned than him.
He and his wife had privileged upbringings.If they had any sense they would just ignore silly animal memes, which am sure they did at the time.
There are lots of political jokes with politicians as animals, I think the cartoonist Peter Brookes did loads of them at one time.
Trump is an idiot but don’t worry about the small stuff, there’s plenty of big stuff to worry about.

Have never considered racism to be small stuff, but each to their own way of thinking.

DH, who is not on social media, just heard this on BBC News.

His jaw hit the floor!
I can't repeat what he said. It would be deleted.

Iam64

Parsley3

It is common knowledge that animal imagery is used to dehumanise groups of people. Does anyone remember Gary Lineker facing major criticism for including the image of a rat in a social media post because that was linked to antisemitic symbolism. Depicting black people as apes deserves the same outrage.

ThanksParsley, I’d planned to make a similar point. Instead I’ll join you in comparing the rat image/jewish people and monkeys/black peoples

As with anti semitism, I’m likely to accept it if a Jewish person identifies anti semitism and racisim if black people identify it

It is common knowledge that animal imagery is used to dehumanise groups of people.

Yes, but it shouldn't though, should it.

Dehumanise? - when humans are generally so much more vile than animals. 🤬

Trump is the temporary king of the jungle, he is Scar, consorting with hyenas and all.

BBC 1 hour ago

US President Donald Trump has removed a social media video which included a racist clip depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes
The clip - set to the song The Lion Sleeps Tonight - was at the end of a 62-second video he shared containing claims about voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
Republican Senator Tim Scott - who is black - had called for the president to remove the post, describing it as "the most racist thing I've seen out of this White House".
The White House initially defended the clip as an "internet meme video" and told critics to "stop the fake outrage".

After a growing backlash, including from several Republican senators, the post was removed from Trump's Truth Social account

and a White House official said that a staffer had "erroneously" made the post

🙄

Oreo

It does give it context, it was something supplied by a Rebublican Trump fan, it wasn’t only about Obama it about lots of Democrats.Biden was depicted as an ape, and he’s white so it’s nothing to do with race.
It’s typical that Trump would like Democrats to be portrayed as lower animals while he himself is presumably a lion, the king of the jungle.
I don’t like anything about Trump, not a single thing but this meme doesn’t mean it’s about race.

Oh for goodness’ sake. Of course it is. Blatantly. Why on earth would you deny it?

Oreo

This was an animal meme joke, crass, but no need for anyone to get hot and bothered about in my view.Typical Trump to enjoy it of course, but really it’s old news and nothing for anyone to worry about.
There’s plenty to worry about in the world right now but this isn’t one of them.

Crass?!

Good god.

Ladyleftfieldlover

How much lower can this dreadful man sink?

My friend in Minnesota tells me that Trump is now saying that he will send ICE agents to mid term elections ostensibly to keep the peace but in fact to stop people voting for Democrats.

His nephew thinks his uncle is displaying the same symptoms that his father, Fred, did.

people.com/donald-trump-blanks-on-word-for-alzheimers-11892775