Because I don’t hear this obvious theory stated often enough:
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Because I don’t hear this obvious theory stated often enough:
The reason a lot of people are hung up on Biden’s age but not Trump’s is that Biden’s second in succession is a Black woman.
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“But Biden’s age” is just a tidy way to say you can’t abide the possibility of a Black woman being president without having to say the bigotry part out loud.
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@inthehands No, it is not. Its a tidy way of saying Biden should have declined to run and let the Black woman run.
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As if to confirm, behold: https://mastodon.social/@r1cburton/112691786513995294
…and then check out how many posts that account has made, ever
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@inthehands egg account created today. Too embarrassed to say these things on main.
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@inthehands I thought that post might surface a few people to block, quicker than expected though.
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@dekk bingo
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@inthehands is this a serious post?
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Looks like other folks are saying this louder too. @mekkaokereke is on the same tune this morning:
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Because I am at my most pedantic with myself:
Yes, I realize it would be more accurate to say that Harris is •first• in the line of succession. “Next” would have been a better word choice.
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Friendly reminder:
It is not necessary to reply to a post to tell its author that they’re not talking about you.
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@inthehands Oh I never do that
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