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sheshe2

(83,751 posts)
Thu Dec 14, 2017, 10:59 PM Dec 2017

Nah, White Women ... You Cant Have This One [View all]

In the aftermath of black people showing up out of nowhere—like little Kenard who snuffed out Omar on The Wire—to kill Roy Moore and the “alt-right’s” dream of making the documentary Mr. Molester Goes to Washington, everyone wants a little bit of credit. The Democratic Party is saying, “I told y’all.” The pundits are giving the entire state of Alabama the credit. Even mainstream media has decided who was most responsible for Doug Jones’ victory over the John Wayne of alleged pedophiles:

Yep, according to everyone, “women” are the ones who pushed Doug Jones’ campaign for U.S. Senate over the finish line. Not black women. Not even black people. Just women.

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Then there was the venerable political reporter Beth Clayton, who became the mouthpiece of the white woman savior class. Immediately following the election, Clayton appeared on MSNBC to explain how white women had saved the world. She tied the election to the Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment scandal and the #MeToo movement (started by a black woman). She proudly explained to Chris Hayes:

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Black people are 26 percent of the population in Alabama, but the Washington Post says they were 29 percent of Tuesday’s electorate. Conversely, whites are 68 percent of Alabama’s population, yet only 66 percent voted in Alabama’s Senate race.

Let’s put it this way: Using AL.com’s raw vote totals and the Washington Post’s exit polls—if every woman in the state assembled themselves and each one of Jones’ black female supporters stood beside a white woman who voted for him, there would still be 82,278 black women standing by themselves wondering “Where the white women at?”



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Now, explain to me, again, who “showed up.”
Not white women. That is a fact. Again ... numbers.

Read More, who is no more. Moore defeated by black people and the largest percent was black women.
https://www.theroot.com/nah-white-women-you-cant-have-this-one-1821299583

White woman here standing with my black sisters. You did this, you always do. Thank you.

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Exactly nycbos Dec 2017 #1
This awesome. Thank you SO much for posting it! EffieBlack Dec 2017 #2
I posted on one of your threads. sheshe2 Dec 2017 #3
Yes MSNBC needs to line up MaryMagdaline Dec 2017 #4
Gawd, I would love that. qwlauren35 Dec 2017 #9
All of the above and something that AMAZES ME MaryMagdaline Dec 2017 #13
Thats a brilliant idea! Im going to pitch it to my friend whos starting media school bettyellen Jan 2018 #49
Yes! Celebrate and document MaryMagdaline Jan 2018 #50
At our Christmas dinner prayers, we thanked them.Now, Alice11111 Jan 2018 #51
I am grateful to the Black Women of Alabama WhiteTara Dec 2017 #5
Well said, WhiteTara. sheshe2 Dec 2017 #6
one of my favorite lines from some novel WhiteTara Dec 2017 #14
"and it was as cold as Christian charity." sheshe2 Dec 2017 #23
Fact, everything you said is a fact. Thanks for speaking up. MLAA Jan 2018 #52
I thank you, MLAA. sheshe2 Jan 2018 #53
Our Saving Grace Me. Dec 2017 #7
Hmmm. sheshe2 Dec 2017 #10
Indeed Me. Dec 2017 #21
Nailed it! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2017 #8
Yes it did. sheshe2 Dec 2017 #11
This makes me so angry..this narrative of "women" did it nadine_mn Dec 2017 #12
Yes. Yes. YES! MontanaMama Dec 2017 #17
I have to laugh at what white lawmakers consider obstacles nadine_mn Dec 2017 #18
They turned their backs on their OWN CHILDREN. sheshe2 Dec 2017 #24
They do this over and over, turn their backs on their own family. Eliot Rosewater Dec 2017 #38
They turn on their own every time. sheshe2 Dec 2017 #39
Well here's one white woman who stands securely with my African American sisters. calimary Dec 2017 #28
Dems would do well to remember this important lesson IronLionZion Dec 2017 #15
The pundits make up a narrative brer cat Dec 2017 #16
Spot on. Thank you Sheshe lunamagica Dec 2017 #19
To all black women who led the way... RestoreAmerica2020 Dec 2017 #20
I have not researched all the vote numbers, but only 40.4% of Alabama voted. 58Sunliner Dec 2017 #22
40% is high for a special election kwassa Dec 2017 #37
Especially in Alabama. They have other elections which only have 18% voting. 58Sunliner Dec 2017 #40
If only White women could vote, Trump wins big and so does Moore. Yavin4 Dec 2017 #25
I hear/read you JustAnotherGen Dec 2017 #32
+1000. NT The Polack MSgt Dec 2017 #34
This message was self-deleted by its author Eliot Rosewater Dec 2017 #36
One of the best Moore-Jones threads I've read. Finally giving credit where credit's due. NBachers Dec 2017 #26
I get that Black women turned out to vote wasupaloopa Dec 2017 #27
After 2020 JustAnotherGen Dec 2017 #33
It's not utopia to understand we all need each oother. None of us alone can change what is going on wasupaloopa Dec 2017 #35
I disagree on dividing us JustAnotherGen Dec 2017 #43
Getting that seat was amazing. POC saved Dem ass irisblue Dec 2017 #44
iris blue - you asked it well JustAnotherGen Dec 2017 #45
I agree with what I think you are saying GaryCnf Jan 2018 #54
PREACH IT Skittles Dec 2017 #29
Spot on, sheshe2. TygrBright Dec 2017 #30
Thank you She! radical noodle Dec 2017 #31
Sheshe💖, how you always manage to bring it irisblue Dec 2017 #41
Thanks, iris. sheshe2 Dec 2017 #42
let's hope heaven05 Dec 2017 #46
The watchword is vigilance MrScorpio Dec 2017 #47
They breed under the rocks. sheshe2 Dec 2017 #48
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