Dear GOP: Here Are 10 Things You Should Never, Ever Say to Black People

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http://www.alternet.org/dear-gop-here-are-10-things-you-should-never-ever-say-black-people



1. We’re not the party of government handouts; we believe in personal responsibility. The suggestion that African Americans are not hard workers is both innaccurate and insulting.


2. We have black people in our party. Just look at Rep. Mia Love of Utah, and U.S. Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina. Well, neither politician discusses poverty or takes on social justice issues.


3. We're the party of Lincoln; we freed the slaves. If one of your party’s key arguments for black people to join its ranks cites an achievement that predates Reconstruction, you’ve already lost. This talking point is also flawed because it is not as if Lincoln and other Republicans saw black people as equals, so please don't suggest it. Besides, while Republicans may care about the historical legacy of Lincoln, most black people don’t.

4. Any quote from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. There needs to be a moratorium on quoting the more popular speeches of Dr. King. He is much more than his “I Have A Dream Speech." He also spoke about reparations, racism in distribution of land grants to academic institutions and farmers, and black pride. If you really want to earn points from black voters, talk about that Dr. King. But we know you won’t.

[JustAnotherGen]

1. Rest of the list - first sentence only

I think it's a good list for everyone - not just Republicans.

5. Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson are race hustlers. 

6. It’s time to end affirmative action.


7. Whitesplaining racism at black institutions.


8. "What about black-on-black crime?"

9. "It’s time to take America back!" 


10. Insulting the Black Lives Matter movement.  

My number 11 - stop telling us to wait for anything.

[M0rpheus]

4. :)

My number 11 - stop telling us to wait for anything.

[MrScorpio]

2. Beautiful list! nt

[DemocratSinceBirth]

3. I agree with all of them including three but dissent in part from three

There weren't a lot but some of the radical abolitionists who were also Republicans like Thaddeus Stevens believed in the equality of all races and Lincoln despite having some racist views, like most Americans of that milieu, came around.

It's not up to me to tell someone who to look up to reverentially but Lincoln deserves to be looked up to reverentially by all right thinking people. He was a great man.

[Nye Bevan]

5. What's wrong with MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech? (nt)

[Gothmog]

6. The GOP has written off the non-white vote for the next couple of cycles

[DemocratSinceBirth]

7. It would be nearly impossible for them to win a general election without doing better.

Willard Romney won a greater share of the white vote than any presidential candidate since Ronald Reagan and still lost convincingly.