I might be out of line for talking, I’m white and didn’t trust Bernie. But through my cultural filter, his quote is a bullshit dog whistle to get racist white people to support him. I was pretty appalled when I read it, but learned a lot more about his record on race from you and commenters replying here. So thank you…

Sanders doesn’t actually give a shit about any of the social justice stuff his followers think he does, much like most of his followers who are Facebook activists.

he spoke out about being against gay marriage as late as 2007 on cspan, he only supported civil unions in his state 2 days before the vote for them when it…

Breaking News: People who supported Bernie and wanted ideological purity suddenly against ideological purity when it is turned against them.

This isn’t just a case of semantics. This is Bernie. It’s his core belief that only when straight white guys get everything they want will the rest of us benefit.

It’s almost like they’re just weaponizing black pain for their own political goals and not because they give a damn about it. It takes a lot of chutzpah to denounce “Identity politics” (as many did when presented with the racial dynamics of the primary) in one breath and then exploit black pain for political gain in…

The Root FB post on this story is a bundle of insane.

He is somehow incapable of learning to change or shift his message? He’s had years in the national spotlight and yet can’t be bothered to work on a broader message. He can’t just keep telling minority communities “you’re not getting it” when he continues to ignore the same message coming back at him.

I’m seeing something other than how his words were (stupidly) structured, but I think he meant to include everyone in his statement about “ordinary Americans.”

Yeah, but what about her e-mails on that server in the basement of Memories Pizza?

Hi Bernie!

Sanders is a veteran politician with decades of experience. Please do NOT come at us with the ‘he doesn’t know any better’/Trump defense. Just don’t. If Sanders considered marginalized communities the actual equal of ‘ordinary Americans’ ie lower and middle income Whites, he certainly knows how to say that.

If that’s so then why he does he consistently frame it like this? EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.

If he meant to include everyone, then we don’t have to “work in two ways.”

Exactly. I was also scanning my post like, “where the hell did I even mention Hillary?” Or even say Sanders was the inferior candidate, for that matter?

NOTES FROM THE GRAYS:

Chrisette had this dragging coming (but I actually didn’t think Strong Black Woman was bad, it was just weird coming from her after she took that Trump loot). The sista just doesn’t get it.

Cishet Michelle got bigger things to worry about. Like clocking in on time at the call center.

I believed Azealia then and I believe her now. I put nothing past the depravity of white men, so it wasn’t all that far-fetched to think Russell could do that. Isn’t he known for being an angry summabitch anyways? AB is frustrating in a lot of ways but she still deserves to be respected, loved, and protected within…

I’m grateful for white people with dreads. Like a snake with orange markings, they’re broadcasting that they’re sketchy as all hell and I should stay the fuck away.

Whaaaaa? I knew that tee had to be bogus cause if it was fubu, it would’ve depicted some ribs (pork and beef) on a big ass grill manned by a sweaty, robust, bald brother in a sauce-splattered apron with a towel slung over his shoulders and some tongs turning that seasoned and marinated meat at the appointed time. I…