Recently Hillary Clinton was interviewed by Kara Swisher. Swisher asked a question about how Clinton felt about Corey Booker saying "Kick them in the shins". Swisher actually mixed up Corey Booker with Eric Holder. Clinton replied "Well, that was Eric Holder. Yeah, I know they all look alike." If you don't know this joke was referring to the stereotype that all black people look alike (Holder and Booker are both African American).
I thought this joke was extremely insensitive and Clinton should have known better than to make a joke like that especially in the political climate that we are in.
This reminds me of how many other politicians have used racial slurs in history. It specifically reminds me of Lyndon B Johnson. He was a president that had the support of many African Americans, but was a very racist person. He has been caught on tape saying the n word, and many people that personally knew him can recount times where he has said the word. This may seem like a reach, but if she's comfortable saying that in an interview knowing she has a lot of progressive supporters, she could be saying much worse things in private.
Lyndon B Johnson
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