The purpose of the petty & gratuitous ad hominem attack in #Trump's parenthetical - to signal to "the base" that those whose names don't sound WASPy enough can be labeled "phonies" & their "Hispanic heritage" can be made the premise of criticism - is racist & divisive.https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1158950196560171014 …
...a particular ethnic group be used only by someone whose ethnicity is seen to "match" that name. This way, #Trump supporters don't even need to look at that person before applying their racist prejudices to him - the name becomes a substitute for his skin color & appearance...
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A white person who uses a name perceived to be "Hispanic" spoils that shortcut for racists. And that's the real reason why Randall got so annoyed at Beto he had to send this tweet. Trump knows that about the racists at the core of his "base" (he's a racist himself after all)...pic.twitter.com/clqXBEAoa3
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#Trump knew exactly what he was doing when he wrote (w/out support) that the name Beto is "to indicate Hispanic heritage" (just this once Randall, pretend that facts matter to you & go back and look at what Trump wrote - those are his words & they're right there).... - 8 more replies
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