I guess how important circles is defined is critical here. How are you defining that?
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Replying to @MikeWamungu @vgr
Because Trump was beloved, in every important circle for decades, including pop culture so I’m confused as to what you mean
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Replying to @MikeWamungu
Not really. He was the laughing stock everywhere. You’re confusing media prominence for acceptance.
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Replying to @vgr
Pre-Obama, do you think you had more access/acceptance in rooms than he did?
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Replying to @MikeWamungu
Obama’s experience is not quite comparable to mine. Black America has a unique relationship to white-centric inner circles because it historically helped define them via opposition. In many cases, Black America has its own “shadow inner circles” that for eg I could never enter.
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Replying to @vgr
Pre-Obama is a time marker in the Trump reception arc here. “he” is Trump. I.e you vs. Trump, insider/outsider, pre ‘07, ‘08
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Replying to @MikeWamungu
There was a basic “put the uppity black back in his place” aspect to Trump’s whole arc of course, from birther controversy onwards. In a way he has no identity 9f his own. He’s simply the anti-Obama in every way.
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Replying to @vgr
Yes and prior to that, despite still not being palatable or revered in an awe like way, he was net even at worse, rubbing shoulders w/ Clinton’s, Oprah, Epstein and the like — the “elite”, if you will. Obama era is the inflection point
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Replying to @MikeWamungu
Hmm. Not sure. Running shoulders is not a sign of acceptance. Trump is a prop. A picture with him is not a sign of equality. More like a picture with Mickey mouse at Disney. He’s a common type: inserts himself into the optics of narratives without being in the stories.
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Replying to @vgr @MikeWamungu
I’ve met too many such people not to know the type. Nobody respects their intellect or insight, and they’re not even important enough to engage or dis in public. My point is Trump *never* had access. Even as President. Not even in the 80s. He’s always known it and it burns him up
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That’s what happens when you have a fundamentally transactional personality. People can’t see you as human because you can’t see anyone as human. They may use you, allow you to buy your way into some things, but where mutuality of recognition of humanity is needed, you’re out.
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