So the following video that Shaun King tweeted about and that many online news sites wrote about it (here, here and here), let’s just say this: this type of “speak English” racist bullshit has become its own Internet genre, and it didn’t take a Trump Administration for it to “suddenly” appear.
So for every Mike in the world…
There’s the IHOP lady from 2015:
Or this one from Branson, Missouri (also in 2015):
Oh, yes, we should mention Racist Mall Lady from 2016:
Or the former realtor who was really bothered that there was a Mexican flag on someone’s lawn in 2014:
Don’t forget the Idaho school driver from 2016:
We are pretty sure you had no idea that a Texas legislator did this in 2011:
Or that in 2014, Gene Simmons said this:
And the 2016 Avis one:
So, yes, this is a thing. It’s been a thing for a while now.
Which leads us to our final point, so eloquently stated by @jackstermaster
@latinorebels @ShaunKing What I’m saying ? people in the comments all like “Trump unleashed this” like bro no, you’re just finally paying attention.
— Jax ? (@jackstermaster) May 21, 2017
