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| − | + | White-lash is a play of words on the term backlash, with [[CNN]] commentator [[Van Jones]] arguing it was white Americans revolting against the [[Democratic Party]] and voting for [[Donald Trump]] in the [[2016 US Presidential Elections]]. | |
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| + | President-elect Trump‘s unexpected victory on 8 November 2016 was summed up as “whitelash” by the CNN commentator, who argued that racism played in the election’s outcome:{{cquote| | ||
“This was a white-lash. This was a white-lash against a changing country, it was a white-lash against a black president, in part, and that’s the part where the pain comes.”<ref>[http://globalnews.ca/news/3057638/explaining-white-lash-and-how-it-helped-donald-trumps-win/ Explaining ‘white-lash’ and how it helped Donald Trump’s win]</ref>}} | “This was a white-lash. This was a white-lash against a changing country, it was a white-lash against a black president, in part, and that’s the part where the pain comes.”<ref>[http://globalnews.ca/news/3057638/explaining-white-lash-and-how-it-helped-donald-trumps-win/ Explaining ‘white-lash’ and how it helped Donald Trump’s win]</ref>}} | ||
Revision as of 19:50, November 21, 2016
White-lash is a play of words on the term backlash, with CNN commentator Van Jones arguing it was white Americans revolting against the Democratic Party and voting for Donald Trump in the 2016 US Presidential Elections.
President-elect Trump‘s unexpected victory on 8 November 2016 was summed up as “whitelash” by the CNN commentator, who argued that racism played in the election’s outcome:
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“This was a white-lash. This was a white-lash against a changing country, it was a white-lash against a black president, in part, and that’s the part where the pain comes.”[1] |
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