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During an awards dinner in Washington, DC, President Joe Biden is facing criticism for referring to celebrity LL Cool J as “boy.”
Social media erupted over the racist connotations associated with the word.
The president said, “Two of the great artists of our time representing the groundbreaking legacy of hip hop in America, LL Jay Cool J, uhhh… he said. (Trending: 4 Uncomfortable Facts Supporting Biden Impeachment)
He added, “By the way that boy’s got — that man’s got biceps bigger than my thighs.”
BIDEN: "LL J Cool J, uhh, by the way, that boy's got— that man's got biceps bigger than my thighs" pic.twitter.com/ulCQRkEp0l
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) September 24, 2023
One person responded, “The real Joe Biden. Old habits die hard. His true colors come out. Again.”
President Biden refers to rapper LL Cool J as ‘boy’ while speaking to Congressional Black Caucus https://t.co/KHWBPqd8jz pic.twitter.com/x3wUsB9i4p
— New York Post (@nypost) September 24, 2023
This isn’t the first time that Biden is accused of making racially inappropriate comments. During his speech at a gala for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute in the capital, President Biden accidentally commended the Congressional Black Caucus instead of the intended audience. (Trending: Joe Biden’s Biggest ‘Scam’ of All)
"The Congressional Black Caucus embodies all those values," Biden says as he addresses the Congressional Hispanic Caucus pic.twitter.com/CHszryHtsK
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) September 22, 2023
The mainstream media is accused of giving Biden a “free pass” by failing to scrutinize these remarks. Here’s a look at some of Biden’s other racially-charged comments:
• In September 2023, Biden said the “workers without high school diplomas” in the U.S. are “African American and Hispanic workers.”
• In August 2020, Biden told black and Hispanic journalists that “unlike the African American community, with notable exceptions, the Latino community is an incredibly diverse community with incredibly different attitudes about different things.”
• In May 2020, Biden notoriously told a largely black audience that if they were unsure of whether to vote for him or Trump, then “you ain’t black!”
• In the same interview with Charlamagne Tha God, Biden said he won’t take a cognitive exam because that’s similar to asking a black person if they are a drug addict. Biden said, “That’s like saying you, before you got in this program, you’re take [sic] a test whether you’re taking cocaine or not. What do you think? Huh? Are you a junkie?”
• In 2010, Biden praised Sen. Robert Byrd, a former Ku Klux Klan member, by saying he was “one of my mentors” and that “the Senate is a lesser place for his going.”
• In 2007, Biden said Barack Obama was “the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean.” (Trending: Biden Breaks Texas Town’s All-Time Record)
• In 2006, Biden said, “You cannot go to a 7-Eleven or a Dunkin’ Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent.”
• Back in 1977, Biden said that forced busing to desegregate schools would cause his children to “grow up in a racial jungle.”
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