This two-minute video summarizes what Diamond and Silk meant to the GOP — and Black people. (via The ReidOut Blog)
I think it’s important to go a little deeper into why the duo appealed to white conservatives. In my experience, when some white folks see Black people performing in the ways they expect — brash, averse to logic, snappy — it brings them comfort. Joy even. Their bigotry is affirmed. When they see Black people who break that mold, it’s mysterious and unsettling to them. It defies their expectations and, in their view, threatens their stature in the world.
So I think there was an exchange at play when it came to Diamond, Silk and the GOP. The two women offered up their dignity in exchange for popularity, all to give a mostly white movement the joy of seeing them shuck and jive. Diamond and Silk parlayed their right-wing popularity into a show they were hired to host on Fox News’ digital platform in 2021, but they were ultimately cut after repeatedly using the show. Ironically, they suggested systemic racism may have been the real reason for their removal.
I think this video is the best summation of the stereotypical Black caricatures both women portrayed for their overwhelmingly white audiences. Keep your eyes and ears open for a few things as you watch. You’ll see Trump telling Diamond to “do a little routine,” at which point she does exactly that, breaking out the finger-wagging, neck-twisting, rhyming Black woman whom Republicans came to know and love.
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