Joy Behar, Who Is White, Insists Tim Scott Does Not Understand Racism
“The View” co-host Joy Behar apparently believes Republican presidential hopeful Sen. Tim Scott (S.C.) needs a lesson on systemic racism. On Tuesday, Behar decided to go off about how Scott, who is Black and grew up in…
“The View” co-host Joy Behar apparently believes Republican presidential hopeful Sen. Tim Scott (S.C.) needs a lesson on systemic racism.
On Tuesday, Behar decided to go off about how Scott, who is Black and grew up in poverty in a single-parent household in South Carolina, does not understand systemic racism.
“ one of these guys like Clarence Thomas — Black Republican — who believes in pulling yourself by your bootstraps,” she claimed.
The co-host went on, “Rather than… understanding the systemic racism that African Americans face in this country — and other minorities.”
“He doesn’t get it. Neither does Clarence . And that’s why they’re Republicans,” Behar added.
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Her comments came after Scott announced his presidential bid on Monday and said the United States is the “land of opportunity,” and not the “land of oppression.”
Behar has probably experienced barriers and discrimination as a woman, but likely not racism. And the sheer arrogance and condescension of her claim are astounding.
So, please, white liberal woman in New York City, go on to explain racism to a man who was born a year after the Civil Rights Act was passed when racism was very much alive.