Elites shun minorities with unapproved opinions

While members of the establishment – particularly those in government leadership and mainstream media – claim to champion minorities, that only applies to those who toe the line on approved messaging. 

During a Saturday segment, MSNBC host Tiffany Cross attacked diversity within the Republican Party, saying that Republican candidates who are “people of color” are not “voices of color”. 

“Despite the fact the GOP’s racist rhetoric has not slowed at all, they have begun hyping up, get this, their ‘diverse’ candidates,” Cross said while making air quotes. “According to numbers provided by the National Republican Congressional Committee, 80 Republican incumbents or candidates on the ballot next month are women, 33 are Latino, 28 are black, 13 are Asian and three are native Americans.” 

“But faces of color do not always equate to voices of color,” Cross continued. “As our own NBC’s Scott Wong points out in his good reporting, the leadership will almost be entirely composed of white men. Really, this sounds more like the political equivalent of ‘some of my best friends are black.’” 

And while those in the Democratic leadership claim to back minorities – like when Joe Biden promised to nominate a Black woman for Supreme Court justice and for White House Press Secretary – that allegiance does not apply to conservatives. 

That’s why the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is backing a White candidate over his opponent, a Black woman. 

According to the Daily Caller, campaign filings show the CBC donated $5,000 to congressional candidate Frank Mrvan, a White Democrat currently campaigning for Indiana’s First Congressional District. Mrvan is running against Jennifer-Ruth Green, a Black woman who has yet to receive an endorsement or contribution from the Congressional Black Caucus. 

This trend isn’t only prevalent in government and mainstream media, though. 

In June 2020, the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCWBI) was very proud to announce its new Chief Equity & Inclusion Officer, a Black Jewish woman named April Powers. 

A year later, Powers posted a tweet condemning antisemitism and “all forms of hate.” But because she did not also specifically condemn Islamophobia in the tweet, Powers had to apologize and was forced to resign. She continued to receive death threats and SCWBI issued a statement of apology for Powers’ condemnation of antisemitism. 

One unlikely voice who came out in defense of Powers was Will & Grace star Debra Messing, who once suggested that Blacks who vote for Trump are “mentally ill.” Messing posted a furious tweet about the Powers story, but there was otherwise no outrage.