Forbes: How Journalists Can Better Explain Why Black Women Vote The Way They Do

[JustAnotherGen]

https://www.forbes.com/sites/subramaniamvincent/2024/11/18/why-journalists-need-to-explain-black-women-voters-better/

Posted in AfAm Group

Way a 'min . . . He's doing this without a Diner Interview?



This I 100% Agree With. Example - I don't hold favorable views of Bernie Sanders or Rashida Tlaib.

Department of Political Science at Boston University researches Black Americans in the context of resilience against adversity. With Chaya Crowder and Christina Greer, she co-authored a recent paper that refers to Black women as keepers of American democracy The researchers found that Black women are motivated by civic duty to vote in elections and perceive voting as an effective tool to have their voice heard. Slaughter acknowledges that Black women show greater affiliation with the Democratic Party and identify as strong Democrats, but adds that the picture is more complicated. “Not all Black women hold favorable views toward Democratic candidates,” she writes.

For the below - I think she missed the key point . . . we aren't researched. We are completely ignored and this latter day article in Forbes that doesn't fawn over the fears and worries of black women (like they do white voters in Diners ad nauseum) by actually INTERVIEWING us where we are at - is why this 'supposed' research hasn't shown anything.

You guys - you simply can't ignore the Audacity of Forbes!

Campbell admits that research hasn’t shown that Black women or men are inherently less susceptible to disinformation than other groups. “However, which narratives resonate can vary greatly based on lived experiences and historical realities,” she points out. She cites the example of how Black women view President-elect Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric claiming immigrants take “Black jobs.” It ultimately held little weight for Black communities because we are “well aware that our employment opportunities have long been hindered by systemic discrimination—immigrants or no immigrants,” she says.

Cautionary Tale - because in black spaces - these are convos that are happeining.

“I have a daughter. As a working class woman, I want her rights to be honored. My mom was born before the Voting Rights Act of 1965. So I'm the first generation born with all of my rights,” Bobé says. She then brings all of the complexity of her voting for Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party into our conversation. She says she originally planned on voting for a third party. The “Democratic party sounds like the Republican party,” she says in a disappointed tone, but she changed her mind because of her assessment of Trump’s platform.

I think if the Democratic Party isn't careful - you could see that third party shift in the midterms.

Personally - I'm not enthused by this new fangled idea that using offensive language and messaging (IE - Republican and Techbro friendly) is the way to win.

I think it's stupid - but what do I know? I' m just a black woman.

[live love laugh]

1. This sounds like a bunch of bullshit. It's divisive when unity is sorely needed.

[JustAnotherGen]

3. Why do you say that?

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I know the discussions I've had with other black women - it's where we are at?

Example - my county Facebook Group of Black women - we have a meet up this Saturday.

We are going to identify and perform outreach to the "Have Not" Black families in our community to make sure they don't fall through the cracks. We are one of the wealthiest counties in America - and wealth disparities are glaring.

We are also an extreme minority out here. Our Magat County Party was handing out "This Is Trump Country" signs this year.

How is that divisive? How is taking care of folks like me divisive when I'm surrounded my a bunch of cold stone bigots?

[JustAnotherGen]

4. Are you familiar with Sherilyn Ifill?

She is in alignment with this movement.

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When your message of Democracy and a Strong Social Safety net is not enough -

Retreat and take care of folks.

I'm not understanding how a posted in the African American Group.is divisive?

[eric80]

2. hi

hi

[Blue_Tires]

5. Anybody who says the

"Democratic party sounds like the Republican party..." hasn't been paying close enough attention...

She sounds like my uninformed ex-gf who wrote in Cornel Fucking West because she said "because both choices were horrible"...

Some folks are determined to learn the hard way.