Earlier today, presidential nominee Joe Biden made some racist comments. Now, he said, he didn't mean what he said. In fact, he's apologized for it. Kind of.
He spoke about the lack of diversity of thought within the black community in the US, while noting that those in the Hispanic community have wide ideological diversity.
He said that he did not mean to say that the African American community in the US was ideological monolithic—even though he said that. But in clarifying his statement, he said pretty much nothing.
Earlier today, I made some comments about diversity in the African American and Latino communities that I want to clarify. In no way did I mean to suggest the African American community is a monolith—not by identity, not on issues, not at all.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) August 7, 2020
Instead, he touted his career as an advocate for black Americans, and said that he would always listen. In trying to walk back his earlier comments, he said he did not believe what he said earlier, which leads one to wonder why he said it.
My commitment to you is this: I will always listen, I will never stop fighting for the African American community and I will never stop fighting for a more equitable future.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) August 7, 2020
His statement earlier today was rather definitive. He told journalists "By the way, what you all know but most people don't know, unlike the African American community with notable exceptions, the Latino community is an incredibly diverse community with incredibly different attitudes about different things."
Latinos have diversity of thought unlike black people who all think alike, says Joe Biden. pic.twitter.com/WRZKnUuTVU
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) August 6, 2020
Biden has made repeated gaffes about race during the few times he's spoken publicly during this election season. He said earlier this spring that African Americans who don't vote for him "ain't black."
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