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JD Vance defended these "kids" who referred to Black people as “the watermelon people" in their private texts (infosec.pub)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by bytesonbike@discuss.online to c/political_weirdos@lemmy.world

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Via https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2025/10/15/at-least-4-in-racist-young-republicans-group-chat-out-of-jobs-amid-gop-backlash/

Direct link: https://xcancel.com/jemelehill/status/1978645219366375694#m

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[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca -3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I thought the "Watermelon people" reference was to Palestinians, as their flag is a pink and green, I think, and some people have taken to using a watermelon sign to indicate support for palestine when it's risky to do so.

[–] clockworkrat@slrpnk.net 6 points 5 months ago

Do you think people in a group of fascists are more likely to be making racist comments about African Americans, or showing solidarity with Palestinians?