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President Biden is under fire for calling LL Cool J “boy” during a speech to the Congressional Black Caucus, with everyone from average Americans to a popular radio host scolding the president for the “unacceptable” comment about a Black man.
“Joe Biden has historically expressed racial hostility toward Black Americans. This is well documented. His racial comments have been excused by the Democrats, especially Black Democrats,” Fox News contributor Leo Terrell told Fox News Digital.
“For example, James Clyburn has come to Joe Biden’s rescue every time he expressed his true racial hostilities. His recent comment referring to LL Cool J as ‘boy’ was not a gaffe, but a lifelong attitude of racial discrimination towards Blacks,” Terrell continued. “I left the Democratic Party in 2020 because Joe Biden made a statement on a national radio program hosted by Charlamagne tha God where he said, ‘If you don’t vote for me, you ain’t Black.’”
The latest ordeal began on Saturday when Biden fumbled over the rapper’s name while attempting to recognize him, along with MC Lyte, for their musical contributions.
“Two of the great artists of our time represented the groundbreaking legacy of hip hop in America. L.L. J. Cool J, uhhh…” Biden stammered. “By the way, that boy’s got – that man’s got – biceps bigger than my thighs.”
The term “boy,” considered a racial epithet when used to describe Black men, struck a nerve with many who called out the offensive misstep.
“Such a racist statement is inexcusable and offensive,” Terrell said.
Pollster Lee Hartley Carter believes Biden can hurt his chances of being re-elected if he keeps offending Black voters.
“What we’ve seen recently in polling among Black voters, and other certain very, very key voters to Joe Biden, which is women, suburban women, Hispanics, he’s lost between eight and 12 points since the last election in support among those key groups, and that’s before the gaffe this weekend,” Carter told FOX News Digital.
“So, without those votes, he’s gonna have a really hard time in the general election,” she continued. “I think it’s a big issue for him, make no mistake about it, he’s still ahead of Trump among Black voters, 76% to, I think, about 15%, but this can hurt his chances if he really does end up losing more momentum with those voters.”
Charlamagne tha God, an influential radio host who was on the receiving end of Biden’s “you ain’t Black” comment, also blasted the president for his latest gaffe. When awarding Biden the “Donkey of the Day,” the radio host explained that Biden quickly realized he screwed up.
“A lot of people are upset that Joe Biden referred to LL Cool Jay as a ‘boy.’ As you can hear, he corrected himself on the spot. You know why Joe Biden corrected himself? Because he’s 137 years old. He fully understands the word ‘boy’ in the racial context around a White man referring to a Black man a ‘boy,’” Charlamagne said Monday on “The Breakfast Club.”
“See, ‘boy’ is absolutely a White racist word when used in a certain context. And I know that because I’m from South Carolina,” Charlamagne added. “When somebody uses the word ‘boy’ to refer to an adult Black man and the speaker is White, that takes on a whole different point in context.”
