Last year, after Donald Trump’s mugshot went viral following his arrest on RICO charges in Georgia, Fox News host Jesse Watters started floating around the idea that it gave Trump street cred and would attract Black voters to the MAGA world because of Black people’s love for criminality. Before we knew it, white conservatives across White Nationalist X (formerly Tiki Torch Twitter), including Trump himself, started running with the racist AF narrative, which, in their critical white theorist minds, was a show of racial common ground.

So, when Trump announced his new sneaker line, featuring the ugliest pair of “Air Treasons” $400 can buy, we should have expected some tighty-whitey right-winger to boast that Trump knows how to appeal to “the Blacks,” because, boy, do we love sneakers.

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— Bakari Sellers (@Bakari_Sellers) February 22, 2024

“[Trump] somehow survives, which must drive his opponents crazy, because even the sneaker thing. I was on social media last night. Very interesting as you see Black support eroding from Joe Biden,” Fox News pundit Raymond Arroyo said last weekend. “This is connecting with Black America because they love sneakers! They’re into sneakers… this is a big deal, certainly in the inner city. So when you have Trump roll out his sneaker line, they’re like, ‘Wait a minute, this is cool!’”

First of all, what social media platform does Arroyo follow? Because on Melanin X (formerly Black Twitter), Black people relentlessly roasted these fool’s gold-dipped Jan. 6s as we would anyone we caught outside wearing them. (Assuming the MAGA marks ever receive their orders.)

Oh let the roasting begin

— Kathia Woods (@kathia_woods) February 19, 2024

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— A King (@filthybrich16) February 19, 2024

Sir! pic.twitter.com/Hbr6UcGxZI

— CEO of We Tried to Tell You, inc. (@C52880908) February 19, 2024

Y’all, they are booing Trump at Sneaker Con for selling these Goldmember looking ass shoes for $399.00.
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— Queer Phoenix of the Crown (@wondermann5) February 17, 2024

Hell, while we’re at it, let’s take a look at how Black people overwhelmingly responded to Arroyo’s insistence that these gaudy-ass CONverses (or Reebokkks?) are going to Pied Pieper Black people into the MAGA world.

These MAGA racists think black people will move to Trump because black people love sneakers.

This is what they think of us. pic.twitter.com/hx8kLUiJHv

— Alex Cole (@acnewsitics) February 22, 2024

This melanin deficient talking head thinks Black people are going to vote for Trump because “Black people love sneakers.“

He also thinks all Black people live “in the inner city“

Racists say the dumbest things. pic.twitter.com/CXn5NdsvHX

— Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan) February 22, 2024

One step away from:

“If Trump gave them malt liquor and a pack of Menthol cigarettes with a purchase of his sneakers, the entire Black population would vote for him.

Because they love malt liquor and menthol cigarettes, certainly in the inner city.” https://t.co/qzIZ3Dh17l

— Mr. Christopher (@iamalmostlegend) February 23, 2024

We are not defined by shoes. They are so stereotypically wrong.

— Henry Louis Adams (@passionatefaith) February 22, 2024

He said exactly what Republicans think about black folks. They think all it takes for our votes is sneakers, flashy jewelry, fried chicken and watermelon. He said what most of them are thinking but scared to say it.

— christopher Christopher (@cq_heartbreak) February 22, 2024

The pastiest white guy on Fox is gushing over how gold sneakers are such a boon and a great idea for Trump and black people.

Okay, folks. I know that sometimes some of you think that I can be a bit harsh. But can you tell me that you honestly don’t smell the rotten racism here?

— Larry Middleton, Proud Liberal Vermin (@l78lancer) February 23, 2024

Absolutely disgusting. It is ignorant. and I am praying and hope that we are not that stupid to go by Donald Trump Sonika’s for $400. the same group of people that have no problem if Black people get shot for wearing a sneakers. pic.twitter.com/xQO8FLLrIM

— Don Salmon (@dijoni) February 23, 2024

(Side note: Yes, I’m aware that there’s also a video floating around that shows a young Black man modeling the shoes, but all that indicates is you can pay a sell-out to do anything because sunken-place capitalism is still capitalism.)

What is clear is that in lieu of actually knowing anything about Black people, white Republicans have taken to discussing us in the most superficial ways their narrow, flavor-averse minds can muster. Black people see this and get annoyed at the way white people desperate for Black friends (for political reasons only) talk about us like we’re not in the room, but for them, it’s the closest thing they can come up with that resembles racial unity.

Then again, maybe I’m wrong. In fact, maybe Democrats should be taking a page out of the Republican book of DEI pandering. After all, the GOP has been getting well over 80% of the white vote for the past couple of election cycles, so maybe Dems need to attract Caucasian votes by catering to what we all know white people love.

According to that logic, I’ve come up with a plan to get white women to stop voting for the GOP

Introducing the all-new 52 Percenters by Air Biden https://t.co/IsFb3uAQVa pic.twitter.com/PdhtORkX9M

— Michael Harriot (@michaelharriot) February 22, 2024

Democrats, you have got to start tongue-kissing your dogs and posting the video in your campaign ads if you’re looking to court the white vote. If you’re not sharing your raisin potato salad recipes on Ballotpedia, you are missing a prime opportunity. Do you have a full spice cabinet in your home? Well, you’re going to need to empty that out before you invite cameras inside during the next election season. And what’s with this showering everyday nonsense? You want the Anglo-Saxon vote? Show solidarity by bathing once a week at most, otherwise, you’re just alienating America’s largest racial demographic. (I bet you’re using washcloths and washing your legs too, huh? SMH.)

Also, don’t get caught on camera clapping on the two and four. It’s the one and three-and-a-half or nothing at all. Don’t turn off white voters by showing you have even a smidgen of rhythm. Just look at the way Trump keeps his constituency in line by dancing like he’s boycotting the beat with the stiffness of dry spaghetti.

orange republican us president donald trump dancing to music dance by nct127 this real? low quality edit pic.twitter.com/labkcoBvzX

— (@WLRhater) February 22, 2024

This shit makes me laugh everytime why did he start jerking the air
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— 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘇𝘆’ (@OvOBrezzzy) February 15, 2024

Say what you will about the orange menace, but the guy really knows his people.

His dancing reminds me of Donald Trumphttps://t.co/QTPaiuo1vb https://t.co/Fnwz1vUDEs

— kmww (brazen hussy) (@kmww15) February 22, 2024

All I’m saying is turnabout is fair play.

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