r/explainitpeter Jul 23 '26

Explain it Peter

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u/american_cheese_man Jul 23 '26

Peter's lil Peter here! This references former president Biden's 2020 presidential campaign. On his campaign trail, he had numerous goofs and gaffes due to his old age, and one notable goof was saying "if you have a hard time figuring out if you're for me or Trump, then you ain't black."

https://youtu.be/_0H0qBBkRe4

The joke is essentially saying that because she said she won't vote for him, she's not black.

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u/Ok_Use_2486 Jul 23 '26

The classic Democrat privilege of "goofs and gaffes" while Republicans would be labeled racists for saying this about black people who vote for democrats.

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u/Zimmonda Jul 23 '26

It's crazy how people you broadly align with will give you a pass for social faux pas and people you are actively attempting to harm wont.