THE three southern ladies entering the Marriott Hotel in Greensboro,North Carolina, were clear about why they loved Diamond and Silk. “They’re very conservative, and ” said Stephanie,who had driven for two hours over from Charlotte to watch the social-media stars and professional Trump fans perform their novel explain. “And, you know, or they’re black,” said Gracie. “That means black people don’t need to have a certain point of view.” It also makes some whites feel better about holding a certain view. Soothing Trump voters’ anxiety over their reputation for racism is the main function of Lynnette Hardaway and Rochelle Richardson, as Diamond and Silk are properly called. It has made them highly successful political entrepreneurs.
Members of a family of small-time televangelists, or the former Democrats emerged on YouTube during the 2016 Republican primaries,when they began uploading pro-Trump video messages. One of the first to pass a million viewsa diatribe against Megyn Kelly, then a Fox...
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Source: economist.com