Latinos shred Hillary Clinton over 'abuela' pandering fail
The latest effort to appeal to Latino voters has backfired on her campaign.
Hillary Clinton's latest effort to appeal to Latino voters has backfired on her campaign — painfully so, we might add.
A recent blog post on her website, originally titled "7 ways Hillary Clinton is just like your abuela," touts the presidential candidate's grandmotherly qualities in a clear attempt to impress would-be Latino supporters.
But Latinos on Twitter immediately criticized the post as tone-deaf pandering, and fired back with reasons Clinton is #NotMyAbuela.
.@HillaryClinton do you even know what this is? #NotMyAbuela pic.twitter.com/Z2qGfXGGWm
— Eliel Cruz (@elielcruz) December 22, 2015
Our experiences cannot be equated to those of a rich and privileged white woman. It's shameful and disrespectful to try #NotMyAbuela
— Lupita Gonzalez (@pitaslug) December 23, 2015
my abuela wouldn't support the deportation of central american child migrants to the violent countries they tried to flee from #NotMyAbuela
— paulinecstasy (@paulinecstasy) December 23, 2015
My Abuela came from poverty. Came to this country for the betterment of my family only to face racism and discrimination. #NotMyAbuela
— Eliel Cruz (@elielcruz) December 22, 2015
My Abuelas are not political props @HillaryClinton #NotMyAbuela
— Andrew Baldizon (@andrewbaldizon) December 22, 2015
While responding to totally different offenses, the Latino backlash here is similar to the way African Americans responded to the Rachel Dolezal fiasco earlier this year. Dolezal, the former president of the NAACP in Spokane, claimed to be African American — going as far as to allege discrimination and hate crimes based on her race — when she is, in fact, of German and Czech ancestry. Of course, Clinton isn't trying to assume some cross-ethnic identity. She's just pandering. Or "hispandering," if you will.
The Clinton campaign has not issued a formal response, but the title of the blog post has been changed to "7 things Hillary Clinton has in common with your abuela."
Hilary Clinton is #NotMyAbuela I'm glad the Hispanic community isn't buying this pathetic appeal for Latino votes.
— Luis Martin Haro (@LouieHaro2035) December 23, 2015
"7 Ethnic Groups That Hillary Clinton Will Shamelessly Pander To Next!" pic.twitter.com/dqVjECFdsV
— Really Jolly Aguiar (@rj4gui4r) December 23, 2015
#NotMyAbuela @HillaryClinton - tacky #Hispandering pic.twitter.com/3a1MpR13QV
— Growing up Mexican (@TheMexicanVines) December 23, 2015
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