# No any black Trump supporters? Is it possible for you to respect such a person? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 19, 2018, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-any-black-trump-supporters-is-it-possible-for-you-to-respect-such-a-person/814444 "2018-05-19T04:32:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-any-black-trump-supporters-is-it-possible-for-you-to-respect-such-a-person/814444/22 "2018-05-21T22:55:26Z")
I feel nothing but loathing and contempt for anyone who voted for Trump regardless of race, gender, or whatever. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2018, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-any-black-trump-supporters-is-it-possible-for-you-to-respect-such-a-person/814444/23 "2018-05-22T00:17:41Z")
The executive branch of the US government is not a “single issue” function, and it would not surprise me if quite a large number of people from any demographic supported the president for reasons of their own. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2018, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-any-black-trump-supporters-is-it-possible-for-you-to-respect-such-a-person/814444/24 "2018-05-22T00:26:23Z")
Donna Brazille, I think it was, once said of Herman Cain that every black family has an uncle like that. I don’t personally know any (that I know of) but I can see it even if I don’t understand it. The trump they see isn’t the trump we see. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2018, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-any-black-trump-supporters-is-it-possible-for-you-to-respect-such-a-person/814444/25 "2018-05-22T03:34:41Z")
I know it’s hard to believe but I don’t know how most of the people I know feel about politics. So I guess the answer to the first question is probably. And the answer to the second is if they have earned my respect bybtheir actions to this point how they vote won’t change that. ---
**Author:** ![Ashtura](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ashtura/32/2963_2.png) [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2018, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-any-black-trump-supporters-is-it-possible-for-you-to-respect-such-a-person/814444/26 "2018-05-22T16:13:25Z")
Statistically, you are only \*slightly \*more likely to know a black trump voter than a transgender person. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2018, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-any-black-trump-supporters-is-it-possible-for-you-to-respect-such-a-person/814444/27 "2018-05-22T17:47:44Z")
The driver of my son’s school bus is black and vocally supports Trump. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-any-black-trump-supporters-is-it-possible-for-you-to-respect-such-a-person/814444/28 "2018-05-23T00:00:38Z")
> [@cmkeller](#): > > The driver of my son’s school bus is black and vocally supports Trump. On account of my dying eyes, it is difficult for me to tell Weather the Sherlock Holmes/Dirk gently allusion is part of your post or merely your signature. Which is it? Because in some ways it does seem apt to this discussion. ---
**Author:** ![tim-n-va](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim-n-va/32/3001_2.png) [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-any-black-trump-supporters-is-it-possible-for-you-to-respect-such-a-person/814444/29 "2018-05-23T00:14:09Z")
I shared an office wth a woman who was born in Guyana. Her reasoning was that when her country gained independence they formed a republic. Therefore, when she came to the US she became a Republican. She meets the OP criteria. I wish I was joking. ---
**Author:** ![you\_with\_the\_face](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ecccb3/32.png) [@you\_with\_the\_face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/you_with_the_face)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-any-black-trump-supporters-is-it-possible-for-you-to-respect-such-a-person/814444/30 "2018-05-23T00:28:24Z")
Any black person who advertises or otherwise volunteers to me that they voted for Trump will be regarded the same way I regard people having schizophrenic episodes on the street. I will avoid them while hoping that they get the help they need. I haven’t come across such people in real life, though. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-any-black-trump-supporters-is-it-possible-for-you-to-respect-such-a-person/814444/31 "2018-05-23T00:35:29Z")
I know one quite well and probably more. The one that I am thinking of is a black male coworker, about 50 years old and ex-military. He listens to Rush Limbaugh in his office every single day. He is also extremely nice and not a huge fan of the black community in general. He is as conservative as they get but not obnoxious about it and we have been work friends for years. One thing I learned about Trump supporters (I am not one) is that they don’t fit into any neat little boxes like some people want them too. I know multiple people with doctorates that voted for him as well as minorities and some of everyone else. I have asked them about it out of curiosity and they all have their own reasons. I am fairly certain I know other black people that are also Trump supporters based on things that they said but I tend not to dig too deep unless they volunteer that information. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-any-black-trump-supporters-is-it-possible-for-you-to-respect-such-a-person/814444/32 "2018-05-23T01:47:24Z")
Skald: > [@](#): > > On account of my dying eyes, it is difficult for me to tell Weather the Sherlock Holmes/Dirk gently allusion is part of your post or merely your signature. Which is it? Because in some ways it does seem apt to this discussion. It’s my signature, but due to its length, I have it set to not be appended to every post of mine. I’m not sure how you came to see it (not that I mind). I don’t see it when I look at the thread. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-any-black-trump-supporters-is-it-possible-for-you-to-respect-such-a-person/814444/33 "2018-05-23T02:19:31Z")
> [@Ashtura](#): > > Statistically, you are only \*slightly \*more likely to know a black trump voter than a transgender person. Did you mean a transgender Trump supporter, or just any transgender person? Because I know at least three transgender person’s I can name without thinking hard. ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-any-black-trump-supporters-is-it-possible-for-you-to-respect-such-a-person/814444/34 "2018-05-23T03:24:26Z")
Tons of black Trump supporters on Twitter, and Trump did win about 2 million black votes, so it shouldn’t be hard to find black supporters. Unless your hostility makes it clear there’s no point in interacting with you on the subject. ---
**Author:** ![Mangosteen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-any-black-trump-supporters-is-it-possible-for-you-to-respect-such-a-person/814444/35 "2018-05-23T03:30:24Z")
Neighbor 3 houses down is black. He got to be about 6’ 3", 235 lb. Wears a red MAGA Trump hat all the time. I highly doubt anyone has said anything to him about the hat other than maybe that they like it. Nicest guy in the world, but I wouldn’t cross him. ---
**Author:** ![Ashtura](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ashtura/32/2963_2.png) [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-any-black-trump-supporters-is-it-possible-for-you-to-respect-such-a-person/814444/36 "2018-05-23T16:42:05Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > Did you mean a transgender Trump supporter, or just any transgender person? Because I know at least three transgender person’s I can name without thinking hard. No, I mean black trump supporters. There are a bit more black Trump supporters in the US than there are transgender people. At least ones that don’t lie to pollsters. Obviously different people have different circles of people they associate with, so your mileage may vary. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-any-black-trump-supporters-is-it-possible-for-you-to-respect-such-a-person/814444/37 "2018-05-23T20:09:04Z")
Yes. Former boss of mine, quit and changed careers to run her own business. She was a lifelong Democrat, and in fact when I first met her was married to a man who served as deputy mayor in a very very very Democratic city government. So you could have knocked me over with a feather when she was over at my house with her new husband for dinner, during the primary season, and said she was supporting Trump. I honestly thought she was joking, or poking fun at me because I’m conservative. When I realized she was serious, I begged her to reconsider, I listed all the choices she had for good and righteous conservatives that were not Trump, and reminded her that Trump had very little chance of winning. I pointed out he wasn’t even at the grown-ups table for the TV debate. But no - she stood firm. She said she was frustrated with Democratic policies as they pertained to running a business and that Trump was going to . . . sigh . . . drain the swamp. She predicted confidently that Trump would win. I said that while anything was possible, that outcome was very unlikely. And . . . here we are. ---
**Author:** ![skyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/54ee81/32.png) [@skyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skyr)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-any-black-trump-supporters-is-it-possible-for-you-to-respect-such-a-person/814444/38 "2018-05-24T04:06:06Z")
Yup. I know a female black physician who is a Trump supporter. I respect her. But then again, I voted for him too. You probably know more Trump supporters than you suspect. Many of us don’t talk about it around people we know disagree because so many lefties have such a visceral hate for anyone who likes Trump. That’s probably why most non-Trump supporters were caught off guard by his victory. It also doesn’t help the Dems that you now have some SJW types saying things like that [straight black men are the white people of black people](https://verysmartbrothas.theroot.com/straight-black-men-are-the-white-people-of-black-people-1814157214). I don’t think it should be surprising that this kind of rhetoric may drive black people away from the left. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-any-black-trump-supporters-is-it-possible-for-you-to-respect-such-a-person/814444/39 "2018-05-24T05:46:55Z")
Here is a gentleman of color who seems to support Trump: https://video.foxnews.com/v/video-embed.html?video_id=5788934793001&ref=twitter.com [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-any-black-trump-supporters-is-it-possible-for-you-to-respect-such-a-person/814444.md?page=1)