GOP Candidate Tells Black Americans Seeking Reparations To 'Get The F**k Out' Of America
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Valentina Gomez, whose campaign for Missouri secretary of state has consisted of homophobic stunts and anti-LGBTQ rhetoric, was eviscerated on social media.
Missouri secretary of state candidate Valentina Gomez, whose GOP campaign has primarily consisted of homophobic stunts, told Black Americans ahead of Wednesday’s national Juneteenth holiday to “get the fuck out” of the U.S. if they still want reparations for slavery.
“Reparations from slavery and Black victimization is about to be shoved down our throats for the most ratchet holiday in America,” said Gomez in a viral video on Tuesday. “BLM [Black Lives Matter] raised millions. And what did they do for Black lives?”
“It is outrageous to see people ask you for reparations, even though they never went through slavery,” the 25-year-old Colombia-born Republican continued. “These ungrateful people should be celebrating because they were born in the greatest nation to ever exist.”
Gomez clearly failed to grasp that Black Lives Matter wasn’t founded for reparations, but as a protest movement against police brutality, and seemed confused in decrying reparations for people who “never went through slavery” — as that’s precisely who they’re for.
“Here’s a tip,” she nonetheless declared. “If you don’t like America, kindly, get the fuck out.”