In some kind of bizarre attempt to reach out to young black voters, Ben Carson has just released a new unique rap ad. And by unique I mean disastrous. Now Carson’s awkward venture into some sort of old-school rap did succeed in making his ad go viral…but definitely NOT in a good way.
Carson’s new ad is being released on radio stations in eight markets including Atlanta, Birmingham, Detroit, Miami, Houston, Jackson, Memphis, and Little Rock. But if the early response is any indication this ad can be described as nothing short of a disaster.
It’s not just that the rapping itself is terrible. But it really shows once again how out of touch Ben Carson is with American voters, especially the youth and minorities. It’s clear who he’s pandering to with this absurd ad, but it comes across as little more than outright condescension. Honestly, for me, this radio spot is the epitome of hypocrisy. Not only has Carson been very vocal about denouncing hip-hop, but he’s also blamed it for the problems of today’s black youth.
Following a lot of negative backlash from this rap ad, Carson’s campaign was quick to point out that, in a recent Quinnipiac Poll, their candidate got the highest percentage of black voters when up against Hillary Clinton. Now while this is true, it should be noted that Hillary got 73% while Carson only got 19%.
Thankfully, as we’ve been seeing quite a bit lately, the internet is not about to let the Clown Car off the hook for stupidity this brazen. Here’s just a bit of bit of the priceless response from Twitter….
lmfao ben carson's rap
— roderick (@yungrod_) November 6, 2015
@elonjames OMG. Why the f*ck did I listen to that???? /randomly shoves anything at hand into ears/
— pavel (@thepavel) November 5, 2015
I just knew this was an SNL skit or [email protected] https://t.co/4mCBq0ncuO
— Elon James White (@elonjames) November 5, 2015
Carson: I Would've Taken A Different Approach To The Rap Radio Ad @TPM https://t.co/vigYy1B140 If they laughed at it on Fox u know it sucked
— Dr. K (@docdvr) November 6, 2015
in 99% of all parallel universes, the idea "ben carson rap ad" turns out poorly. why can't i live in one of the universes where it was lit?
— Alan Pyke (@PykeA) November 5, 2015
Ben Carson can’t stand Black Lives Matter but stooped to doing a rap ad to attract black voters. He’s more racist than the white candidates
— Darth Kriss (@insanityreport) November 5, 2015
"black people like rap" "and urban voices as well" - inside the meeting that created that ben carson ad
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) November 5, 2015
Now that Black people have seen Ben Carson rap, for sure he'll be getting all those Obama votes.
— William K. Wolfrum (@Wolfrum) November 5, 2015
REMINDER: Ben Carson blamed hip-hop music for hurting black communities. Then made rap song. https://t.co/Y6869X3yVB pic.twitter.com/nt4f4oi80u
— The Baxter Bean (@TheBaxterBean) November 5, 2015
Every day Ben Carson will tell you something was worse than slavery, but no worries, he's totally into rap.
— John (@linnyitssn) November 5, 2015
BEN CARSON PRESIDENTIAL RAP COMMERCIALS ARE WHY THE CAGED BIRD SAID "NAH, SON."
— Elon James White (@elonjames) November 5, 2015
CARSON CAMPAIGN: how can we appeal to urban youth SUBURBAN MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL: leave this to me https://t.co/AgF7EcvNof
— Philip Bump (@pbump) November 5, 2015
