New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday made the dubious — and racist — claim that Black kids in the Bronx don’t know what a computer is.
During a speech at a forum in California, Hochul went into full Bull Connor mode, claiming that “Right now, we have, you know, young Black kids growing up in the Bronx who don’t even know what the word ‘computer’ is” and that “They don’t know these things. And I want the world opened up to all of them.”
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OMG HAHAHA Governor Kathy Hochul thinks black people don’t know what a computer is. pic.twitter.com/TSjMLmiOAc
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) May 7, 2024
Hochul’s ridiculous comments went viral on social media – especially on X, where she was roundly pilloried by users. Former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines chimed in, noting “just how out of touch the people supposedly leading this country are.”
It’s remarkable just how out of touch the people supposedly leading this country are https://t.co/ll8eG8Pcok
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) May 7, 2024
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) also harangued the governor.
No one: …
Absolutely no one: …
Liberal NY Governor: black kids don’t even know what the word computer is https://t.co/UfiylJ8C94
— Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (@RepLuna) May 7, 2024
Several other users also lambasted Hochul.
I look forward to the inevitable man on the street interview with young black kids in the Bronx where they watch this clip and respond. 🍿 https://t.co/taWmFicspC
— CCP IS ASSHOE (@CCPISASSH0E) May 7, 2024
Tell me how racist you really are, without telling me. https://t.co/MjXvo6DeiJ
— NahBabyNah (@NahBabyNah) May 7, 2024
This is what democrats think of black property man I just don’t get why they keep voting left. https://t.co/LMmRileJYT
— Pot n’ Politics MAGA 🇺🇸 (@CommonSenseHaze) May 7, 2024
This was not a slip of the tongue, this is how elite liberals think. The racists of the past thought black people were inferior, and too stupid to defend themselves, so they exploited them. Modern elite liberals think black people are inferior, and too stupid to defend… https://t.co/FOjrHX3Bf4
— Conservative News Feed (@C_N_F__on__X) May 7, 2024
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And my favorite response came from a user who absolutely nailed it by pointing out that folks like Hochul “have never been around black people.”
The real racist are the rich white elite. They have never been around black people and this is what they think of them. They sit around their cocktail parties and talk about how poor blacks can’t get ID, poor blacks can’t work a computer. So ignorant of the real world! https://t.co/e4VhuFIsuB
— STL (@Dk1979) May 7, 2024
This post sums it up perfectly. White progressives like Hochul tend to keep their distance from regular Black folks while pretending to champion our causes from their ivory towers where the other White saviors live. Unfortunately, it’s not very likely that other Democrats, who profess to care about racism, will actually call her out on this one.
