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babylonsister

(171,070 posts) Thu Jul 11, 2019, 02:27 PM Jul 2019

GOP Fundraising Email Darkened Kaepernick's Skin

So they're using Kaepernick and felt compelled to darken his skin in a fund raiser? Desperate much?

https://politicalwire.com/2019/07/11/gop-fundraising-email-darkened-kaepernicks-skin/

GOP Fundraising Email Darkened Kaepernick’s Skin
July 11, 2019 at 10:23 am EDT By Taegan Goddard

Yahoo News: “Former NFL star Colin Kaepernick did not look like himself in a fundraising email that was sent by the National Republican Congressional Committee on Wednesday. The message included a picture of Kaepernick that appeared noticeably altered to make his skin darker, an attack ad tactic that has been used before and is considered by many as racist.”