‘The Daily Show’ Goes All In With An Ode To Coveted White Voters

Over the past few decades there has been a slow shift in power away from white males toward other groups of people. That isn’t to say that white males are lacking in power at all — because we aren’t — but conversations about white men and their status have become normal. This coming election season should be an interesting one because the rise in contempt of white male voters has apparently been on the rise, something that many are blaming for the rise of Donald Trump. It seems like Trump is simply taking advantage of these pro-white counterculture movements more than anything, but it is working. Do some research on your own, look at the comments on sites like this on articles about women, people of color and LGBTQ+ people.

Everybody is angry and if the internet could convey shouting beyond just caps, we’d all have blown eardrums by now. While you might not be watching The Daily Show anymore (shame, really), they still have their fingers on the pulse of what’s going on and this episode of The Daily Show really honed in on the media’s obsession with talking about how coveted white voters really are. “You’re right, Jordan,” Desi Lydic said. “2016 is the year that white people have a voice.”

The media is telling everyone that white people are not only important, that they are vital to this year’s election cycle because they feel like they don’t matter. That’s right. Opting for two white people in Jordan Klepper and Desi Lydic to anchor tonight’s show over the South African Trevor Noah makes an incredibly strong point even stronger. Trevor Noah coming out to end their “white power” chant really was just the cherry on the top of the whole, ridiculous segment.

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