On Friday’s episode of Chelsea Handler’s Netflix talkshow, the comedian took to categorizing all the different kinds of racists. Near the end of the racism segment, she spoke about “black white supremacists.”
And the most confusing group of racists are black white supremacists — not to be confused with white black supremacist, like Rachel Dolezal. Black white supremacists are black people who think white people are better than them. They include Stacey Dash, Ben Carson, and this guy, Sheriff Clarke — he’s the only sheriff in the country who pulls himself over for no reason.
Here’s the video (pertinent portion begins at the 3:51 mark):
It seems the only qualification one needs in order to fall under the umbrella of “black white supremacist” is supporting President Trump. Ben Carson, who currently runs the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has never indicated that he believes white people are better than he is, and for all the talk about Trump placating white supremacists and nationalists, there is no evidence that Trump himself is a racist.
While prior jokes in the segment were at least moderately funny, the “black white supremacists” bit was not simply lazy, but lacking the grain of truth necessary for an effective joke. Because of this, it fell flat, and some might even call it offensive.
Be better, Chelsea.