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How MAGA centrists blamed a viral racist rant on the ‘woke’ – MSNBC

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How MAGA centrists blamed a viral racist rant on the ‘woke’
A woman earned over $700k in donations after calling a child the N-word. Trump-friendly pundits blamed it on the left for provoking the “woke right.”
May 10, 2025, 3:00 AM PDT
By Anthony L. Fisher, Senior Editor, MSNBC Daily
Shiloh Hendrix, a white Minnesota woman, went viral after repeatedly calling a child on a playground the N-word. The financial windfall she then received — reportedly over $700,000 — from crowdfunding donors, many of whom apparently saw in the unrepentant racist a fearless hero, is a despicable and miserable commentary on the current state of America’s soul.
But it isn’t shocking. Far-right racism and white grievance culture have been ascendant and increasingly mainstreamed for at least a decade. Their most influential avatar — President Donald Trump — is once again in power. (It doesn’t get more mainstream than the presidency.)
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