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Judi Lynn

(160,682 posts) Thu Jul 30, 2020, 08:51 AM Jul 2020

Lindsey Graham ad shows Black opponent Jaime Harrison with digitally darkened skin tone

Source: Salon

Published 1 min ago on July 30, 2020By Roger Sollenberger, Salon

Sen. Lindsey Graham’s campaign posted a Facebook ad last week featuring an image of his Democratic opponent Jaime Harrison — who is Black — with a digitally darkened skin tone.

The image, which was originally published in the New York Times, relocates Harrison from a brightly-lit professional background to a dark background that is nondescript. Harrison, whose skin is noticeably darker, is juxtaposed with comedian Kathy Griffin, who is white and has red hair. Another more faint image of Harrison floats above her head.

“Hollywood continues to bankroll my opponent, raising tens of thousands in campaign cash to attack me, but they fail to understand this simple fact: South Carolinians won’t stand for Radical Leftists telling them how to think and how to vote,” the Facebook post’s caption reads. “Are you with me?”

Here’s a side-by-side comparison of the two images:

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Lindsey Graham ad shows Black opponent Jaime Harrison with digitally darkened skin tone (Original Post) Judi Lynn Jul 2020 OP

well I hope they made Lindsey's skin tone dark yellow mdbl Jul 2020 #1

Lindsey's nose is deep brown from Trump's backside. TheCowsCameHome Jul 2020 #4

Very common racist tactic BumRushDaShow Jul 2020 #2

Fox did that to Obama too. CaptYossarian Jul 2020 #3

This is typical of a winning strategy in South Carolina. jaxexpat Jul 2020 #5

Love it! BIGLY! keithbvadu2 Jul 2020 #6

Post removed Post removed Jul 2020 #13

Post removed Post removed Jul 2020 #7

Linda Graham will follow Purdue's excuse and say it was "unintentional". If it says "approved" then Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2020 #11

Whoa, did I wake up to the 1950s? PatSeg Jul 2020 #8

I thought More like 1930's Germany. Nt raccoon Jul 2020 #15

Pretty much in-your-face bigotry PatSeg Jul 2020 #17

Some in this country... paleotn Jul 2020 #19

Apparently so PatSeg Jul 2020 #20

Not the best state to try that DFW Jul 2020 #9

I've seen a few "digitally altered" images of Lindsey Graham... NurseJackie Jul 2020 #10

Maybe time to counter with an ad showing Lindsey Graham in his TRUE colors Hiawatha Pete Jul 2020 #12

or this LiberalLovinLug Jul 2020 #16

+1 Hiawatha Pete Aug 2020 #22

How Jesse Helms of him. maxrandb Jul 2020 #14

I am looking forward to a black man defeating this racist kook, Graham. NNadir Jul 2020 #18

Lindsey could, through the magic of photoshop, acquire some not_the_one Jul 2020 #21

mdbl

(4,976 posts)

1. well I hope they made Lindsey's skin tone dark yellow

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 08:54 AM

Jul 2020

just another republican asshole.

TheCowsCameHome

(40,169 posts)

4. Lindsey's nose is deep brown from Trump's backside.

Reply to mdbl (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 09:08 AM

Jul 2020

I'd like to see that in an ad.

BumRushDaShow

(130,043 posts)

2. Very common racist tactic

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 09:03 AM

Jul 2020

CaptYossarian

(6,448 posts)

3. Fox did that to Obama too.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 09:06 AM

Jul 2020

I pointed that out quite loudly in a packed clinic waiting room.

jaxexpat

(6,883 posts)

5. This is typical of a winning strategy in South Carolina.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 09:13 AM

Jul 2020

Especially as your targeted demographic is a living, mouth-breathing cliche. Southern politicians have been mining the bigoted moron resource for generations. This time it just may not work. There may be signs of change. Every year old people die and a few years after that, they no longer vote.

keithbvadu2

(37,049 posts)

6. Love it! BIGLY!

Reply to jaxexpat (Reply #5)

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 09:31 AM

Jul 2020

"Every year old people die and a few years after that, they no longer vote."

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Bernardo de La Paz

(49,075 posts)

11. Linda Graham will follow Purdue's excuse and say it was "unintentional". If it says "approved" then

Reply to Post removed (Reply #7)

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 10:34 AM

Jul 2020

If it says something like "I am Lindsey Graham and I approve this message", or his campaign has their logo on it, then ...

Graham OWNS it.

If he tries not to own it, then he is too stupid and clueless to represent his constituents and he needs to go.

He'll be more comfortable out of the spotlight and ultimately happier.

PatSeg

(47,770 posts)

8. Whoa, did I wake up to the 1950s?

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 10:11 AM

Jul 2020

I don't want to even think of how low these jerks will go.

raccoon

(31,135 posts)

15. I thought More like 1930's Germany. Nt

Reply to PatSeg (Reply #8)

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 02:23 PM

Jul 2020

PatSeg

(47,770 posts)

17. Pretty much in-your-face bigotry

Reply to raccoon (Reply #15)

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 02:29 PM

Jul 2020

They don't even try to be subtle anymore, which is understandable given how their leader behaves.

paleotn

(18,015 posts)

19. Some in this country...

Reply to PatSeg (Reply #8)

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 06:23 PM

Jul 2020

never got out of the 50's. 1850's that is.

PatSeg

(47,770 posts)

20. Apparently so

Reply to paleotn (Reply #19)

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 06:54 PM

Jul 2020

I think a lot of people are easily manipulated and are followers by nature. Sometimes it is easy to blame the "other" for all their problems and Trump gave them permission to hate. If it hadn't been one minority, it would be another one, as sometimes some people just want someone to hate. This is why leadership matters, as there will always be followers.

DFW

(54,506 posts)

9. Not the best state to try that

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 10:14 AM

Jul 2020

Doesn't Lindsey Graham's staff know who the other Senator from South Carolina is? Namely a black dude named Tim Scott, the only black Republican in the Senate, who is himself a shade or two darker than Jaime Harrison.

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)

10. I've seen a few "digitally altered" images of Lindsey Graham...

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 10:14 AM

Jul 2020

I've seen a few "digitally altered" images of Lindsey Graham that have him in makeup (ie: a clown). Can those be used in anti-Lindsey ads?

Hiawatha Pete

(1,809 posts)

12. Maybe time to counter with an ad showing Lindsey Graham in his TRUE colors

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 10:47 AM

Jul 2020

LiberalLovinLug

(14,180 posts)

16. or this

Reply to Hiawatha Pete (Reply #12)

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 02:26 PM

Jul 2020

Hiawatha Pete

(1,809 posts)

22. +1

Reply to LiberalLovinLug (Reply #16)

Sat Aug 1, 2020, 03:58 PM

Aug 2020

maxrandb

(15,401 posts)

14. How Jesse Helms of him.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 01:23 PM

Jul 2020

NNadir

(33,587 posts)

18. I am looking forward to a black man defeating this racist kook, Graham.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 02:42 PM

Jul 2020

I'm sure Graham, as a wild eyed racist, will call his defeat a "lynching," but so be it.

not_the_one

(2,227 posts)

21. Lindsey could, through the magic of photoshop, acquire some

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 08:54 PM

Jul 2020

rouge, a light lip gloss for his pursed lips, eyeliner, a softening shade of eye shadow, maybe even a "come hither and FUCK ME" look...?

NOT THAT THERE IS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT!!!!! (I have yet to master the "come hither and FUCK ME" look. It comes across as a Melania porn look, and THAT is a bridge TOO FAR. And those DAMN stilettos... how DO they do it?)

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