The Congressional Black Caucus’ Racist, Sexist Obamacare Campaign

If this #BlackMenEnroll hashtag were reversed and said “WhiteMenEnroll” I’m sure that wouldn’t be racist, right?

— Jerome Hudson (@JeromeEHudson) March 26, 2014

As the calendar races toward whenever the hell the real Obamacare enrollment deadline is, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) took to Twitter to promote its #BlackMenEnroll campaign.

#BlackMenEnroll to #GetCovered by 3/31 deadline. Don’t get left out in the cold. #ACA — THE CBC (@OfficialCBC) March 26, 2014

The pathetic push targeted at black American men is not only racist, but it’s blatantly sexist. After I started retweeting the CBC’s racially targeted tweets with the hashtag #BlackMenEnroll, people on Twitter were still shocked with disbelief.

@JeromeEHudson @OfficialCBC Is this real? — Nancy (@Of_Angelis) March 26, 2014

@JeromeEHudson Please tell me that hashtag isn’t real… Sooooo sexist. — Erin (@sqwerin) March 26, 2014

Oh, the stupid is real.

Here’s tax cheat Charlie Rangel urging black men to enroll:

Get insured before 3/31 deadline & encourage your brothers to be smart & stay healthy too. #BlackMenEnroll pic.twitter.com/3sMUWSfbEv — Charles Rangel (@cbrangel) March 26, 2014

And here you can see Rep. Hank “Guam might tip over” Johnson pimpin’ Obamacare:

1/4million+ African-American young men have gotten covered on parent’s plans. #BlackMenEnroll for you & your kids pic.twitter.com/I6yE9gWdCq — Rep. Hank Johnson (@RepHankJohnson) March 26, 2014

And here is Rep. Barbara Lee holding her #BlackMenEnroll sign:

Don’t forget to #GetCovered! Especially important for black men–#BlackMenEnrollpic.twitter.com/4gGARLrQL6

— Rep. Barbara Lee (@RepBarbaraLee) March 25, 2014

Rep. Lee recently called Rep. Paul Ryan a racist for talking about poverty in inner cities. Would Barbara lee find it racially incentive if Rep. Paul Ryan took a picture of himself holding up a sign that read #WhiteMenEnroll?

Last month, CNN reported that only 19% of Latinos and 20% of blacks have looked for health insurance plans on healthcare.gov or their state exchanges compared to 28% of whites, according to a Commonwealth Fund survey.

In the end, this shamelessly racist and sexist campaign to encourage a subgroup of Americans to buy a product they clearly don’t want to purchase tells you all you need to know about the Congressional Black Caucus and the hubris of the Democratic party.

(Rep.Ryan photo via @Matthops82)