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'White Dudes for Harris' is the latest in a series of Zoom gatherings backing the vice president (apnews.com)

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[–] Draegur@lemm.ee 31 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"white guys will look at this and go 'Hell yeah.'" vibe, unironically wholesome 1000000% ^_^

[–] Shou@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

For real. The name is wholesome to begin with knowing the context of unorthodox presidential candidate.

[–] Draegur@lemm.ee 21 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

it's an opportunity to step up and take ownership of the stereotypes usually attributed to said demographic.

i for one embrace the chance to leverage whatever privileges i can to help people rather than just passively sitting here in a gilded cage...

[–] Shou@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

That's how things should be. People using their skills, experience and privileges to help each other. It makes all the difference. Especially in the long run.