Donald Trump produced an enormous and now months-long backlash during his June debate with President Joe Biden by referencing “Black jobs.” Some took offense, while many others pounced at the opportunity to make memes, jokes, and jabs against the former President. Two big clap-backs at Trump came first during the Paris Olympics when multiple gold medal gymnast Simone Biles tweeted “I love my black job,” and then during last week’s Democratic National Convention when former First Lady Michelle Obama asked “Who’s going to tell [Trump] that the job he’s currently seeking might be one of those ‘Black jobs’?” [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Biles and Obama were pushing back against an unspoken message conveyed by the phrase — the idea that only certain jobs are appropriate for Black Americans, specifically menial, more physical, and less glamorous ones.

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  • Michelle Obama responds to viral photo of Biles, Chiles bowing to gold-medal gymnast Rebeca Andrade
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