Oh Hillary…
You’d think Hillary Clinton’s campaign would back away from trying so hard to be down with communities of color after Latin@s clapped back when the Clinton campaign said the candidate was “just like your abuela,” or when she switched her logo to honor Rosa Parks by putting her back on the bus and Black folk were none too pleased.
Still, in an effort to show a bit of cultural competency, Clinton’s camp incorporated the Kinara and the seven candles representing the Nguzo Saba, or principles, of Kwanzaa. While Clinton’s campaign may have been attempting to show how inclusive they are, the whole thing backfired.
If Team Hillary doesn't stop it with this logo… #Kwanzaa pic.twitter.com/rr4f4C9vxT
— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) December 27, 2015
Of course, it also spawned a hilarious hashtag: #NewHillaryLogo.
Join us in a lil game called #NewHillaryLogo and predict what sister Hillary's next logo will be. pic.twitter.com/KC1dopLREv
— Avery. (@Philosavery) December 27, 2015
Enough is enough! Hillary must be stopped. #NewHillaryLogo pic.twitter.com/RFYxDoo9Ry
— ❄️ (@awwwchris) December 27, 2015
"Dabb on these conservatives like uhhhh!"- @HillaryClinton #NewHillaryLogo pic.twitter.com/cXzXWe9pmm
— Ujima (@ParkerAtiba) December 27, 2015
@IntergalacticQ #NewHillaryLogo pic.twitter.com/gd20BfLtP7
— Future Super-Villain (@IntergalacticQ) December 27, 2015
— Kristy Tillman (@KristyT) December 27, 2015
This leaked #NewHillaryLogo shows absolutely no restraint. Smh. pic.twitter.com/O4mi7qbeV9
— RiLEY (@iMadeSmartCool) December 27, 2015
It wasn’t all fun and games, though. Writer and anthropologist Victoria M. Massie broke down why Clinton’s Kwanzaa logo was so problematic.
Super questionable logos @HillaryClinton has used to secure black voters since announcing her candidacy this summer: pic.twitter.com/LUmeaTdMKX
— Victoria M. Massie (@vmmassie) December 27, 2015
To be clear, @HillaryClinton‘s appropriated the classic RUN DMC logo, put Rosa Parks on the back of the bus & made a kwanzaa candle holder.
— Victoria M. Massie (@vmmassie) December 27, 2015
Maybe in 2016 @HillaryClinton will reach out to me through policy like an intelligent voter rather than pop culture & social media pandering
— Victoria M. Massie (@vmmassie) December 27, 2015
FYI @HillaryClinton https://t.co/64Rkogyi3u
— Victoria M. Massie (@vmmassie) December 27, 2015
Also, @HillaryClinton‘s past support of mass incarceration is fundamentally against the first principle of kwanzaa, umoja, or family unity.
— Victoria M. Massie (@vmmassie) December 27, 2015
Hopefully Clinton’s camp was listening.
