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Trump Supporter and economist Ben Stein is getting called out for racist comments he made during Trish Regan Primetime on Fox Business Channel.
Flummoxed at what he perceives as a lack of loyalty from black people to President Donald Trump for the lowest black unemployment rate ever (a trend that began under former President Barack Obama), Stein said that black people were attached to being the "underdog."
Watch below:
Ben Stein: "There is a very deep attachment to black people feeling like they're the underdogs and the feeling like… https://t.co/bkwi7r87Vi— Jason Campbell (@Jason Campbell) 1561424671.0
Stein said:
"I don't know why it isn't true but there is a very deep attachment to black people feeling like they're the underdogs and feeling like they've been victimized."
The comments shocked many, given the rampant institutional racism still widespread in the United States—especially in regards to voting rights, criminal justice, and police brutality.
People were quick to call out Stein.
@JasonSCampbell https://t.co/KAaa4cDgQL— Dr. Behn, DevinNunes’professor (@Dr. Behn, DevinNunes’professor) 1561429376.0
@JasonSCampbell Ben Stein relying on his years of experience as a young black man...— Fourth-Wall Dissident (@Fourth-Wall Dissident) 1561436850.0
@JasonSCampbell I can’t stand Ben Stein— Ginna (@Ginna) 1561499212.0
@JasonSCampbell *Ben still cries about the treatment of Nixon* 🙄— Pamela C (@Pamela C) 1561470644.0
@JasonSCampbell There goes the last shred of the tiny bit of respect I had left for him.— LibGuy1066 🐈 (@LibGuy1066 🐈) 1561503607.0
Several of them used the film Ferris Bueller's Day Off, in which Stein makes a cameo, to troll him.
@JasonSCampbell https://t.co/Ryr0GPAJGQ— Autumnshroud (@Autumnshroud) 1561440887.0
@JasonSCampbell Is FauxNews starting to run out of racists already?! Hmm, I was under the impression that ANYONE E… https://t.co/eQbFJC5G9c— ⚜️⚜️Natalie🗣️PROSECUTE THE PREDATOR🗣️ Ball⚜️⚜️ (@⚜️⚜️Natalie🗣️PROSECUTE THE PREDATOR🗣️ Ball⚜️⚜️) 1561433994.0
@JasonSCampbell Can anyone tell me why they think Ben Stein is in any way relevant? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?— Richard Stark (@Richard Stark) 1561430004.0
What's more, they clarified that black people don't have an "attachment" to being victimized, but that it's an objective reality that institutional and social racism victimizes black people and others.
@JasonSCampbell @SOMAMadman Not just a feeling; it is a reality. #VoteBlueNoMatterWho— Lydia Lindsey (@Lydia Lindsey) 1561537850.0
@JasonSCampbell Ikr.. They've been feeling that way ever since slavery I mean come on.. Wait.. 🤔— The Holy Spirit (@The Holy Spirit) 1561488304.0
@JasonSCampbell There's a very deep attachment to denial going on here.— Somewhere in the USA (@Somewhere in the USA) 1561434520.0
Bad form, Ben.
If you'd rather remember Ben Stein the way he was, Ferris Bueller's Day Off is available here.