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Let's not be obtuse here. Had this been a leading Republican saying exactly the same words it would have been branded as "racism" and just another expression of "white supremacy."
Ummmm....excuse me?
Accounts of her activities were used by Ronald Reagan, beginning with his 1976 presidential campaign, although he never mentioned her by name.[11] Used to illustrate his criticisms of social programs in the United States.[12] Reagan employed the trope of the "Welfare Queen" in order to rally support for reform of the welfare system. During his initial bid for the Republican nomination in 1976, and again in 1980, Reagan constantly made reference to the "Welfare Queen" at his campaign rallies.[4] Some of these stories, and some that followed into the 1990s, focused on female welfare recipients engaged in behavior counter-productive to eventual financial independence such as having children out of wedlock, using AFDC money to buy drugs, or showing little desire to work.
Linda Taylor, a professional criminal who wound up being used as a prop in Ronald Reagan's well worn "Welfare Queen" trope all through the 70's, 80's, 90's and even today, by a long succession of Republicans.
Don't use terms like obtuse that you don't understand, and especially don't use them for projection.