Vote for The Black Guy

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A PORT Adelaide Enfield Council candidate is causing a stir with a colourful campaign slogan he is posting on Stobie poles throughout the district.

Parks Ward candidate Nkweto Nkamba, 32, is urging residents to “vote for the black guy” in next month’s election.

The first-time council candidate moved to Australia from Zambia in 2005 and said the slogan was meant to be “humorous and funny” and a “clever way to stand out”.

He said using the term “black” was not racist as long as it was not derogatory.

“Some people might misunderstand that but I came up with that from a purely funny, humorous point of view,” Mr Nkamba said.

“As a society we are very humorous and it is good to have a laugh and it is not racially motivated.

“This year we have an unprecedented number of candidates for 18 positions so it is a very tight contest so you have to try as hard as can to do something different.”

Voters have seen the funny side of the posters, according to Mr Nkamba.
“I was walking back home and this guy comes out of his house and yells out ‘hey there’s the black guy’ and we started laughing and we laughed nearly to tears,” he said.

Mr Nkamba is running on a platform of safer and cleaner streets, more closed circuit television cameras and fining hoon drivers for the cost of cleaning up tyre rubber on roads.

The Woodville Gardens resident run against Croydon MP Mick Atkinson at the State Election in March.

Port Adelaide Enfield Mayor Gary Johanson laughed-off the slogan.

“There is nothing wrong with that because he’s an African,” Mr Johanson said.

The Local Government Association’s national president, Felicity-ann Lewis, said Mr Nkamba chose an “interesting way” to promote himself.

“It’s not something that should be the focus of a campaign, it should be about your policies,” Ms Lewis said.

“But it is an interesting way to play.”

Mr Nkamba isn’t the only candidate to take a light-hearted approach to electioneering.

AT Marion, long-time councillor Bruce Hull is also having fun with his election posters.

He’s opted for the slogan: “Wanted: for another term”.

Cr Hull was first elected in 1993 and is vying for a fifth term.

COUNCILLOR, Tim Looker from Holdfast Bay, said he wanted to “reuse and recycle” his recent state election posters to win a third term.


http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/messe...090400028?nk=ba386c3c3bd8ed1083c927f33273b5ba
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Lagamorph said:
If a white candidate did a "Vote for the white guy" campaign there'd be so many cries of racism.
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Exactly, this is so stupid and quite racist imo. They aren't using "black" in a derogatory way, but a white guy doing the same would cause a horrible reaction and everyone would call him/her out for it.
 
It is a double standard but I'm having trouble getting outraged. That goofy pic isn't helping.
 
I wouldn't vote for him on principle. Just like I won't vote for anyone whose marketing says "don't vote for the other guy because OBAMA." Sorry, you just lost my vote. Tell me what you stand for.
 
Lagamorph said:
If a white candidate did a "Vote for the white guy" campaign there'd be so many cries of racism.
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Mauricio_Magus said:
Exactly, this is so stupid and quite racist imo. They aren't using "black" in a derogatory way, but a white guy doing the same would cause a horrible reaction and everyone would call him/her out for it.
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Not exactly the same thing, since white people (dudes in particular) have not been kept out of politics since forever.
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Not saying this is a brilliant stunt beyond the publicity it will get, but the opposite wouldn't be equivalent.
 
At first I thought it was funny, but then at the end of the day he shouldn't be using race as some type of gimmick to get elected. And because he thinks it is funny that someone shouts "look there is the black guy" doesnt mean it actually is and could have racist undertones to it.
 
I hate posters that does not show anything of the actual politics and plans. You don't vote for models or comedians, you vote for everyone's future.
 
Chariot said:
I hate posters that does not show anything of the actual politics and plans. You don't vote for models or comedians, you vote for everyone's future.
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I don't think most voters are even fully aware of the platforms or agendas when they vote. They just vote for whoever is the most likeable, or whoever is the smoothest talker, or as a way to punish the previous party.
 
Chariot said:
I hate posters that does not show anything of the actual politics and plans. You don't vote for models or comedians, you vote for everyone's future.
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If you're our PM, it doesn't matter what policies you have said, come time you're elected, throw it all away!
 
I see no problem with this. "Vote for the black guy" is a fun slogan that highlights how lopsided representation in politics is. If he was going to black neighborhoods and telling them to vote for him exclusively because he is also black, That would be a different story.
 
It's Sunrise, I know, but here he is an interview with him:

https://au.tv.yahoo.com/sunrise/video/watch/25291205/vote-for-the-black-guy/

Contextually I don't think it's that big of a deal, and it's all being said in jest. The problem could arise with people who take it out of context, similar to Dave Chappelle realising there were people laughing at him not with him on all the "nigger" stuff.

As others have said, it is a big gimmick which is not something I would vote someone in on (and unfortunately I think people will do that) but it is kind of funny and very tongue in cheek.

edit: Oh, he's Family First? I can't imagine many Family First voters being too keen on voting for the black guy, maybe that's why there are no FFP logos. lol Are you sure he's Family First? This is just local council elections.

Here's his facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/nkforcouncil.com.au

And this is why you should vote for the black guy (fixes bins and potholes): https://www.facebook.com/nkforcounc...249146155336/1481510855462498/?type=1&theater
 
Chariot said:
I hate posters that does not show anything of the actual politics and plans. You don't vote for models or comedians, you vote for everyone's future.
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Does that ever happen in your city? 'cause it never happens in Adelaide... except that time a guy stuck a picture of a foetus on his poster.

Jeff Albertson said:
I think Stobie Pole is the most Australian sounding item ever
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That's not all, they're also incredibly deadly. Forged in the fires of hell itself to fend of termites, fire and stray cars with the utmost efficiency, lest the citizens of this fair state go without power. (It's a block of concrete with two I-beams bolted to it that can and will penetrate past 6 feet into your car if you hit it).
 
That's cute and harmless, although I'm suspicious of any candidate who makes something completely unrelated to policy the center of their campaign.
 
I think it works for him because of the novelty of being a minority. It wouldn't exactly work if a white guy in a majority white society did that. It's still kind of stupid though.
 
Bout time something was done about those hoon drivers.

Anyone from AU care to explain what that means?
 
BPoole said:
Doesn't stop it from being true
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The big difference is that a white history month isn't necessary right now. The main reason we have Black History Month isn't just because Black people deserve their history to get special recognition, but because there's a long tradition of Black history being ignored in the US.

Until the 1990s or thereabouts, controversial Black figures like Malcolm X or Marcus Garvey weren't spoken of much in schools. Pseudohistory about happy slaves, the "War of Northern Aggression", and Black Confederate soldiers were once common. That's certainly not true anymore, but having Black History Month is still a really good way to celebrate the history of African Americans and serve as a way to teach their current and former struggles.
 
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