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Donald Trump’s recent birtherism binge is nothing but simple racism and NBC is profiting off of it. Since he started this disgusting charade the ratings of “The Apprentice” have skyrocketed. It’s time for NBC to let us, the viewers, know where they stand. Do they support racism or not? Are they willing to sacrifice ratings to take a stand against racism or are they happy profiting from racism.

Birtherism is a form of “othering,” which is often used in “dog whistle” racism. It has been long established that Obama was born in Hawaii and he has even presented his “certificate of live birth.” By questioning President Obama’s birth place and demanding to see a birth certificate folks like Trump remind those predisposed to harbor racist feelings that Obama “is not one of us.” Birtherism allows Trump to call Obama the “n-word” without actually saying it.

NBC is directly complicit in Trump’s racism, on Thursday, April 7, he was interviewed on THE TODAY SHOW by Meredith Viera and told blatant lies about Obama’s birthplace by stating that his grandmother claimed he was born in Kenya, which has been proved to be false. Viera did not pushback. Later that morning he appeared on MSNBC’s MORNING SHOW and did the same thing.

While many media outlets have also acted irresponsibly by giving Trump a platform to spew his racism, it is NBC that directly profits from it. Trump is a corporate partner of NBC, in addition to “The Apprentice” they are also partner on the “Miss USA” and “Miss Universe” telecasts. In short NBC is in position to hold Trump accountable for his racism and if they do not act by severing ties with him, we should all assume they endorse his racism.

Whoopi Goldberg stops short of calling Donald Trump a racist, she shouldn't have stopped

This morning on THE VIEW, Whoopi Goldberg came close to calling birthers and Donald Trump in particular racist. In a discussion with Trump about President Obama's birth certificate she finally asked him was it about race?

Goldberg: Donald, I think that’s the biggest pile of dog mess I’ve heard in ages! It’s not because he’s black, is it?

Trump: It has nothing to do with him being black.

Goldberg: Because I’ve never heard a white president being asked to show his birth certificate. That’s B.S.

It is long past time for folks to start calling birtherism what it is, racism, and birthers, including Trump, what they are, racist.

I know that is harsh, but the attempt to "other" President Obama by alleging he wasn't born here is nothing but dog whistle racism intended to imply that he is different and "not one of us."

Instead of the burden of proof being Obama to present a birth certificate, WHICH HE HAS DONE, the burden of proof should be on birthers to prove they are not racist.

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