
<p>I just saw a hilarious parody of the 1967 classic movie “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.” ; It was really funny. ; It starts out with the very White Joe Biden character standing in line at a Black-run fast-food outlet – buying a family sized meal. ; In the next, the Biden character is sitting at a table having dinner with a Black father and his two teenage sons. ; The Biden character asks the kids about school. ; They talk about student loans (and brought up a chuckle) and, of course, basketball.</p>



<p>“Biden” brought chicken for the Black characters in the video. ; He takes a ceremonial bit of a leg, but has purchased a bacon cheeseburger for himself. ; I had to laugh out loud at that one. (At that point I wondered if Larry David had scripted this video.)</p>



<p>Whoever produced the video had “Joe” looking old and weak, as a parody would – sort of like an elderly White grandpa struggling to make meaningful talk with young Black dudes.  ;But he seemed rather ill-at-ease and patronizing. ;  ;I assume that was the point of the humor.  ;Not sure how the producers missed watermelon as a laugh line. ;</p>



<p>I showed the video to a couple of Black friends, and they laughed uproariously. ; Saturday Night Live could not have done a better job.</p>



<p>(What? ; WHAT? ; It was not a parody? ; That was a real Biden campaign video? ; Noooo. ; Come on, man. ; You’re kidding me.) ; Oh my god! ; It was a REAL Biden campaign video. ; In the world of self-parody, this has to be a topper.</p>



<p>Instead of portraying Biden as energetic and “with it,” he came across as some retired old geezer trying to relate to folks he does not relate to. ; The association of chicken with Black folks was both obvious and crude. ; In a parody, okay. ; But as a means of relating for real, it is pitiful.</p>



<p>And that is not all.</p>



<p>Have you seen the meme of Biden with the glowing red eyes? ; It was the latest episode in the “Let’s go, Brandon” running joke. ; You may recall that when a lady sports reporter was interviewing NASCAR driver Brandon Brown, the crowd – unrelated to the interview – was yelling “F*** you, Biden.” ; To Override the chant, the reporter said. “They are yelling “Let’s go Brandon.” ; Since that time, “Let’s go, Brandon” has been the euphemistic term for &#8230; well, you know.</p>



<p>By some mysterious route, the “Let’s go, Brandon” was incorporated in a “Dark Brandon” meme reportedly created by an X user @TheRealHoarse. ; It depicts Biden as an evil alien with laser eyes. ; It was created in response to “Dark Maga” memes depicting Trump as an alien villain with laser eyes.</p>



<p>Well &#8230; Team Biden decided to trump (no pun intended) the meaning of the “Dark Brandon” meme with their own use of it.  ;That’s right. ; They apparently decided that the best way to defuse the “Brandon” thing was to &#8230; promote it. To remind people of it. ; They even have Biden drinking from a laser eye “Dark Brandon (Biden)” mug.</p>



<p><img width="246" height="138" src="" alt="A person drinking from a mug

Description automatically generated">We have the Biden campaign showing “Dark Brandon”- style meme as their means of fighting back. They have previously used the laser-eye Biden meme in a video in which the eyes turn red when hot coffee is poured into a coffee cup. </p>



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<p>Apparently, the laser-eyed Biden (Brandon) is designed to reach the younger generation voters by making Biden “cool.” ; ; This is a perilous strategy since old men are not “cool” – especially when they try too hard to look cool by trying to act like a kid.</p>



<p>So, does Biden wear sunglasses so often to conceal his laser eyes or merely to look cool? ; Of course, he does not really have laser eyes – more like lazy eyes. (You know &#8230; that old person squint.) ; And sunglasses have not been “cool” since Miami Vice – the old television show, not the Florida crime report.</p>



<p><strong>Summary</strong></p>



<p>This campaign season could use a bit more humor, but that is NOT what Team Biden is producing – at least not intentionally.  ;If they are getting any laughs at all, it is more mocking than mirth. ; Understandably, the video received a backlash from social media types and even some Black folks – calling it “pandering” and “racial stereotyping.” ;</p>



<p>The Dark Biden theme is another feeble attempt to relate to a voter group. ; The laser-eyed Biden is just as obvious, but not nearly as funny.</p>



<p>Whatever you think of Biden’s mental acuity, he can only be blamed for not recognizing the position his handlers put him in. ; Who are the “geniuses” who came up with these ideas? ; Maybe THEY should be going in for cognitive testing.</p>



<p>So, there ‘tis.</p>

Biden parody of “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” … and more
