Joy Reid, fired from MSNBC for being too extreme even by their standards, has found a new soapbox. On Wajahat Ali’s podcast, she went on yet another racist rant, declaring that “mediocre White men” like Donald Trump and Elvis Presley have never invented anything and only know how to steal from others. That’s right—according to Joy, the same people who built skyscrapers, rockets, and microchips were really just shoplifters in lab coats.
The History According to Joy: White Men Invent Nothing
Reid insisted White men “can’t originally invent anything,” claiming Black Americans gave the world country music, jazz, R&B, hip hop, and rock and roll, while White men simply slapped their names on it. Her prime example was Elvis singing Hound Dog, which she said was stolen from an “overweight Black woman.” That woman was Big Mama Thornton, who recorded the song but didn’t actually write it. Facts don’t matter to Joy when there’s outrage to sell.
Elvis the Thief? Or Elvis the Innovator?
The reality is that Hound Dog was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, Jewish-American songwriters, and Elvis turned it into one of the most recognizable songs in history. Elvis openly credited Black musicians as major influences throughout his career. But to Joy Reid, none of that counts. If a White man succeeds, he must have stolen it. Period. End of debate.
MSNBC Dumped Her for a Reason
Reid was once MSNBC’s go-to race hustler, but even they eventually had enough. Her firing didn’t change her act—it just made her angrier. She now spends her days ranting on fringe podcasts, waving the 1619 Project flag in one hand and an “FDT” hat in the other, while insisting America is a “slave hell” that White men never built. When MSNBC calls you too toxic, that’s saying something.
Hanson’s Warning: DEI in Its Death Throes
Victor Davis Hanson has been sounding the alarm on this exact type of rhetoric. He argues that the DEI movement is collapsing under its own hypocrisy, lashing out in “death throes” as it’s exposed for being racist. Hanson calls this mindset “racial essentialism”—the idea that your skin color defines your value, your intellect, and your culture. Reid’s rant fits the bill perfectly. She’s not just spewing ignorance; she’s doubling down on a worldview that’s poisonous for a multiracial democracy.
The Racism She Pretends to Fight
Hanson points out that when a White commentator makes sweeping generalizations about another race, society erupts in outrage. But when Reid does it, she gets invited onto a podcast and called “brave.” That double standard is dangerous. Hanson compared it to historical propaganda where entire groups were smeared as dirty or disease-spreading—a tactic the Third Reich perfected. Yet today, some elites openly push the same dehumanizing nonsense against White people, and the media shrugs.
Reality Check: Who’s Really “Mediocre”?
Hanson also reminds us that the “privilege” Reid rants about doesn’t line up with facts. Whites aren’t even at the top of the economic ladder—Asian Americans earn significantly more on average. If White men are so “mediocre,” then why are so many people, regardless of race, desperate to live in the very societies and systems they built? Civilization doesn’t happen by accident, Joy. It takes innovation, infrastructure, and yes—those “mediocre White men” she despises.
Why This Matters
Reid’s rant isn’t just another desperate grab for relevance. It’s part of a broader movement to demonize one group collectively while pretending it’s “justice.” Hanson warns that unless America calls this out for what it is—racism—our fragile success as a multiracial democracy could unravel. If every group indulges in racial chauvinism, the country splinters. Joy Reid is helping lead that charge, whether she realizes it or not.
Final Thoughts
Joy Reid’s racist rant proves exactly why she was fired. She’s bitter, obsessed, and incapable of speaking without turning everything into a racial attack. Elvis was no thief, Trump is no mediocrity, and White men didn’t “steal” civilization—they built it. Victor Davis Hanson is right: this isn’t just ignorance, it’s racial essentialism, and it’s ripping at the fabric of America. Reid’s version of history belongs in the fiction section, not in serious political discourse. But as long as she’s around, expect more race-baiting, more bitterness, and more proof that MSNBC made the right call.
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