From Rolling Stone · Nikki McCann Ramirez · · 1m
Right-Wingers Criticize Welfare Ad
Sarah Huckabee Sanders' welfare ad targets white men, sparking right-wing backlash.
In brief
Sarah Huckabee Sanders' welfare ad targets white men, sparking right-wing backlash. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' welfare ad featuring a white male gamer named Brad drew criticism from right-wing figures for misrepresenting welfare recipients. Originally reported by Rolling Stone.
Welfare Queen Trope
The welfare queen trope depicts a minority person as an indolent fraudster leeching off government assistance.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Ad
Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders released a welfare-to-work ad featuring a white male gamer named Brad.
Right-Wing Backlash
Right-wing figures criticized the ad for depicting a white man instead of a Black person as the welfare recipient.
Specific Criticisms
The Federalist editor Sean Davis called the ad dishonest for mocking young white men as welfare queens.
Further Criticisms
Matt Walsh and others argued the ad's depiction of white men as welfare recipients is inaccurate and politically motivated.
Political Context
Non-hispanic whites make up over a third of welfare recipients, but most government assistance recipients work or are caretakers.
What matters most
Sarah Huckabee Sanders' welfare ad featuring a white male gamer named Brad drew criticism from right-wing figures for misrepresenting welfare recipients.
