Babylon Bee Receives Backlash After ‘Racist’ Joke About Vivek Ramaswamy Running ‘White House 7-Eleven’

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Conservative comedy web site “The Babylon Bee” obtained backlash on Tuesday after it revealed a parody news article about Vivek Ramaswamy being provided “a cupboard place working the White House 7-Eleven convenience store.”

After Ramaswamy dropped out of the Republican presidential race and recommended former President Donald Trump, the Babylon Bee published an article titled, “Trump Promises Vivek An Administration Position Operating The White Home 7-Eleven,” which joked that Ramaswamy had customary the “olive department” position from Trump.

The parody article incorporated a pretend quote of “Trump” announcing, “I’ve all the time said Vimbik Rumpsalami was once an ideal man, one of the crucial best men, to be trustworthy… That’s why I’ve asked Rikki-Tikki-Tavi if he would accept the distinction of running the White House 7-Eleven in the West Wing.”

While many social media users have been amused with the aid of the put up, which received greater than 10,000 likes, others accused the Babylon Bee of racism and stated it had long gone too some distance.

“By no means quite certain what’s worse about this right wing wannabe Onion site – that it’s simply unfunny or that it’s openly bigoted,” reacted former MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan, whereas Bloomberg columnist Matthew Yglesias tweeted, “Racist yes but additionally I believe outdated … isn’t a extra up to date stereotype of an Indian guy that he’d be a tech executive?”

The Blaze host Steve Deace called the joke “some of the brutal headlines these guys have ever carried out,” whereas conservative cartoonist George Alexopoulos reacted merely, “Yikes.”

Based on the criticism, Babylon Bee editor-in-chief Kyle Mann doubled down on the joke, tweeting, “Too some distance, guys thanks come once more” – a reference to the Indian Kwik-E-Mart proprietor Apu Nahasapeemapetilon from The Simpsons.

The Babylon Bee isn’t any stranger to controversy, and in March 2023, the web site even came below fireplace from former President Trump himself.

After data confirmed that Trump’s rival Ron DeSantis had paid the Babylon Bee $21,500, Trump called the website online “a non-entity” and argued, “You don’t spend that a lot cash on The Babylon Bee if you’re running for Governor, in fact, you don’t invest in The Babylon Bee if you’re working for the rest.”

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