Hillary Clinton C-Span

The video of Hillary Clinton C-Span video referred to African American youth as super predators also known as gang of kids. The “superpredators” term originated in a 1996 speech, where Hillary spoke in support of the 1994 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, which her husband, Bill Clinton, had signed in to law. This bill was signed to reduce the number of African-Americans being killed in drug-related incidents, which ultimately has drawn criticism in recent years for sending disproportionate numbers of African-Americans to prison.This statement just goes to show be careful of anything you say because it can come back and haunt you. This speech H. Clinton gave affected her campaign running for president because many black lives matter activist felt as though african americans deserved an apology for her statement. Word choice is important because people perceive information differently. Being clear is important when trying to send a message and Hillary clearly failed with this speech because her word made her sound racist. The backlash from her comments made her clear her behavior up but sometimes you dont always get second chances to do so. The negative connotation behind Hillary’s choice of words has definitely impacted many people’s opinions on her in a negative way.