Raynard Jackson – A few years ago, I wrote one of the most difficult columns that I have ever had to write. In this particular column, I had to publically deal with my sexuality and I had to finally confess to the public that I was heterosexual.

I was tired of living in the shadows and finally mustered up the courage to out myself. I was heartened that all my friends and family supported me and told me how courageous I was. Many of my celebrity friends called me and told me how proud they were of me and they understood that it took a lot of courage to publically admit that I like women.

Now, I have an equally difficult confession to make. To my friends and family, I hope this confession won’t affect how you feel and think about me.

After voting for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election and wholeheartedly supporting the Republican Party, I have finally come to terms with the fact that I am a racist. I am xenophobic. I hate women; I’m misogynistic. I hate Muslims; I’m Islamaphobic. And must I hate America, because I’m a fascist.

And because I refused to vote for Hillary Clinton, I obviously hate Blacks and other minorities, even though I am Black myself. I hate all immigrants and definitely want to send all women back to the Stone Age, the good ol’ days when they simply did what they were told.

How did I find myself in Clinton’s “basket of deplorables?” Because, I’ve been watching cable news and reading mainstream newspapers. I’ve also been listening to Black liberal media pundits like Roland Martin, Van Jones, Angela Rye, National Urban League President Marc Morial, and NAACP President Cornell Brooks.

They all said that since I voted for Donald Trump for president, I must be all of those things: racist, xenophobic, misogynistic, and Islamaphobic. The liberal political class also indicated, that in order to be absolved of my sins, I would have to confess that Hillary Clinton lost, because of the sexist, angry White men that voted against her.

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