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The “White Dudes For Kamala Harris” Zoom call went really well, you guys. Last week, there were individual Zoom calls for various demographic groups, calls to action on behalf of Vice President Kamala Harris. The Black women-for-Kamala call raised millions and several celebrities hopped on. Same with the Asian/Indian call and with the LGBTQ call. Then the call for white women broke all of the Zoom records and it focused a lot on white women taking accountability for themselves and talking about working in the interests of all women (rather than in the interests of whiteness). Well, last night was the call for “white dudes.” They got Joseph Gordon Levitt, Jeff Bridges, Tim Walz, Bradley Whitford, Lance Bass, Josh Groban, Mark Hamill, Josh Gad, Sean Astin and J.J. Abrams, among others. They also raised about $4 million?
Some famous “white dudes” — including the guy who played “The Dude” — rallied in support of Vice President Kamala Harris, who would be the first female president if elected, in the inaugural event of a new group called White Dudes for Harris on Monday night. The name may be a bit facetious, but the star-studded Zoom call attracted more than 180,000 participants and raised almost $4 million, according to organizers, who are themselves a group of white dude Democratic political operatives.
Over the nearly 3½-hour call, they said, they sold more than 5,700 White Dudes for Harris trucker caps — “not the pointy ones,” joked Ross Morales Rocketto, one of the organizers, referring to less PC gatherings of white dudes like the Ku Klux Klan.
“Throughout American history, when white men organized, it was often with pointy hats on,” said Rocketto before he added how proud he was of this group of white men, who he said are too rarely heard from.
Actor Jeff Bridges, who played “The Dude” in the cult classic “The Big Lebowski,” was excited when he heard about the gathering of his fellow white dudes. “I qualify, man! I’m white, I’m a dude, and I’m for Harris,” Bridges said. “A woman president, man, how exciting!”
Guests included several of the white dudes Harris is considering to be her vice presidential running mate, including Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, who announced he was withdrawing from consideration moments before the call began. “The vibes are incredible,” Buttigieg said.
Walz, who has shot up the charts of progressives’ favorite white dudes in recent days as he has made the rounds on TV, said was thrilled by the idea of Harris’ beating former President Donald Trump. “Make that bastard wake up afterwards and know that a Black woman kicked his a– and sent him on the road and you know that’s something that guy’s going to have to live with the rest of his life,” Walz said.
In a world where representation matters, the white dudes showed up in force. There were white dude singers like Josh Groban and Lance Bass. White dude actors like Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Mark Hamill, Josh Gad, Paul Scheer and Sean Astin. And their white dude boss, director and Hollywood executive J.J. Abrams. There were also plenty of white dudes from the world of Democratic politics, like White House infrastructure czar Mitch Landrieu, Rep. Adam Schiff of California, former Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama and Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland, who pledged a $50,000 donation match.
“What a variety of whiteness we have here” said actor Bradley Whitford of “West Wing” fame. “It’s like a rainbow of beige.”
I’m including some videos below. Ever since President Biden endorsed Kamala Harris, the vibes really have been immaculate. After the white-woman call, I saw so many men bitching about it online. Notice who was mad about the white-woman call specifically – it’s because men of all varieties know that white women are the ones who do the most to uphold patriarchy AND whiteness. There’s a similar thing happening with the white-dude call… other men are crying about how Jeff Bridges is a “beta male” or Bradley Whitford is “self-loathing.” The more these people whine, the more effective these calls are.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt demolished the whole “DoNaLd TrUmP iS a BuSiNessMaN” narrative on the White Dudes for Kamala Harris call.
Incredible!!!! Worth the watch.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/Hn3MGvUDpb
— Art Candee 🍿🥤 (@ArtCandee) July 30, 2024
THE DUDE: “I’m white, I’m a dude, and I’m for Harris — a woman president, man… how exciting!”
Jeff Bridges on the #WhiteDudesForHarris call pic.twitter.com/TXlempzBnP
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) July 30, 2024
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WEST HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA – SEPTEMBER 10: American actor Bradley Whitford arrives at The Hollywood Reporter and SAG-AFTRA’s 74th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards ‘Emmy Nominees Night’ held at the Penthouse at 8899 Beverly on September 10, 2022 in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States.,Image: 721674203, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Pictured: Bradley Whitford, Credit line: Xavier Collin / Image Press Agency / Avalon
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 24: Joseph Gordon-Levitt attends the Hollywood Critics Association’s 2023 HCA Film Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on February 24, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California.,Image: 758622151, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Pictured: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Credit line: Jeffrey Mayer / Avalon
Jeff Bridges attends the Disney 2024 Upfront Red Carpet at North Javits Center in New York, New York, USA on May 14, 2024.,Image: 873056962, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Pictured: Jeff Bridges, Credit line: Robin Platzer / Twin Images / Avalon
