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No, Not All Black Men Are Lusting After Tomi Lahren

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While Twitter is all aflutter about Tomi Lahren miming along to 21 Savage, lots of Black guys are not here for it. The conservative political commentator began trending on Friday, Jan. 12 after she filmed herself lip-synching to Savage’s single, “Bank Account.”

Whispers of Black men flocking to the blonde — who has been critical of Black Lives Matter, Beyoncé and Colin Kaepernick while spewing racist rhetoric — were swiftly shut down by several fellas online.

https://twitter.com/ntsprsts/status/951858388991905792

https://twitter.com/iwellbreastfed/status/951896805364715520

https://twitter.com/QualeBeatzNC/status/951889104886788096

Others are straight up trolling the ex-host of “The Blaze.”

And while only a few examples of Black men lusting after Lahren have surfaced (and they could be trolling too)…

https://twitter.com/iRespectFemaIes/status/951694610983718912

https://twitter.com/Jsprings11/status/951693087721566208

…many are slamming the idea regardless.

https://twitter.com/DrTGIF/status/951844730052268032

https://twitter.com/ohsousnooks/status/951914041164861440

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