Who says I was joking? The Mighty Loyal One never jokes.I’m not offended for anyone. If I was I would have jumped on loyal for his obvious joke. I’m calling a spade a spade.
And in regard to our resident "woke" Trumper (a little odd combo) "calling a spade a spade" has been in our vernacular for 500+ years and had nothing to do with black people. If it got twisted by some, too bad. How about "call a black guy a black guy"? Is that racist? Of course you can't call them "colored people". Someone ought to let the NAACP know that. You all know what the "CP" stands for.

call a spade a spade
Definition of call a spade a spade in the Idioms Dictionary by The Free Dictionary