by matttbastard
“I wasn’t thrilled about joining the KKK, but it was the closest bird-watching club to my house.”
Made. Of. WIN.
h/t ohthatoldthing in comments @ Jezebel
Related: Ian Leslie wades into some of the more…enlightened UK press coverage of Obama and racial identity: “These bien-pensants from left and right point out that as Obama is “bi-racial” and thus as white as he is black. Then they sit back and wait to be congratulated on their brave insight.”
h/t Norm Geras
7 responses so far ↓
Toban // November 16, 2008 at 7:55 pm
So what is your stance on all of that?
Toban // November 16, 2008 at 7:57 pm
A few relevant links -
- http://contexts.org/socimages/2008/11/07/cnn-pundit-obama-won-therefore-racism-is-no-longer-a-problem/
- http://counterpunch.org/dimaggio11142008.html
- http://tobanblack.net/blog/?p=873
I’ll be posting more about those issues at my blog before long.
matttbastard // November 16, 2008 at 9:20 pm
What is my stance? Pretty much what Renee said: The reports of racism’s death have been greatly exaggerated.
Kandi Henry // November 16, 2008 at 9:59 pm
lol. really, I’m so glad they’ve changed their minds since Obama won…*rolling eyes*
girldujour // November 16, 2008 at 11:08 pm
came across a few nuggets that you might find interesting.
http://girldujour.wordpress.com/2008/11/16/the-ignorant-tight-ass-club-bible-lessons-from-the-west-wing/
http://girldujour.wordpress.com/2008/11/15/bye-bye-sarah-your-sell-by-date-has-expired/
http://girldujour.wordpress.com/2008/11/17/palin-comes-face-to-face-with-a-polar-bear-after-the-election-photo/
Enjoy!
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