TheRealMafoo said:
Sqrl said:
In regards to the specific issue I found this commentary to be fairly spot on:
Form an image of a racist in your mind: someone who watches a TV report about a crime committed by a black person, and says: “I’m not surprised. That’s how black people are: they’re all criminals.” Is this racist attitude justified if the racist says:
I’m sorry I have this bad attitude about black people, but I have seen and heard bad things about black people all my life. I know they commit a lot of crimes, and in fact, I have been robbed by three separate black people in my life.
Now, form an image in your mind of a black person who watches a TV report about police brutality, and says: “I’m not surprised. That’s how those white cops are: they’re all racists.” Is this attitude justified if the black person says:
I’m sorry I have this bad attitude about white cops, but I have seen and heard bad things about white cops all my life. I know they hassle black people, and in fact, I have been mistreated by three separate white cops in my life.
For some reason, people who would never accept the racist’s justification of his racist attitudes, will nod their heads in approval as black people expound on why they believe all white cops are racists based upon their own personal experiences.
In regards to the Obama comment....who really cares? We have far more important things to deal with right now. In reallity I'm far more annoyed that it was one of the ten questions asked of Obama and that he even felt the need to comment than I am about what he actually said. Even so, dwelling on it is pointless, I'd much rather the focus be on issues of real national importance.
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So if John McCain had won, and a few day ago said "I’m not surprised. That’s how black people are: they’re all criminals.", you would be shocked if asking him about it was one of 10 questions at a press conference?
If not, that's a double standard.
I mean who cares if he said that, we have far more important things to worry about. (sarcasm)
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I'm saying that the president has more important things to deal with than this issue so I don't think blowing the thing into a war really serves to do any good at all.
In the hypothetical situation you present yes I would be shocked if McCain had said that and I'm not shocked at what Obama said. This is because THERE IS a double standard..it's not my double standard and I don't think it should be that way but I have negligible control over what is and is not expected and/or socially exceptable. I can't change that, and a media lynching of Obama isn't going to change that. But it would throw a wrench into the process of actually doing something about the more pressing issues we face.
