"There are countless horrible things happening all over the world and horrible people prospering, but we must never allow them to disturb our equanimity or deflect us from our sacred duty to sabotage and annoy them whenever possible." -Auberon Waugh
I'm simply counting time until African-Americans start complaining that Obama is half-white, after all, and not even a real African-American anyway, because his daddy was from Africa, not the plantation. Race baiting and victimology are hard habits to break.
However, most whites aren't likely to buy into it anymore.
As others have commented, this election is the best argument for ending Affirmative Action that anybody could make.
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The comments to Mr. Atkins' excellent post are spinning this the other way. Naturally.
ReplyDeleteRJ: Well, it is Philadelphia. Maybe the Inquirer just figured that printing the article would boost web traffic.
ReplyDeleteTrue, Paco. I simply was struck by the intensity of the desire to keep racism alive and well.
ReplyDeleteOf course, as you say, it is Philadelphia, where brotherly love ain't.
TW: blend. Seriously. But I think the message is for the racists in Philly.
I'm simply counting time until African-Americans start complaining that Obama is half-white, after all, and not even a real African-American anyway, because his daddy was from Africa, not the plantation. Race baiting and victimology are hard habits to break.
ReplyDeleteHowever, most whites aren't likely to buy into it anymore.