Racism Über Alles

This started as a comment and ended up as a post. Ta-Nehisi Coates: White Resentment, Obama, and Appalachia [...] The presumption here is that race can somehow be bracketed off from the perception that Obama is “ultra-left.” Thus unlike other shameful acts of racism, opposition to Obama race as a possible “factor” but goes “beyond [...]

The United States of AmeriKKKa

(Jump ahead to the 5:15 mark) You can’t make this shit up: The U.S. has gotten more racist, Obama critics are proof It could be argued that the United States has made significant strides in eliminating racial inequality during the last several decades. However, according to some, the country has actually been backtracking all along. [...]

Trapped in 1963

Touré Neblett: Inside the Racist Mind The fact that you may honestly believe you are not biased does not free you from unconscious racism After a recent event where I spoke about racial identity, a white woman sidled up to me, leaned in close so no one near us could hear, and said, “I’m racist.” [...]

Is it racist to say that Michael Jackson was a good dancer?

Tommy Christopher: Mitt Romney’s ‘Obama Isn’t Working’ Banner Evokes Racial Stereotypes Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney rolled out a new accessory at a speech in Ohio today, delivering his remarks in front of a black banner that said “Obama Isn’t Working,” which is also the name of a website his campaign set up several [...]

Tell Touré Neblett to STFU

Real Clear Politics: Toure: Bill Cosby “Rather Misguided About The Black Community” MSNBC race analyst Toure (one word) once again came on the channel to lecture viewers on how race has everything to do with the Trayvon Martin shooting case and why Bill Cosby is hurting the black community by not playing the race card. [...]

Rat deserts sinking ship

Sharpton breaks promise to Trayvon supporters, fails to show up in Sanford for Easter ‘Occupation’ On Easter Sunday the Rev. Al Sharpton, an MSNBC host, broke a major promise he made to those supporting him and the family of slain teenager Trayvon Martin: He didn’t show up in Sanford, Fla., to “occupy” the town. On [...]

Why Johnnie can’t read – Racism

From Black Youth Project: Black 8th Grader’s Essay Comparing Education System To Slavery Ignites Outrage A 8th grader’s incendiary essay comparing today’s education system to slavery is causing a firestorm of controversy in her upstate New York community. 13 year-old Jada Williams,writing an essay on Frederick Douglass for a contest, made the very astute analysis [...]

Damn uppity wimmenz

Jackson to Brewer: ‘Keep your finger in your pocket’ The Rev. Jesse Jackson on Saturday called on people to flood the phone lines and fill the e-mail inboxes of Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer’s office after she pointed a finger at President Barack Obama during a heated exchange on a tarmac outside a Phoenix airport this [...]

The Brazile-Nut Coalition

The Future of the Obama Coalition For decades, Democrats have suffered continuous and increasingly severe losses among white voters. But preparations by Democratic operatives for the 2012 election make it clear for the first time that the party will explicitly abandon the white working class. All pretense of trying to win a majority of the [...]

Let’s play Spot the Racism!

Watch the video above and see if you can spot the racism. Make the jump to see if you’re correct:

And now for something completely different

Capehart: Perry Calling Obama “Privileged” Is “Dog Whistle” To Racists Last night on FOX News’ “Hannity” program presidential candidate Rick Perry (R-TX) said President Obama grew up “privileged” and has “never had to go through what Americans [are now] going through.” Perhaps Gov. Perry was referring to Obama’s upbringing and the educational institutions he attended. [...]

They would call it racist

They would call it racist, but imagine a political ad showing scenes of Obama golfing and vacationing to the sound of a Patsy Cline imitator singing “Lazy . . . I’m lazy and don’t care about you“ (h/t Hot Air)

“If there was no more racism I would have to get a real job”

No Such Place as ‘Post-Racial’ America Dear America, Please, I beg you, stop using the bankrupt and meaningless term “post-racial!” There’s no such thing as “post-racial.” There’s no place that fits the description “post-racial America.” There’s no “post-racial era.” It’s a term for a concept that does not exist. There’s no there there. We are [...]

Backfire

Even though I don’t like Rahm or live in Chicago I was very pleased to see this: Rahm Emanuel has huge lead in Chicago mayoral race Boosted by a surge in support from African-Americans, Rahm Emanuel holds double-digit leads over his rivals in the Chicago mayoral race and is nearing the magic 50 percent mark, [...]