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May 31, 2009
Negative physical descriptions
The Republicans at least have an excuse for pushing this poison. They are desperate. The trio of Pillsbury doughboys now leading the party — Rush Limbaugh, Newt Gingrich, Cheney — have variously cemented the G.O.P.’s brand as a whites-only men’s club by revoking Colin Powell’s membership and smearing the first Latina Supreme Court nominee as a “reverse racist.”Who Is to Blame for the Next Attack? by Frank Rich
I wonder if there is any political commentator in America who would dare to make a visual metaphor for three leaders of any other race, gender or color. Imagine calling three fat, black female leaders Aunt Jemimas, or calling short and high energy Mexican leader Speedy Gonzales. And lest you think that somehow these are blatantly racist characters of a different caliber, Speedy has his defenders:
Many people in today's world choose to look at the stereotypes in a negative light, but the more one pays attention and watches each of the Speedy films, it becomes evident that only the villains are portrayed as 'stereotyped' or 'racist', and even these are quite tame. In fact, Speedy is actually a virtuous, caring and heroic character, a mouse superhero of sorts who uses his speed to help others.Here Today Gone Tamale.
And while surely Aunt Jemima has a stereotyped past, the modern incarnation Aunt Jemima is really very similar to Betty Crocker but for the color of her skin.
Posted by OneEyedMan at May 31, 2009 7:31 AM
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