NAACP: I missed the joke...
And I miss the NAACP when a conservative of color is maligned…
February 23, 2009
The other day, the national wing of the NAACP – of which I am a life member – posted “I missed the joke...” on the NAACP web site.
And then I listened to the conversation on the Diane Rehm show on WAMU Monday morning in which the New York Post cartoon and the recent remarks by US Attorney General Eric Holder were discussed.
[qv: Holder: U.S. a 'nation of cowards' on race discussions - CNN.com In a blunt assessment of race relations in the United States, Attorney General Eric Holder Wednesday called the American people "essentially a nation of ...”]
“Though this nation has proudly thought of itself as an ethnic melting pot, in things racial we have always been and continue to be, in too many ways, essentially a nation of cowards," said Attorney General Holder February 18, 2009.
Well, we are a nation of cowards because any discussion of race in our county is so fraught with potholes and downside – why would any sane person want to subject themselves with the exposure.
Especially when there are so many folks in our nation that eat, sleep, live and breath the politics of professional outrage in order to remain relevant – or their perception of relevance.
Not to be overlooked is the fact that the old traditional media is always too willing to pile-on when there is even the slightest hint of a real or imagined insensitivity.
Funny thing is that folks like the NAACP, the Reverend Al Sharpton et al, (and Attorney General Holder) only seem to practice professional outrage when a liberal of color is involved.
Seems, that for example, when it is a conservative woman or conservative African-American is involved – the NAACP and the practitioners of professional outrage – all seem to lose their voices.
Funny how that is.
Re-read: November 9, 2005 The Appalling Silence Kevin E. Dayhoff
We're waiting. The time is now. Responsible leaders of the Democratic Party must denounce the blatant racism being used in reference to the United States senatorial candidacy of Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele.
In all candor, I found the New York Post cartoon in poor taste and unfortunate – but I am much more overwhelmingly offended by the hypocrisy of the NAACP and folks like Reverend Sharpton and Attorney General Holder.
NAACP - I missed the joke...:
The New York Post's decision to publish a blatantly racist cartoon comparing our commander in chief to a dead chimpanzee is absolutely unacceptable, especially given the historic racist stereotypes of African-Americans as being synonymous with monkeys.
Join me in demanding that the Editor-in-Chief and all those involved in the decision to print the image step down from their positions at the New York Post. In addition, we want the New York Post to print a full, and unequivocal apology. The Post needs to know that there is no room for this kind of insensitivity and divisiveness -- it distracts us from the real work that we need to do to foster an era of change, collaboration, and acceptance of all people.
http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/2446/t/4676/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=1086
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/18/holder.race.relations/index.html
http://wamu.org/programs/dr/
http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=1338
20090223 NAACP I missed the joke
February 23, 2009
The other day, the national wing of the NAACP – of which I am a life member – posted “I missed the joke...” on the NAACP web site.
And then I listened to the conversation on the Diane Rehm show on WAMU Monday morning in which the New York Post cartoon and the recent remarks by US Attorney General Eric Holder were discussed.
[qv: Holder: U.S. a 'nation of cowards' on race discussions - CNN.com In a blunt assessment of race relations in the United States, Attorney General Eric Holder Wednesday called the American people "essentially a nation of ...”]
“Though this nation has proudly thought of itself as an ethnic melting pot, in things racial we have always been and continue to be, in too many ways, essentially a nation of cowards," said Attorney General Holder February 18, 2009.
Well, we are a nation of cowards because any discussion of race in our county is so fraught with potholes and downside – why would any sane person want to subject themselves with the exposure.
Especially when there are so many folks in our nation that eat, sleep, live and breath the politics of professional outrage in order to remain relevant – or their perception of relevance.
Not to be overlooked is the fact that the old traditional media is always too willing to pile-on when there is even the slightest hint of a real or imagined insensitivity.
Funny thing is that folks like the NAACP, the Reverend Al Sharpton et al, (and Attorney General Holder) only seem to practice professional outrage when a liberal of color is involved.
Seems, that for example, when it is a conservative woman or conservative African-American is involved – the NAACP and the practitioners of professional outrage – all seem to lose their voices.
Funny how that is.
Re-read: November 9, 2005 The Appalling Silence Kevin E. Dayhoff
We're waiting. The time is now. Responsible leaders of the Democratic Party must denounce the blatant racism being used in reference to the United States senatorial candidacy of Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele.
In all candor, I found the New York Post cartoon in poor taste and unfortunate – but I am much more overwhelmingly offended by the hypocrisy of the NAACP and folks like Reverend Sharpton and Attorney General Holder.
NAACP - I missed the joke...:
The New York Post's decision to publish a blatantly racist cartoon comparing our commander in chief to a dead chimpanzee is absolutely unacceptable, especially given the historic racist stereotypes of African-Americans as being synonymous with monkeys.
Join me in demanding that the Editor-in-Chief and all those involved in the decision to print the image step down from their positions at the New York Post. In addition, we want the New York Post to print a full, and unequivocal apology. The Post needs to know that there is no room for this kind of insensitivity and divisiveness -- it distracts us from the real work that we need to do to foster an era of change, collaboration, and acceptance of all people.
http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/2446/t/4676/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=1086
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/18/holder.race.relations/index.html
http://wamu.org/programs/dr/
http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=1338
20090223 NAACP I missed the joke
Kevin Dayhoff www.kevindayhoff.net http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/
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