Althouse asks the question related to a link in my post on Ladd Ehlinger Jr.’s attack ad. She asks of the quote I’ve titled this post:
Was that a reference to race, and if so…. does that make the response — a crazy viral ad — not racist?
My short answer would be, yeah, and yeah.
My longer answers would be to the first part, that the quote was a reference to race, I would ask anyone, how could it be construed otherwise? That you need one race of people to speak to that same race of people? I mean, it’s not like people can learn to speak jive or nuthin…
As to the second part, the response? Yes, there are racially-charged themes. That would be the point of the ad, a parody of what happened with the penal system under Janice Hahn’s watch.
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Quit digging. Haven't you e... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Art W | June 15, 2011 9:43 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Quit digging. Haven't you embarrassed yourself and this website enough for one day? Seriously...
1. Posted by Art W | June 15, 2011 9:43 PM |
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Posted on June 15, 2011 21:43
2. Posted by Jim Addison | June 16, 2011 5:45 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Art W talking about someone embarrassing themselves . . . it would be ironic but for the utter banality . . .
2. Posted by Jim Addison | June 16, 2011 5:45 AM |
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Posted on June 16, 2011 05:45