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gawkimo
06/16/09

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That's like apologizing for saying "nigger" to the wrong person. This woman believes black people are objects of ridicule and satire and WE'RE the fucking elitists because we make fun of her for that?
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CaptainFantastic
06/16/09

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Following the logic of "highly respected" and starred commenters over at Jezebel, since Sherry Goforth is a female and Obama is a male, and thus privileged, Sherry cannot be faulted for lashing out at her oppressor. It doesn't matter that it's hypocritical.
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jasonelias
06/15/09

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It's not funny, I tell you what is funny, it's that pic of George W. Bush looking like Stuart from All My Children.
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Ohcaptainmycaptain
06/15/09

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Guys, stop stroking your moral vanity. Racist humor is funny.

Save your outrage for your token black friend.
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Mediahohoho
06/15/09

@Ohcaptainmycaptain: I think you picked the wrong post to insult your imaginary straw-friends. The only thing funny on this is the retard next to the pair of cartoon eyes at the end.

And the party full of retards that nominated him.

You guys are a joke.
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forwardmotion
06/15/09

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Hmmm. Where are the words I'm looking for? Oh, here they are:

dumb ass cracker.
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bjonston
06/15/09

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Wow. A professor of mine once said, "human stupidity has quite possibly been the single greatest force in shaping human history."
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forwardmotion
06/15/09

@bjonston: I would have loved to have taken that class. That quote, in spite of the dire truth of it, made me smile.
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bjonston
06/15/09

@forwardmotion: The kicker is I overheard those words as they were spoken over lunch in the school's cafeteria. Made me smile too, at the time.
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Sneeze In Bed
06/15/09

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But where are the teeth?? I thought they taught that shit in Racist Caricature 101.
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BxgrlJeri
06/15/09

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As a woman I know men who would say things about women and in some frat house way that they would never say in front of a woman. I try not to figure out from man to man, whether he's one of those idiots but sometimes I walk into a room and think, "misogynist, not misogynist, possible misogynist." I'm sure that people of color sometimes walk into a room and think "racist, not racist, possible racist." It would be so much easier if the -ists just identified their damn selves. Thanks Sherry for self-identifying as a piece of shit.
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alorsenfants
06/15/09

@BxgrlJeri:

I'm going to go out on a limb here -- as a man -- and say the parallel isn't a very good one?
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Trulymadlyme
06/15/09

@BxgrlJeri: I said the same exact thing.
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BxgrlJeri
06/15/09

@alorsenfants: I actually think that I know a lot of men who think they aren't being misogynistic when they say things that actually are and people who say racists things that they don't think are actually racist. Then there's the blatantly racists/misogynists (or homophobic or whatever) and then there's the too underground versions of the same.

One of the problems with PC (with everything) is that no one is allowed to say anything and none of us have good hints as to what someone really is. I don't experience this "trying to peek under the shroud" where racism is concerned but I do have it with misogynism.
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Mediahohoho
06/15/09

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She sent on the wrong email system to the wrong list? Does that mean she's got a racist-joke only list for her email account at racist.org?

I think Sherry needs to think about her surname and what it might mean in a deeper, more spiritual sense.
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Rumpelstilskin
06/15/09

@Mediahohoho: Sherry is Holly's white trash cousin.
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bluewine
06/15/09

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Check out the MyRightWingDad blog:

[myrightwingdad.blogspot.com]

A ridiculously depressing collection of the dumbass right-wing forwards going around. Sadly, this e-mail is the tip of the iceberg.
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Colonel Mustard
06/15/09

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Come ON, Pareene. Racism is the one thing they're still any good at, and you want to take it away from them??
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Wrapitup
06/15/09

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More fascist intolerance from the heartless Nazis on the American left. Stop the shameless sexist and misogynist attacks against Ms. Goforth, Gawker. Face it, you hate her because she loves America and believes in freedom of speech. Ms. Goforth is no racist. Henceforth racists shall be called freedom-fighters.
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Pope John Peeps II
06/15/09

@Wrapitup: henceforth, freedom-fighting shall be called liberty-humping.
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onebadclam
06/15/09

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BadUncle
06/15/09

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BTW, when is the GOP going to drop this "Party of Lincoln" bullshit they use for cred? I mean, they're the Party of Lincoln in the same way that Rome is the seat of an empire.
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Baroness
06/15/09

@BadUncle: Was it on the Simpsons where there was a newscrawl saying, "Lincoln- Republicans' Excuse For 150 Years" ?
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Awesome X
06/15/09

@BadUncle: "Party of Lincoln" has become the racist's "Just sayin'."
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gawkimo
06/16/09

@BadUncle: Modern Republicans are just modern Citizen Know Nothings, proud of their nativist ignorance and nothing like Lincoln.

[en.wikipedia.org]
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Trulymadlyme
06/15/09

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I just people would admit that they're racists. It would make my life ten times easier considering the passive, hush hush shit I hear on a daily basis. I mean, I'm guessing outside of earshot of a person of color, white people must randomly hear all sorts of interesting racist things. Right?
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Trulymadlyme
06/15/09

@Trulymadlyme: @Trulymadlyme: Wish. I just wish. Commenting and multitasking is problematic.

Just a caveat. I'm not saying everyone's racists or whatever. I'm just kind of curious if white folks hear racists stuff on the regular, particularly in the work context. And would you ever tip someone off? Because it would be insanely easier to deal with people just knowing ahead of time.
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m4ximusprim3
06/15/09

@Trulymadlyme: Where I (white) work, there are a lot of latina women in the office, and they recently told me (after I've worked there for 2 years) that when I started, they were worried I would be some sort of bigot who would pretend like they didn't exist or something. They were quite pleased that it didn't turn out to be the case.

They then pointed out someone else in the office who does act like that, and I realized that they were totally right. So obviously, I'm kinda slow to pick up on that kind of stuff because I tend to just assume that everyone is getting along swimmingly.
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Cicada
06/15/09

@Trulymadlyme: It isn't that simple. Nowadays, racists have to feel out their audience to make sure it's safe to let loose with the full-bore racism. So they might lead in with a fairly innocuous sounding comment about their niece's black boyfriend, then scale up to a joke about black people being lazy. If you say anything at that point, they can just say "I was only joking, jeez".

I've never gotten past stage two before putting a stop to it, but I imagine it gets worse from there. And, to be fair, I've only had this happen with older white people, not with people in my generation or younger.
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VoxPopuli
06/15/09

@m4ximusprim3: Meh, I don't know. I pretend like pretty much everyone in my office doesn't exist unless I work directly with them, so that's not necessarily the best gauge.

I've often been surprised how insulted people (of all races and genders) get when you just go the neutral route and barely acknowledge them. I don't care if they say hi to me, so I don't get it. I just care that people are helpful and friendly when we have something to actually talk about.
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VoxPopuli
06/15/09

@Trulymadlyme: In NYC, I haven't heard anything racist in the office, but I've heard a couple of questionable things on the street, one from a garbageman who said something ridiculous and from various crazies on the street.

Now, the Midwest....oh yeah. One of several reasons why I have no desire to live there again.
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ChillbearLatrigue
06/15/09

@Trulymadlyme: I work with a mixed race group, but it is predominantly white. It seems that most of the racist jokes about black people come from the African Americans in the group. Sometimes I think its funny because it is good natured, but I also kind of feel that it is preemptive. I also think it encourages white people who might be of the racist bent to take things just a little bit farther. I will say that everyone gets along well enough in the group. I don't really speak out too much because it is coming from the party who would be potentially offended and it seems a bit ridiculous for me to step in and put a stop to it.
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Trulymadlyme
06/15/09

@ChillbearLatrigue: Thanks to everyone. I do think it's an interesting perspective because when it comes to race or racism or whatever, you don't get to really hear what white folks generally hear during day to day living. Interesting stuff.
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