Typical White People

[emilyg]

Typical White People
by linfar, Mon Mar 31, 2008 at 11:39:24 AM EST

Cross posted from www.SavagePolitics.com

I ordered my 'typical white person' t-shirt today. Something I never saw myself doing when I first set out on that road I walked for decades in behalf of civil rights. And my Dad, if he were still living, would find it ironical. The hours I spent confronting him over his use of the `n' word made for some lively discussions around our kitchen table. This Formica oblong on chrome legs sat in a street-facing window in our apartment on Norton Avenue in Lynwood, California, the white person's Compton. It was there I learned that Vincent Lawrence, an Irish river rat on Manhattan's lower east side, had been taught to say nigger along with his oatmeal. But the truly amazing thing about my Dad's use of this word, was the way he unlearned it the day the hearse carrying the body of John F. Kennedy rolled across the nation's tv screens. Not long after this my father stood up for civil rights at great personal sacrifice. And although I had already left home, my Dad became my personal hero.

I think in order to appreciate the sacrifice involved in my Father's stand for racial equality, you need to understand that my Father
more... http://www.mydd.com/story/2008/3/31/113924/894

[KittyWampus]

1. You don't think there's a "typical white person"? Marketing firms know there is and make millions

by exploiting that fact.

And since Hillary's campaign is run by people who specialize in polling people to find out what each subset thinks, she knows better than that too.

[emilyg]

3. Did you read it all?

[emilyg]

18. Is there a "typical black person"?

[KittyWampus]

24. Yup, although they're probably broken down into age & income brackets.

Just like typical white people.

[Erin Elizabeth]

2. ...

http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.wordpress.com/

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[emilyg]

7. Your language makes me wince.

[EmilyAnne]

5. Divisive. Fake outrage. Good for this person. Its great that there is so little at stake in

this election, allowing us to fixate on a line from a beautiful speech taken out of context and blown up out of proportion.

I guess I'll print up a shirt that says, "Hey, Hillary! Why didn't you take the time to read the NIE before voting for the Iraq War? My cousin Tommy died in Iraq at 19 and it took you until 2008 to finally express regret for your vote." Maybe its not so concise, but, like I said, with so little riding on this election, let's play games!!

[stevenleser]

6. *plonk*'ed for poor and superficial logic and examination of Obama

[K Gardner]

8. Why the hell are you posting this crap here? Really, what is the point other than to

incite a flamewar and hurt feelings. Congratulations.. feel better? Racist bullshit that extolls Hillary as the end all and be all of understanding race relations. Fucking bullshit.

[Onlooker]

15. Obviously it's a backlash

The viciously anti-Clinton threads are causing a backlash. Get used to it. Some Obama supporters, with their hateful posts are destroying his chances at winning the GE. I support him, but think he might lose the GE thanks to the mean-spirited attacks on Clinton by some of his supporters. DU has become a disgrace.

[Garbo 2004]

42. The DU messageboard has that much influence on the GE? Amazing. nt

[emilyg]

25. What was the point of Bosnia posts for 6 days?

[NanceGreggs]

37. The point of the Bosnia posts ...

... was the fact that when any presidential candidate outrightly lies - and then, when caught in the lie, dismisses it as mis-speaking instead of taking responsibility for their actions - is newsworthy.

And, unfortunately for Hillary, that fact is not going to go away because of OPs like this.

[emilyg]

45. It's not newsworthy for 6 days. IMO

[NanceGreggs]

47. Lying to the voters is not newsworthy for 6 days?

Sorry for saying so, but it's going to be newsworthy for the rest of Hill's campaign. It goes straight to the heart of her credibility - and, as you have no doubt seen, it has raised questions about the veracity of her other claims to "experience", the very foundation of her campaign.

I don't know what makes her less qualified to be president: the fact that she was stupid enough to think she could get away with this whopper, or the fact that she thought the voters would be too stupid to know she was lying.

[saracat]

49. But none of Obama's lies get even a day of coverage! And he has many!

Beginning with a nonexistent Magazine article that "inspired " his political career as well as his fictional parental inspiration by "Selma" without which he couldn't have been born to lying to ABC about his Rezko donations.Please. Everything he says is whitewashed. He even "promised" he would NOT run for president in 2008. He also "lied" about the depth of his relationship with Rezko and was forced to admit it was more "extensive" then he admitted. There is much much more as well. This double standard sickens me.

[AllentownJake]

9. I'm a typical white person

and you know what. I've worked my ass of for the past 4 weeks for Senator Obama because I know he's not a racist. My father had to be restrained by his african american brothers in arms when they were in the south and they wouldn't serve his friends outside a military base. 3 african american soldiers had to take my dad out from tearing up the place. My grandfather fought for african american state troopers when he was on the force and they showed up at his funeral to pay his respect.

Have you been inside and Obama campaign office? Have you talked to any of his volunteers? Have you met the people that work for him?

Or did you hear a soundbite and make up your mind?

[azmouse]

10. What's the purpose in starting all this up again?

Get tired of baby-gate???

[emilyg]

13. never participated in baby-gate.

[kmsarvis]

31. DESPERATION.

[woolldog]

11. emilyg, what I think is funny is that, based on your posts,

you seem like the type of person who when AAs bring up a list of racial grievances ranging from slavery to jim crowe to current forms of institutional discrimination and day to day indignities, well you seem like the type of person to brush that off and tell them to "get over it" or give a "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" response.

Yet you are so outraged by a perceived racial slight directed at you. Do you see any inconsistency there?

[Bonobo]

12. Is it possible to recommend a post!?

[emilyg]

16. It's clear you don't know me.

[TahitiNut]

20. Well, you have to admit ...

... your posts make that seem like a good decision. :shrug:

[anamandujano]

27. It's clear he has no ideas except to hurl this racist crap against anyone

who dares to question the prince.

[woolldog]

34. No, I don't hurl this crap against anyone.

The bulk of Hillary supporters on here are ok by me.

[Danger Mouse]

41. nah, but if the hood fits...

[TheDonkey]

14. Can we please start purging some of these ridiculous shillbots?

[emilyg]

17. Shillbots?

[Raejeanowl]

21. "Shillbots" Are Welcome Here

Or so I thought, accordingly to DU rules. Or is the Obama Underground and the DU rules been set aside now?

The OP gets to say her sincere piece, whether you agree with her or not. She is fully entitled to take issue with what was for MANY white Americans, "beautiful" speech or not, a viscerally felt racist swipe.

[DemGa]

23. What does this mean, "purge"?

[goldcanyonaz]

39. Tombstone. Get them banned. Some hate democracy around here.

[emilyg]

26. Purge?

Sounds like you want DU for Obama only.

[anamandujano]

28. They can't take any feedback at all.

[Beacool]

29. Yep, it's a collective.

If this is another indication of how the guy "unites" us, I want none of it.

[Forkboy]

38. Emily has more class than many of the Obama supporters have.

And I hardly think you're to talk about shilling for a candidate.

[Danger Mouse]

43. this isn't stalinist russia.

[LiberalAndProud]

19. Oh goodie, more parsing.

the phrase
the word

"punished"
"typical white person"

"fairy tale"
"as far as I know"

Can we just call bullshit on all of it and be done with it?

[TML]

22. White Person's Compton?

Puhleeze. There is no white neighborhood that is the equivalent of Compton.

[la la]

30. sounds like you know nothing

of the history of Compton.

This racial crap is really pissing me off---i do believe that it started with the MSM and the obama campaign.

[TML]

44. Recent history?

Let's talk about that. Name me one white neighborhood like that.

[GoldieAZ49]

32. Present

and proud of it

[ecstatic]

33. Typical Indian person?

http://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/01/06/elec04.s.mo.farmer.clinton.ap/

Hillary Clinton 'truly regrets' Gandhi joke
Remarks called stereotypical, racially insensitive

ST. LOUIS, Missouri (AP) -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton apologized for joking that Mahatma Gandhi used to run a gas station in St. Louis, saying it was "a lame attempt at humor."

The New York Democrat made the remark at a fund-raiser Saturday. During an event here for Senate candidate Nancy Farmer, Clinton introduced a quote from Gandhi by saying, "He ran a gas station down in St. Louis."

http://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/01/06/elec04.s.mo.farmer.clinton.ap/

http://youtube.com/watch?v=e1Mq8kOXV_E

[Garbo 2004]

35. blog post that is based on a straw man fallacy. n/t

[unkachuck]

36. it was a long way to go....

"And I will not support a racist no matter what their color. You cannot tell me that all white people are racists and expect my vote. Hillary Clinton understands that."

....for the above punchline....

[Danger Mouse]

40. you've GOT to be fucking kidding me.

[JI7]

46. so fucking what ? how about Hillary's Gandhi joke ?

and you don't see minorities crying about Biden's comments on minorities.

the outrage over this one little comment really shows me how sensitive some people are and have no idea of what others deal with every day.

[Catherina]

48. Thanks EmilyG! I want to order some

:woohoo:

Do you know how I can get one of them personalized to read "I voted for LBJ now come mop my floor"?

I also need one for my dad that says "Typical White Person" on the front and "Voting for Obama" on the back. He'll love it for those long lines at the latte shop. :hi: