Poking Fun At Racism
I have such a busy morning and I promise I will post later, but in the meantime, here's what infuriates and saddens me:
“I’m afraid if he wins, the blacks will take over. He’s not a Christian! This is a Christian nation! What is our country gonna end up like?”
Oh really? You're afraid? Scared that Obama's gonna change the White House to a pyramid, aren't 'cha?
Yes, here's what makes me laugh and believe that there's still good in the world:
"Oh no! It's that crazy lady from the McCain rally!" I'm laughing but it's so sad because it's based on the questions of real people. But thank you, SNL for poking fun at what really isn't all that funny.
Hmm... guilt sure can breed fear, can't it?
“I’m afraid if he wins, the blacks will take over. He’s not a Christian! This is a Christian nation! What is our country gonna end up like?”
Oh really? You're afraid? Scared that Obama's gonna change the White House to a pyramid, aren't 'cha?
Yes, here's what makes me laugh and believe that there's still good in the world:
"Oh no! It's that crazy lady from the McCain rally!" I'm laughing but it's so sad because it's based on the questions of real people. But thank you, SNL for poking fun at what really isn't all that funny.
Hmm... guilt sure can breed fear, can't it?
Comments
McCain ADS in MRI machines...I thought they were going to say in Funeral Parlors...you know us Irish have a a dark sense of humor
The folks that they are showing on these interview clips are truly something else. A lack of education is a scary thing.
But SNL? Hilarious!
And the video of the small-minded white people is so disgusting and maddening! What the hell did any black person ever do to them that they would be so scared and angry??????
LOL, I thought they were going to say funeral homes too! The MRI machine thing was hilarious too though. I just couldn't stop laughing when she said Obama's gonna replace the White House with a pyramid. The folks in the first clip, it's so sad because they really believe that they are on the side of truth and justice.
Felicity,
I hope not. I have to believe folks can always change.
1969,
I found myself wondering if those folks had ever actually read the Bible, let alone any other books. How could you say such things if you have?
Shiona,
It was hilarious! I don't think Obama has to say it. They made our folks pick cotton so they think we're suddenly gonna make them do it too. It's guilt-driven fear.
Jennifer,
Did you see the Obama bucks that the lady out in San Bernardino made? Folks always think that sort of thing is just in the South, but right here in supposedly liberal LA, folks think this stuff is true.
Sarah,
I just want a Crazy McCain Rally Lady wig. Maybe I'll be that for Halloween.
NYC/CR,
It's very sad, but no one can again say that racism is a thing of the past.
DJBA,
Laughing at it does help, until you remember that these are people who are in local positions of power and authority. Then it stops being so funny. :(
Faith,
I 1000% agree with you. My dad always says that him speaking up as a white man about racism to other white people has more of an impact than my black mo doing so -- and he feels like it's more his responsibility to do so than hers.
But hey, that white pyramid could be quite a tourist attraction!
The pyramid is gonna be jet black and he's gonna blast Public Enemy's "Fight the Power" from it for the first 100 days of his administration.
And this new tactic of calling Obama a Socialist? What does McCain think buying up mortgages of people in trouble is? He can't win by stirring up the terrorist card, now we're moving toward the Socialist card...only 16 more days!
It's very very sad. And terrifying because these people have such politcal weight.
Can we vote YET!!!!
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Clearly I need to be in blog purgatory for not responding individually to all your comments. I need a clone these days!
Ian has me wondering why can't we have a pyramind on the Potomac? We surely have one on our dollar bills.