That’s just it. Those acting all offended, most of them haven’t even taken the time to listen to the lyrics or even study the phrase and its historical use. There is real social commentary in the parody, and it attacks really ignorant attitudes. Al Sharpton, supported by so many, is a slimeball racist with blood on his hands…yet he’s still taken seriously by the media and many in the black community.

People who are offended by this will be offended by anything, because taken in context with the social commentary it speaks of, it’s hardly offensive at all. If rap music today and the portrayal of blacks in American society through Hollywood and the music industry isn’t offensive, then this isn’t offensive.

The media does play a large role in this. They have consistently portrayed the GOP as racist. Should we ignore that?

And it’s nothing but simple fact, gained from decades of polling, that black Americans tend to skew much more conservative socially than most other groups- they’re, in fact, some of the most religious people in the country if you look at them as a subset over white americans, asian americans, hispanics, etc. The polling also shows that black Americans tend to go liberal in their attitude towards income redistribution (usually in the form of welfare and similar programs).
Star Parker just recently wrote about this.
http://www.urbancure.org/article.asp?id=3133

TheBlueSite on January 28, 2009 at 10:57 AM