NYT offers thoughtful gift guide for the minority in your life
posted at 6:57 pm on December 9, 2009 by Allahpundit
Big week for the Lords of Tolerance: First came the navel-gazing over whether Tiger Woods’s mistresses were too white, now this. Says MKH of the Times’s gift suggestions, “The gospel cruise is perhaps my favorite offering. Is Michael Scott now editing the New York Times?” Even the lefties at Mediaite are aghast:
NYTPicker, who was the first to note the addition thinks there’s no other word for it but racist. I’m not sure I’m willing to go that far. But badly, terribly thought out, bordering on offensive, absolutely. I suspect what actually happened was somewhere in the editing process someone thought they should figure out some way to work Barack Obama (he’s done well for them before!) into the mix and then extended it to Sotomayor and voila, suddenly you have a gift guide that weirdly looks like it’s out of some magazine from the 1960’s except this might not have been kosher in the 60’s (for very different reasons). So mainly just of-puttingly weird. Mostly, I am utterly amazed it made it past the editing process and am baffled why anyone felt the need to separate these gifts from the more generalized categories into which all these items fit, to one based on skin color.
Tom Maguire calls it the Times’s answer to “Stuff White People Like” minus the parodic intent. The most curious part? Rather than subdivide the gift ideas by individual race, the thought of which likely made even the NYT squeamish, they decided to lump everyone into the category “people of color.” So, in theory, they’re recommending the gospel cruise even for Hindus and Arab Muslims. Good work, kids. Exit question: I was planning to get the boss a gift basket and maybe some family games for the Wii for Christmas, but should I scrap that now in favor of something more Asian-y? Maybe Nintendo offers games geared specifically at Asians. If not, I guess I could get her the Obama children’s book on the Times list for her kids. What could go wrong?
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This is going to complicate gifts for those nifty bi-racial and multi-ethnic types… what’s a girl to do?
redfoxbluestate on December 9, 2009 at 7:26 PM
It’s a darn good thing satire died with the Bush administration. I feel so sorry for the comedians who don’t have any material now that a clean, articulate, (half) black man if POTUS.
BardMan on December 9, 2009 at 7:27 PM
Just one example…GAG !!!
Jeff2161 on December 9, 2009 at 7:28 PM
I just posted this a second ago about LGF but it needs to be known:
Off Topic…..I just went to Little Green Footballs for the first time in months and they have a post about all the vile hot air comments. Its like that blog went from right wing to left wing. To make it worse there wasnt a random right wing “troll” to defend anything. I am libertarian and i come to this page daily and I dont think any of us hate anyone, we just hate what govt is doing to our beloved country. Plus Charles Johnson is a retard (Thats Right Charles, you are as sharp as a marble!)
deepinthought on December 9, 2009 at 7:28 PM
Stay on topic, please.
Allahpundit on December 9, 2009 at 7:29 PM
“people of color”. Well, unless you are transparent, your skin does have a color. Even albinos have a patina to their skin. “White” is a color.
Maybe you could get the boss some chopsticks. Isn’t that what Asian types want? Or maybe a kimono. That’s Asiany too. Just because they’re Americans doesn’t mean they’d want stuff other Americans want.
rbj on December 9, 2009 at 7:30 PM
“Diversity” is a train wreck by definition.
marklmail on December 9, 2009 at 7:31 PM
Sorry Allah, It just made me a lil upset… on a lighter note nothing the NYT does surprises me anymore. :)
deepinthought on December 9, 2009 at 7:31 PM
Well, unless you put ‘/jk’ at the end of the card, you could be out of a job :-)
AUINSC on December 9, 2009 at 7:32 PM
Nintendo is Asian. It’s not Nintendo’s fault that it got co-opted by those culture stealing white Americans (just like hip hop). Any game will do.
JadeNYU on December 9, 2009 at 7:33 PM
Why is it “offensive” if it’s not racist?
JohnJ on December 9, 2009 at 7:33 PM
What category would a black comedy fall under as a gift?
angryed on December 9, 2009 at 7:33 PM
I’ve been wearing the ‘Wise Latina’ shirts for months now, the NYT is behind on the fashion scene.
Bishop on December 9, 2009 at 7:33 PM
Yoko Ono giving beauty and makeup advice?!? Are you kidding?!
Well, OK, I calmed down a little and saw she only wrote the foreword. But still.
jwolf on December 9, 2009 at 7:34 PM
–a guide to applying for unemployment, food stamps, medical assistance for the the soon to be unemployed?
chickasaw42 on December 9, 2009 at 7:35 PM
Is it global warming or global cooling that thins skin?
MB4 on December 9, 2009 at 7:35 PM
You don’t get much more Asian’y then video games :P.
/not racist
//loves asians
///loves video games
Smiles on December 9, 2009 at 7:36 PM
I’ve got to have a Wise Latina t-shirt!
Tzetzes on December 9, 2009 at 7:36 PM
Yep, and the Wise Latina T-shirts also. Seriously, do they no get that there are PLENTY of lilly-white liberal parents that would love to get La Juez que Crecio en el Bronx for their kids?
Firefly_76 on December 9, 2009 at 7:36 PM
I was there, tried to defend and got flounced, all my comments were deleted.
Sorry AP, just trying to defend your honor when people smear you.
Back on topic. Do they make an Asian Barbie yet?
Knucklehead on December 9, 2009 at 7:36 PM
My still unborn daughter has a copy of Sarah Palin’s “Going Rogue” waiting on the mantle so that her father can read it to her…especially that last chapter on being a “Common Sense Conservative.”
bluelightbrigade on December 9, 2009 at 7:37 PM
They tried to get Helen Thomas to write the forward but she was unavailable.
MB4 on December 9, 2009 at 7:37 PM
Better yet, get the audiobook, strap on some earphones and have Sarah read it to her :-)
Firefly_76 on December 9, 2009 at 7:38 PM
They forgot the “blinged out” grill for the front teeth and a 40oz bottle of Colt 45 conveniently wrapped in a brown paper bag. (Bow not included..)
milwife88 on December 9, 2009 at 7:39 PM
:)
bluelightbrigade on December 9, 2009 at 7:40 PM
Great. Racial profiling for gifts, but not for national security.
Okay, I’m game. Because I’m white, except for my red neck, y’all can send me something for Christmas I can cling to…
You know, a gun (with ammo, please) and a bible.
And one of Tiger’s girls, that would be really special.
TXUS on December 9, 2009 at 7:40 PM
Look at the cover of the book.
Does anyone else get the sense that the Scholastic award just got a little less relevant?
bluelightbrigade on December 9, 2009 at 7:41 PM
Nothing says “Somali fashion” like short dresses and stiletto heels. Why, I watched ‘Blackhawk Down’ again and remarked that for such a poor, wretched, craphole of a muslim nation they certainly do dress well.
Bishop on December 9, 2009 at 7:41 PM
Maybe they should wait until he actually does something before they promote him as a role model.
Irenaeus on December 9, 2009 at 7:42 PM
Uh, with the bonus STDs?
Firefly_76 on December 9, 2009 at 7:42 PM
Dear God, what is that thing on the picture?
thebrokenrattle on December 9, 2009 at 7:43 PM
Bishop on December 9, 2009 at 7:41 PM
OK, again with the link: that’s just gross. Entertaining, but gross.
Firefly_76 on December 9, 2009 at 7:44 PM
Forget it. I was wrong. There’s no Scholastic seal there.
/captainobvious
bluelightbrigade on December 9, 2009 at 7:44 PM
Why that’s just crazy talk. Look what he did to end the racial divide, bring new jobs, and stabalize the economy. Sheesh, what more does one need? End Global Warming? Come on!
/
milwife88 on December 9, 2009 at 7:45 PM
What is the Diversity Ratio at the Kabul Embassy? Has anyone wondered if the State Department has Experienced, and Competent Staff? Remember the three pronged approach the President laid out #1 of the prongs was Civil, this is the State Department’s Mission. Does anyone wonder if we have another “Imperial Life In The Emerald City” going on? Is anyone checking? Remember they just had a huge scandal with their Security Guards…..Will The Mainstream Media or say Fox News, look into the Civil Prong of the President’s strategy? NO – No one is curious? After all if they are not qualified the Military will have no one to hand off to.
Dr Evil on December 9, 2009 at 7:46 PM
You’ll spend New Years Even prying her foot out of your @ss.
amerpundit on December 9, 2009 at 7:48 PM
I have a stack of prints in my basement, I’ll sell you one.
Bishop on December 9, 2009 at 7:49 PM
…so can I say “colored people”?
No, that’s racist.
*slams head on desk a few more times*
Oh…and interesting book. Reminds me of China…1950s-60s. Hmmm…
MadisonConservative on December 9, 2009 at 7:49 PM
NYT undoubtedly believes they are doing so-called minority communities a service. It’s probably tied into some lame holiday-campaign to try and gain readers before year’s close or whatever.
Really, it’s not a bad idea. The only reason it rings odd and annoying is because America has failed at dispensing with its race problem. I’m not offended by contextual-advertising; this is really a similar approach.
Anyway, NYT is a dying beast. Let it die in peace. Ignore it’s wails.
We need to have more fun with race in America. Maybe jazz things up a bit by referring to “race” as “flavor.”
***
A “patina?” I don’t know if you have friends or family who live with albinism, but I’m guessing they would not appreciate your phrasing.
For many living with albinism their skin color, or lack thereof, is a death sentence.
Gag.
The Race Card on December 9, 2009 at 7:52 PM
Translated:
MadisonConservative on December 9, 2009 at 7:53 PM
Do we need to go there?
upinak on December 9, 2009 at 7:53 PM
Hey, you, I’m sending you a Paypal link. You owe me a keyboard.
amerpundit on December 9, 2009 at 7:53 PM
I’ll need the “wise Whitina” shirt. Got a link for that?!
:)
Bob's Kid on December 9, 2009 at 7:57 PM
That’s the “Crafty Cracker” T-shirt.
Firefly_76 on December 9, 2009 at 8:00 PM
She’d make you eat it, and then bludgeon you to death with the signed Hitch (or was it AHA) book from last year :P
Jorge Bonilla on December 9, 2009 at 8:00 PM
I’m colored. That’s pretty awesome sounding, really. Makes me feel like I did when I thought new shoes made me run faster. It’s fun…and isn’t that what it’s really all about?
White-Americans are colored. According to Crayola, they’re all peach. I guess that’s better than being colorless, which actually would be accurate if we’re using the all non-whites are “colored” scale.
It’s really, really backasswards. Instead of a color spectrum, it’s as if their is a color hierarchy in which, “white,” or Crayola peach is at the top.
The Race Card on December 9, 2009 at 8:01 PM
Not funny about unemployment…just sayin.
bernzright777 on December 9, 2009 at 8:02 PM
What? No Cracker Barrel merchandise?
The Race Card on December 9, 2009 at 8:04 PM
I have to say my favorite is The Mocha Manual to Military Life. I didn’t know that blacks had a difference military experience compared to whites. If only I had this manual, I would have experienced my Army days with open multicultural eyes./s
mizflame98 on December 9, 2009 at 8:05 PM
Hmmmm……
Guess everyone on my list, male of female, white, black, asian, native american, whatever … is gonna get, in the spirit of Copenhagen … CFC light bulbs. That way NOBODY’S offended (until they turn the damn thing on and realize they can’t see ‘cuz it’s so dim, and takes forever to warm up when it’s cold, not to mention how it makes everyone’s skin tone look like warmed-over death.) I can’t wait to see how everyone’s going to retaliate next year.
bannedbyhuffpo on December 9, 2009 at 8:05 PM
Leave MSNBC’s lineup out of this.
The Race Card on December 9, 2009 at 8:06 PM
That’ll do!
:)
Bob's Kid on December 9, 2009 at 8:06 PM
Leave it to the nuanced Left to lump all non-whites into one big swarthy family. “People of Color” my ass.
Cicero43 on December 9, 2009 at 8:06 PM
How about a white chick wrapped in a red ribbon for Tiger Woods?
MaiDee on December 9, 2009 at 8:08 PM
Crayola colors???
I always liked “Burnt Sienna”.
I dunno what “sienna” is, much less what you’ve got when you burn one, but the color’s cool.
bannedbyhuffpo on December 9, 2009 at 8:08 PM
Where are the 5000 dollar 26″ rims for the 800 dollar car?
Sanjoboy on December 9, 2009 at 8:08 PM
So white people can’t draw inspiration from Ogabe and Sotomayor? All women can’t appreciate a female supreme court justice?
What happened to Black President bridging the racial divide which supposedly existed and then died out when he was elected?
Bishop on December 9, 2009 at 8:10 PM
Oh, I’m sure Tiger’s hotties are very careful about STDs. /s
TXUS on December 9, 2009 at 8:12 PM
Oh no you didn’t! You know that you can’t drink Colt 45 without a pimp cup! What were you thinking?
mizflame98 on December 9, 2009 at 8:12 PM
That one struck me as the most odd. In my experience, color/race has little meaning in the military, at least much less than in the civilian world. For example, when I see a black man in uniform, I first note his rank, then his name, then what ever awards or decorations he has. Skin color is the last thing on my mind.
I know this book is for the wives but the culture that the husbands experience is carried back home.
SPCOlympics on December 9, 2009 at 8:13 PM
Definitely. Yes. I recommend a math book because we all know Asians are smart in math.
Maybe she will cook you some eggrolls, pot stickers, and general tso’s chicken.
SouthernGent on December 9, 2009 at 8:16 PM
OK, OK, totally OT:
Need affordable handgun for 23 year old son (very much respects firearms, has been slapped around a-plenty to insure he respects them, but hasn’t taken the State safety test. [Neither hubby or I have ever owned guns.])
I’m looking for guidance regarding buying him a gun for Christmas.
Uncles and grandfather(s) have taken him shooting many, many times at family farm(s) for claybirds. I know he respects guns, but we haven’t exactly owned them, other than a Mossburg (sp) that my younger son uses to shoot claybirds.
Both my husband’s family and my family have owned guns, so the kids have been exposed to them in a safe environment, but it’s always been very recreational.
I think he’s totally levelheaded about it. Any thoughts?????
Chewy the Lab on December 9, 2009 at 8:17 PM
You will get many answers here at HA.
What is the primary use of the gun?
Bishop on December 9, 2009 at 8:21 PM
I would actually prefer “peach”. True whites would be albinos.
But then, whites/albinos would be a minority. And that’s pretty much been the rule for a while that, even if caucasians no longer are the highest percentage of skin color of the populace, they can never be a minority, since the term is not mathematical, but political.
MadisonConservative on December 9, 2009 at 8:22 PM
God bless you and have a happy, happy baby!
Chewy the Lab on December 9, 2009 at 8:22 PM
OT: Did anyone catch this story about the dirty snowman?
mizflame98 on December 9, 2009 at 8:22 PM
I suppose this sort of redefines the trem “Token Gift”, huh?
MikeA on December 9, 2009 at 8:24 PM
Bishop is correct. There are too many variables. We need to know the primary, and potential secondary uses for he firearm. There just is no one-size-fits-all gun out there.
MikeA on December 9, 2009 at 8:28 PM
I don’t know what to order…the fried chicken cookbook…the newest garden gloves the “cotton pick’in gloves…the watermelon seed separator…or the Obama deck of cards, 60 cards representing Obama’s 60 states, each card has a craftily written racial whine…
right2bright on December 9, 2009 at 8:30 PM
I always send Tiger Woods some gift certificates for General Tso’s Chicken at a Scandinavian Chinese restaurant just to cover all the bases. Now I guess it’ll have to be a restaurant in Vegas or Silicone (sic) Valley.
viking01 on December 9, 2009 at 8:37 PM
“Maybe Nintendo offers games geared specifically at Asians.”
They do, it’s called Dance Dance Revolution.
Go RBNY on December 9, 2009 at 8:44 PM
Don’t see the Michael Steele talking doll in there. You know, you pull the string and it says “What up????”
MrScribbler on December 9, 2009 at 8:44 PM
Selling worse than Pelosi.
Jeff2161 on December 9, 2009 at 8:46 PM
Well, I’m confused (again). What’s the difference between “people of color” and “colored people”?
oldleprechaun on December 9, 2009 at 8:46 PM
Start reading to her NOW. They can hear in the womb. And no “baby talk”. Ever.
oldleprechaun on December 9, 2009 at 8:49 PM
Jim Taranto at the Wall Street Journal prefers “persons of pallor.”
Wethal on December 9, 2009 at 8:50 PM
well, people of color are…, ehh colored people refers to…ummm, what are you anyway, some sort of racist?
MikeA on December 9, 2009 at 8:51 PM
Bishop on December 9, 2009 at 8:21 PM
Yes, I knew I would get a lot of answers, that’s why I tapped my HA friends.
The primary use of the gun would be for very occasional target practice at our farm, or at the range fairly near our home.
Secondarily, it would be for protection, and only, only if threatened beyond measure…meaning son feeling life threatened…not property.
He wants to take a CC class, and I’m not opposed.
My son was about 12 when a classmate accidentally shot and killed another kid with a parents’ handgun.
The kid, it turned out, didn’t even know Mom and Dad owned the gun and found it accidentally.
This has always reinforced my feeling that kids need to be educated about guns, need to know what their purpose is, and need to be taught to respect them.
My husband and I were both raised in households in which guns were commonplace. But I can also remember you got slapped silly if you ever, ever, ever even thought about pointing a toy gun at another person.
Guns were respected. Guns were tools. Guns were not for children to even touch.
I mean, I can remember getting spanked for pointing a toy gun at someone and pulling the trigger. (It was ok to play with toy guns, but they were never, never, never ever to be pointed at a person.)
I felt this was an appropriate message to send to my kids as well. I never opposed them getting toy guns as gifts, but they knew in no uncertain terms that if those toy guns were ever pointed at a person, they would be confiscated and never returned.
Their grandfathers and uncles were extraordinarily strict with them when out shooting claybirds or just plunking soda cans.
So, Bishop, to answer your question, I wouldn’t even be thinking of getting this as a gift if I were’nt certain my son would be respectful…if not reverent of it.
IMO, educated gun owners are among the most responsible.
My son is totally level headed, but he would not be expecting this as a Christmas gift.
We all know the times we are living in, and I feel like if they don’t get their guns now, they won’t have the opportunity in the future, so even if it isn’t ever fired, and gathers cobwebs and dust, it’s an investment. Do you think I’m nuts?
Chewy the Lab on December 9, 2009 at 8:51 PM
Perhaps the “Buy Now” buttons to the right of the page listings hold a hint: the writer is on commission.
Robert17 on December 9, 2009 at 8:51 PM
As I don’t think this is off topic, actually expands the topic: my brother-in-law has played Santa for many years, custom suit, real beard, et al, and makes some good Christmas bonus money for the family during the season. He says that there is a world of difference in kids that sit on his lap expressing their wishes between city kids and country kids (he covers a lot of acerage). City kids want the latest phones, game gear, fashions, shiney toys. Country kids ask for fishing gear, guns, boots, coats, saddles (even for the girls). Two world views. One Santa.
Gun gifts are very common around here. Along with scopes, slings, holsters. And the only gun negligence we hear about comes out of the city, so go figure. Personal responsibility is the first gift that should be given. After that, all’s well.
Robert17 on December 9, 2009 at 9:03 PM
All the liberals in my life are getting a copy of ‘Going Rogue’ just so I can watch their heads spin when they unwrap it. BWAH haha ha ha ha.
HUH? Obama is of Kenyan descent and Sotomayor is the ‘wise latina’ WTH does that have to with Somali fashion and henna? … sounds racisty…
bitsy on December 9, 2009 at 9:06 PM
Don’t listen to this fool.
So-called “baby-talk” is often built upon the base elements of speech. Babies need to practice these sounds and eventual phonemes in order to learn them.
It’s folly to focus on what your child is saying before they can speak. Talking to your kid in sonnets or long-form prose before they can gurgle is silly. Babies need to learn that speech is a tool. Cooing and baby-talk teach babies the give and take of vocalizing; it teaches them how to speak.
I do recommend using complete thoughts and fostering an environment in which reading is fun and rewarding. But cutting “baby talk” because of some grassy-knoll commenter is unwise.
The Race Card on December 9, 2009 at 9:07 PM
***Snip***
You have to understand. Charles is at that age where he needs someone to check his britches to see if he pooped in them. He’s getting to be an old senile fool. I quit going there long ago, especially when he was on his “Evolution vs. Creationism” rant.
Notice how registering isn’t all that rare anymore. I’ve gone there the last few days, and registration is always open. Seems like no one wants to wait in line to be a lizard anymore. I mean really. If you want the same old crap, you can get registered at DailyKos.
SuperManGreenLantern on December 9, 2009 at 9:08 PM
You’re not nuts. You just laid out more gun truth than I see in most months of blog reading.
So it appears you are considering a handgun, and one suitable for both personal protection and target use. This does narrow things down some. And the info about the CC permit narrows things down even more.
You are looking for something in a .38/.357 or larger, for the protection use, and probably not more powerful than a .45 ACP for the target use. A 9mm or .40 cal are both popular right now and there are some very fine offerings from many manufacturers.
You’ll need to consider the difference between an autoloader, and a revolver, and both have their advantages. But most people today select an autoloader for the CC use, just because they are normally easier to hide.
You mention the investment potential, and that is a very true point. Over the last 35 years I have seen my blue steel increase in value faster than my gold overall. But you’ll need to stick with major names to do that, and forget the bargains from most importers.
MikeA on December 9, 2009 at 9:08 PM
Wow. This list is ridiculous. My personal favorite is the Baby Jamz CD. Do children of color have to have their nursery rhymes rapped or remixed to enjoy them? Seriously.
This is just stupid. With a list like this I’m mildly surprised they didn’t slip in a link to purchase gift cards for KFC. That’s probably the only way they could get more overtly racist.
Idiots.
mrflibbleisvryx on December 9, 2009 at 9:15 PM
Nonsense. While it is just fine to talk to your children in a “sing-song” voice, you don’t have to “baby talk” them for them to learn to speak. I have never once baby talked to my son. No baba, no mama, no dada, no repeating back to him any mispronunciations. We have intentionally always spoken clearly to our son as just another person instead of a baby. And you know what? He’s two and a half and way ahead of his peers. Heck, you can understand almost 100% of everything he says and he has better clarity, pronunciation, sentence structure and a much larger vocabulary than all of the 4-5 year-olds we associate with (family, at church, in the neighborhood, etc). In fact, he’s currently learning some Spanish and German to go along with English.
So, no, “baby talk” is not necessary for your child to develop.
mrflibbleisvryx on December 9, 2009 at 9:23 PM
Why the head-fake “award” on the cover? Not obvious Caldecott material? Maybe you can’t buy a Caldecott like you can a Nobel.
caygeon on December 9, 2009 at 9:54 PM
Ugh.
Failing east coast newspaper goes racist to boost circulation.
Effort fails because minorities refuse to pay for stale news and elitist columnists.
Conservatives laugh and point at pandering editors.
n0doz on December 9, 2009 at 10:10 PM
Summanabitc! I just gotta aska dis…Dida dey make a list for us types? Cause ya know, we ya like somudda big bottles of vino, and somudda anise cookies, and maybe one uddem fancy meat sticks.
NumberTwo on December 9, 2009 at 10:18 PM
Did someone say Asian Barbie? (skip to 9:45)
inviolet on December 9, 2009 at 11:21 PM
So what are y’all gonna get me white folks?
Apologetic California on December 10, 2009 at 12:10 AM
Excellent post on Guns.
For a steel weapon that he would like to carry as well as use for target (in other words not a pure fighting weapon) there are only three choices:
1. 1911 type (Kimber middle to full size) with Target sights
2. S&W 357 Revolver (he can use 38 Special as well as full power 357 mag defense ammo when he gets to the point he can ignore recoil.
3. There is a new weapon coming on the market, one that is going to really excite people. Vltor is remaking the Bren Ten Pistol over again in modern materials. Available in both 10mm and 45 ACP it is the most exciting thing to come down the pike in 40 years.
Pure American Katana.
GunRunner on December 10, 2009 at 1:03 AM
This is liberal, NY racism………which is okay, you see. Even if you are thinking constantly about the difference in races, don’t cross-associate with anyone of a different color than you, and, despise all religion you are good as long as you vote Dem and pay lip service to “racial equality.”
Gifts for people of color? So all non-Anglos/Euros are “of color?” Talk about stereotyping…..
JoeinTX on December 10, 2009 at 5:22 AM
Didn’t we fire Earl Butz for stuff like this?
http://www.radosh.net/archive/002194.html
IlikedAUH2O on December 10, 2009 at 7:18 AM
Why not give your kids a book that indoctrinates them in the backwards liberal thinking that is filled with racism and segregates people based upon their skin color? Even in gift catalogs? Hey, maybe someday they can even write for The New York Times. That is, if it survives through 2010.
MeAlice on December 10, 2009 at 7:47 AM
What’s shocking here?
This is how liberals view humans – you’re not an individual. You’re a member of a group/tribe/collective hivemind.
You are not to be evaluated on your merits, accomplishments or your individual being. You are to be evaluated by the ascribed characteristics of the “tribe(s)” of which you are a member. You are to be evaluated by your skin color, your “race,” your religion, your sexual preferences, your “victim” status, etc.
You are not a person. You are a statistic.
And Lord help you if you step outside the lines they’ve drawn to keep you in the little tribe they’ve so graciously created for you to exist as a member of.
LORD HELP YOU.
Good Lt on December 10, 2009 at 7:48 AM
Give us a LGF thread then.
Darth Executor on December 10, 2009 at 9:10 AM
My granddaughter got a WII game called “Cooking with Mama.” Actually has dishes from around the world and you stir, chop, and actually “prepare” the dish. The funny part is that the voice of mama is so wonderfully oriental in its pronounciation that we’ve started to imitate it.
My granddaughter is six, so Allahpundit could cover the “Asian” part of being the politically correct giftgiver if Mrs. Malkin’s daughter is about the same age. /s
I’ll shuffle off to the reeducation camp now.
Sarah2053 on December 10, 2009 at 9:24 AM
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