It was a high profile murder and this racial sensitivity is pising me off

Here’s what I wrote to them:

Sir;

As you are the registered contact agent for the IRS 527 group
“Pemberton Township Republican Club”, I write to you to express my utter outrage, and my extreme embarrassment at being a fellow Republican, at your contemptible, unacceptable, and inexcusable website banner comparing Mr. Obama to O. J. Simpson. That your lackey was quoted as saying: “I found out it was inappropriate, and I took it down,” Kuck said” leaves me speechless and disgusted. He ‘found out’ it was inappropriate? How could he not know it was inappropriate and unacceptable? What kind of rubes does your 527 employ?

We Republicans are supposed to be better; we are supposed to stand for what makes America great, not snickering, racist boobs with uninformed minds and hating hearts.

Are our Republican ideals, policies and visions so corrupt, so
bankrupt, so bereft of public appeal that they cannot stand on their own? Can we maintain political support in no other way than to appeal to the lowest of the low, the bigots, racists, morons and hicks? You all may think this is very funny, but it is a black eye for Republicans everywhere. Maybe you didn’t notice, but this will be a very tough election year for us–oh, right, you are from Pemberton–maybe you DID notice–your lot got shown the door last election, didn’t they?

Probably because of attitudes and stunts like this. Grow up or stop representing yourselves as Republicans. We are ashamed of you, ashamed to be associated with you. You make Republicans everywhere appear to be the “lowest of the low, the bigots, racists, morons and hicks” which you Pemberton lot apparently are.

I am beyond disgusted.

Dr. Donald B. MacGowan

I believe you’re right.

i don’t think

getOverIt

is going to be able to

get over it.

:)

thank you.

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sorry old sport

you’ve missed the mark

again.

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perhaps this will help:

you must take a more epistemological

approach to the argumentation portion

of your thesis in order to qualify it’s

empirical value, understand?

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however, as i have previously stated,

you have managed to win

racist pig over to

your point of view. congratulations.

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good luck

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getOverIt Says:
Joe Cantwell,

It’s not an argument, it’s a statement of fact. The word “racist” is being misused here. It does not apply. Too often our language is misapplied by ignorance or for the sake of sensationalism. This is a perfect example.

Wrong. A racist statement need not overtly include the narrow parameters of racism that you’re insisting on.

Racist intent is seldom openly expressed because of this thing called “social norms”. Most people, you see, recognize that racist statements don’t go over very well with a general audience, so they are couched in less overt trappings, delivered in code, or otherwise disguised as “possibly offensive, but not technically racist”.

Your disingenuous parsing of this issue is pathetic.

getOverIt Says:
I didn’t include the definition you posted because it was essentially the same as definition #1 from my post. The fact that the two men have the same skin color does not insinuate that one race is superior to another.

The comparison to a murderer may be offensive to you and others, but in the English language, it doesn’t qualify as being racist.

(sigh) Okay, just on the off-chance that you’re capable of rational debate, I’ll explain it to you this way:

In the definition I offered, you conveniently ignored the primary part:

The belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability

in order to falsely equate it with:

a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one’s own race is superior and has the right to rule others.

If you want to stick with your more restrictive definition, the inclusion of the term “usually” seems quite important, in that racism need not always be characterized by a belief in racial superiority. It also includes the characterization of people based on their race, which is what the offensive banner did in this case.

There is no other reasonable means of comparison between the presidential candidate Obama and the murderer Simpson other than their race. One could take the comparison further and equate the majority race of the nation that Obama seeks to lead (white) with the race of Simpson’s victims (both white).

The racial component of the message is overwhelming and is clearly its primary intent.

You don’t do very well trying to drop this in the path:

The comparison to a murderer may be offensive to you and others, but in the English language, it doesn’t qualify as being racist.

Strictly speaking, it’s true, the comparison to a murderer is not “racist” in the general sense. However, we are talking specifically about a notorious African-American murderer being compared to the first African American to (presumably) receive a major party’s nomination for President.

THAT is racist, when there is no other reason to juxtapose the two aside from their common race.

It’s not an argument, it’s a statement of fact. The word “racist” is being misused here. It does not apply. Too often our language is misapplied by ignorance or for the sake of sensationalism. This is a perfect example.

The fact that you’re offended by the banner doesn’t make it “racist”.

on the other hand

you have won over

racist pig.

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i believe he falls under

the category of definition #3.

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good luck.

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your argument makes

no sense.

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The comparison to a murderer may be offensive to you and others, but in the English language, it doesn’t qualify as being racist.

getOverIt Says:
Tasteless, sure. Offensive, sure. But which version of “racist” does this meet ?

It looks like you got your definitions from dictionary.com — a fine source, although you neglected to include a link.

Was that because the page also includes this definition from American Heritage Dictionary?

The belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others.

Can you offer another basis of comparison between the two men in question, besides their skin color?

rac·ism
1. a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one’s own race is superior and has the right to rule others.
2. a policy, system of government, etc., based upon or fostering such a doctrine; discrimination.
3. hatred or intolerance of another race or other races.

But, in addition to banning, someone felt the need to delete my posts from the site. What do you have to say to illicit that?

that sentence makes

no sense.

perhaps you meant

to use the word “elicit”?

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good luck.

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