tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15545356.post116187103535890511..comments2024-02-14T16:57:45.608+00:00Comments on The Vol Abroad: Who hasn't?Vol Abroadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07083054947673242940noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15545356.post-1161982576993862842006-10-27T21:56:00.000+01:002006-10-27T21:56:00.000+01:00It's genius, really. Evil genius to be sure...I ce...<I>It's genius, really. Evil genius to be sure...</I><BR/><BR/>I certainly wouldn't put it past them to create something that was designed to be so subtle that when accusations came flying they could quite innocently say "What? Me racist?!" And not only that but get those who just thought it was bit funny upset at Dems accusing them of racism.Vol Abroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07083054947673242940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15545356.post-1161966026944687422006-10-27T17:20:00.000+01:002006-10-27T17:20:00.000+01:00I missed the whole 'racist' component to the ad, t...I missed the whole 'racist' component to the ad, too...at first. As soon as it was explained to me (the stereotypical randy buck caricature, the curious but hesitant white girl, the skeptical overalls-wearing salt of the earth farmer type) it became obvious what they were trying to do. I think a lot of folks missed it right off the bat because we just don't don't get fed that kind of in your face, old school, race baiting anymore. I thought the ad was just plain funny, but now I'm almost amusedly aghast at the audacity of it. It's genius, really. Evil genius to be sure, but boy does it ever get down to good old fashioned Mandingo-style race hate.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357646598411523462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15545356.post-1161937978009688282006-10-27T09:32:00.000+01:002006-10-27T09:32:00.000+01:00I didn't understand the 'racist' allegation re the...I didn't understand the 'racist' allegation re the ad because although I had seen pictures of Harold Ford before, but I hadn't realised he was supposed to be black. He looks white to me. I still struggle with American racial definitions, especially the 'one drop' definition of 'black'. <BR/><BR/>The Vol kindly explained that in America, if Ford says he's black, saying he's not is offensive, much like 50 years ago calling somebody black who claimed to be white. Still, I have noticed that most leading 'black' Democrats I've seen look to me white or mostly white, whereas the few black Republicans I've seen actually are black or mostly black (Condi Rice, Clarence Thomas, Thomas Sowell).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com