A Lesson in White Privilege: What if Sarah Palin Were Black?
open.salon.com/blog/chauncey_devega/2010/02/0...Posted Feb 9, 2010, 9:45 PM UTC
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Then she'd be a black retard instead of a white retard.
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You racist!
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Its irrelevant, because if she were black, she never would have got any of her previous roles, and would have just been another invisible person.
She never would have been a mayor in Alaska (or anywhere else), she wouldn't have been governor, she would never have been chosen as a VP running mate.
Much of the inherent racism & sexism in the community would ensure that she would never even have been considered for any of those roles (especially in Alaska).
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Its irrelevant, because if she were black, she never would have got any of her previous roles, and would have just been another invisible person.
That's why we'll never see a black president in this cou...oh wait. (And just for my own info, has there ever been a black person at the head of any European country? I couldn't find one, but I didn't look too hard.)
She never would have been a mayor in Alaska (or anywhere else), she wouldn't have been governor, she would never have been chosen as a VP running mate.
http://blacksuccessfoundation.org/black_mayors.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Paterson
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Americans_in_the_United_States_Congress
Granted, the lists of black politicians are not as long as we'd like to see, but it's dishonest to claim that a black person cannot get into positions of power in this country.
Call me an optimist, but as crappy as things have been (as far as equality and race relations), things are getting better everyday.
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Sorry, I was speaking specifically of Palin.
I have no issues with black politicians, but they do have a tendancy to be judged to a higher standard than a white politician. Which is a standard that Palin would never measure up to, hence she would never be selected in the first place.
Also, from what I've seen of Alaskan politics, it seems extremely white biased, wich would also play strongly against her if she were black.
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I don't think it is fair to say Alaska politics has a white bias. We have lots of Native representation. We have a very small percentage of black residents, only 3.4%. Since we have one of the smallest populations, that is less than 20,000 people. Despite that there is currently a black, female assemblywoman in Anchorage. Personally I think there is far less racism up here towards blacks, people save it up to hate on the Natives.
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That's why we'll never see a black president in this cou...oh wait. (And just for my own info, has there ever been a black person at the head of any European country? I couldn't find one, but I didn't look too hard.)
Yeah but Obama is a Harvard educated lawyer, and not a small time hick.
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That sort of association isn't exclusive to race, it's common to all groups. For instance, as a self-identifying conservative, I cringe when I see Palin, or her supporters. As a gun owner I cringe when I hear about a gun crime.
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Michael Steele is black and he's still an idiot.
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The difference is that Michael Steele has no power, especially after GOP party members voted to strip him of his ability to spend party money. Also, every time Michael Steele says something idiotic (i.e. every time he speaks), he gets thrown under the bus and has to apologize immediately afterwards. When Sarah Palin says far dumber things, people throw themselves under the bus for her.
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The lesson most of you don't seem to have learned is that buying into identity politics is us stupid and dangerous. Asking a black woman if she's going to vote for Obama or Hilary is both insulting and stupid. Get over the fact that Palin is a woman. Just get over it.
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She would be a darker version of stupid?
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If Sarah Palin were black she would have disappeared into obscurity long ago.
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Or she might have been elected to Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney's seat.
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If Sarah Palin were black, her daughter's out of wedlock, "baby daddy drama" would have been presented as an example of both pathological behavior and a dysfunctional family that is symbolic of the social problems in that community.
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The liberal media presented her precisely as an example of this: Red-state pup-poppin' trailer trash.
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If Sarah Palin were black, her neo-secessionist husband would have been the death knell for her political career, because as we all know you can't trust "those people."
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That one's probably true. On the other hand, it would have endeared her to many black voters. Fight the power!
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If Sarah Palin were black, her lack of intellectual curiosity, willful and cultivated ignorance, and lack of grace both written and spoken, would not be taken as "folksy." Instead, Palin would be viewed as unqualified for any public office.
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Probably. Or she might have been Cynthia McKinney.
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If Sarah Palin were black she would be tarred and feathered as an "affirmative action baby."
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She was tarred and feathered as precisely this. McCain needed some youth and estrogen on the ticket. Affirmative action, baby!
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If Bible Spice were black she would've been dog meat when they first aired that video of her with the witchdoctor.
If Bible Spice were black she wouldn't have been picked to be the VP candidate on the McBush/Bible Spice ticket.
Not in a million years.
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These 'what if' situations are total bullshit. If sarah palin was anything but white and female and a married mother of a retard (satire) and have a drive for money and power then she wouldn't be in the national spotlight. fuck this noise
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A Lesson in Playing the Race Card @ salon.com
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She doesn't need to be black to get no respect.
Just wait until people finally figure out she's clinically retarded. Colbert knows.
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Doesn't matter what color she is when that kind of ignorance falls out every time she opens her mouth.
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What if Michelle Obama were black?
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I still wouldn't have voted for her.
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If Sarah Palin were black most of her current supporters would say of her daughter, "Oh look! Surprise! Surprise! Another pregnant black teenager. Bet she'll end up a welfare queen just like the rest of them." But since she's white they say, "Isn't it wonderful that her daughter chose to have the baby--living up to her Christian ideals" (and by doing so inadvertently admitting that women have a right to choose whether or not they continue with a pregnancy) And if Palin were black the many things that show her to be less intelligent than most national candidates would meet with equally snarky remarks from her current supporters.
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What about Condie? I believe that many Republicans champion her as well.
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Reminds me of what this wonderful old black lady said about Dan Quayle, If that boy was black, he'd be shining shoes for a living.
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Well said. On another, more feminist note... What if Palin wasn't so made up?:
The thing that terrifies me is that she actually looks more intelligent without all the cruft.
She's still pretty, I never thought about how stylized she is with the quirky glasses/earrings/pins. She reminds me a little of Hillary with the short hair and natural makeup.
Nice rogue link.
You can't make this shit up.