America’s last racist has returned.
…Because there are no racists in America, other than those who drive by a mural depicting multi-racial children, and are compelled to yell “nigger” and “spic” (via Wonkette):
R.E. Wall, director of Prescott’s Downtown Mural Project, said he and other artists were subjected to slurs from motorists as they worked on the painting at one of the town’s most prominent intersections.
“We consistently, for two months, had people shouting racial slander from their cars,” Wall said. “We had children painting with us, and here come these yells of (epithet for Blacks) and (epithet for Hispanics).”
As a result, the artists have been asked to “lighten the faces” of the children in the mural, to avoid further controversy. In case you missed that, the artists have been asked to whitewash a mural for children, because some Arizonans are completely and utterly enraged by the presence of brown faces.
It’s worth noting too that Zombie Bull Connor was seen recently in South Carolina, where he took some time to comment on the gubernatorial race:
Knotts says he believed Haley has been set up by a network of Sikhs and was programmed to run for governor of South Carolina by outside influences in foreign countries. He claims she is hiding her religion and he wants the voters to know about it.
“We got a raghead in Washington; we don’t need one in South Carolina,” Knotts said more than once. “She’s a raghead that’s ashamed of her religion trying to hide it behind being Methodist for political reasons.”
Zombie Bull Connor is a dangerous menace to this nation’s racial harmony, and if you see him, please don’t hesitate to use the race card. It’s our only weapon against his undead ravings.
And as an aside, I’m really looking forward to the inevitable conservative who will stumble across this blog post, and tell me — angrily — that the real problem isn’t racism, it’s those nasty liberals and minorities who insist on pointing out racism. It would all go away, if they could just stop “obsessing” over it.
I gotta tell you it’s pretty distressing to be used as the poster boy of “colorblind” conservatives with an axe to grind. Double distressing since I’ve been reading you since your League days and mostly agree with your analysis of the Tea Party.
The only part of my comment I see that could conceivably fit your description is the following:
OK I admit that sounded pretty douchey. Let me clarify. I wasn’t saying anything about how the real problem is the mean darkies and libruls playing the RACE CARD. However, when you say that, say, someone’s belief in reduced social spending (something pretty rare even among Tea Partiers) can be attributed to racial resentment most of the time, a lot of people are going to take it personally and way overreact. Hence all the “I’m not a racist, I only hold the kindest feelings towards brown people and would have had the courage to march with MLK” coming from Rand Paul and his ilk.
Hey dude!
Let me apologize for that; not going to lie, I was pissed at the story and annoyed by your comment, so it was the first thing I reached for. It wasn’t fair though, and I’m sorry that I misrepresented your views. Beyond that, I appreciate the fact that you’re a long-time reader, and I hope this doesn’t turn you off from the blog!
No problem man, thanks for being so gracious about it.