More blackface on political blogs
by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Wow, do we need to start a “blackface blogging” category here on Racialicious?
Just a couple months ago we told you about a Huffington Post blogger who decided to put Joseph Lieberman in blackface. And now yet another liberal blogger is dipping into the burnt cork, this time to mock CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer. (Hat tip to Rachel’s Tavern.)
And check out his lame defense of his “politically incorrect” act. Gimme a break.
When are people going to realize that there’s nothing new or edgy about racism? I can’t believe people are still using this lipstick-on-a-pig tactic of referring to racism as “political incorrectness.”
Carmen Van Kerckhove is co-founder and president of 
Y. Carrington wrote:
Right-wing racism, liberal racism. I’m making note of all this pre-election stuff, from political ads to movies to blog posts. Sistas, I don’t know about y’all, but I’m seeing a real pattern here.
The war, the election, blackface, yellowface, brownface, racist slurs uttered by politicians, attacks on immigrants from all levels.
Something is up with this onslaught of open-face racism. Or maybe I’m just naive.
Posted 01 Nov 2006 at 11:56 am ¶
FrancesM wrote:
It always amazes me when liberals think simply because they’re liberal they can’t possibly be racist. It’s more than annoying or boring. It’s scary!
Posted 02 Nov 2006 at 6:41 pm ¶
Sunrunner wrote:
egogjonson has what has to be the definitive responses to this, here, here and here.
Posted 03 Nov 2006 at 3:46 pm ¶