Racism Goes Up in the Air
by Latoya Peterson
I was peacefully watching Mad Men when this madness peeked into my commercial break. At 00:59:
“Bingo. Asians. They pack light, travel efficiently, and have a thing for slip on shoes, god love ‘em.”
“That’s racist!”
“I’m like my mother. I stereotype – it’s faster.”
Cue eye roll at blatant “he’s so cool and un-PC” ploy.
Bonus points for making a “post racial” joke when there are no other people of color in the trailer. Not even as background extras.