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While I generally disagree with his politics I think Mr. Savage raises an excellent point.
Now consider this...
Bill Maher and NYT's David Carr the "Middle Places" and "Low-Sloping Foreheads".
I apologise for linking as I seem to be having trouble embedding the video.
Now I would assume that both men in the second video consider themselves to be reasonably intelligent and enlightened men. If accused of being racist or bigoted I would imagine that they would be properly offended.
Which is why I'm going to ask an uncomfortable question, why is it ok to disparage one socio-political/ethnic class as stupid, dangerous, useless, ect... but not another. Would his comments have been more or less offensive had he been talking about "Fags" "Twats" "Spics" "Wops" "Chinks" or *Gasp* "N*ggers"?
Discuss.
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Date: 8/7/11 13:00 (UTC)I watch almost no TV.
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Date: 8/7/11 17:46 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 8/7/11 18:09 (UTC)