[identity profile] sandwichwarrior.livejournal.com posting in [community profile] talkpolitics


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)
From: [identity profile] geezer-also.livejournal.com
Actually, no.
I watch almost no TV.

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Date: 8/7/11 17:46 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] yes-justice.livejournal.com
Oh, its not PC.

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Date: 8/7/11 18:09 (UTC)
From: [identity profile] yes-justice.livejournal.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgRGpbVYZz0

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