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Article:
https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/10/opinions/trumps-insults-of-black-americans-louis/index.html
A few days ago CNN made us aware that "not equipped" was in fact a racist term meant solely to demean black people. Today, thanks the CNN, we can expand on our knowledge of racial insults:
"What a stupid question. But I watch you a lot. You ask a lot of stupid questions"
"...who Trump routinely attacks as "dumb," "not qualified" or some such insult."
Accusing a black of asking a stupid question is racist, and calling a black person dumb is also racist. Indeed, "some such insult" would also be classified as racist. Can a black person be dumb, and if so, which race is qualified to tell them that?
Whites can be told they are dumb by a variety of races. What we need is a "race matrix" to determine which people have the right to express their opinion, based on both races involved - perhaps sex as well. The person on the left calls the person on the right "stupid", which ones would CNN get upset about?
White man / white man
White man / white woman
White woman / black man
Black man / hispanic woman (speaks English)
Asian woman / white man
Native American man / black man
Hispanic woman (can't speak English) / black man
Essentially, all race/sex combinations could be put in a hierarchy whereby "stupid" becomes more and more of an insult based on the race/sex of the insulter and the insulted. What is that hierarchy? Why isn't there an official government guideline giving us a list of terms we can and can't use based on identity? We desperately need one.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/10/opinions/trumps-insults-of-black-americans-louis/index.html
A few days ago CNN made us aware that "not equipped" was in fact a racist term meant solely to demean black people. Today, thanks the CNN, we can expand on our knowledge of racial insults:
"What a stupid question. But I watch you a lot. You ask a lot of stupid questions"
"...who Trump routinely attacks as "dumb," "not qualified" or some such insult."
Accusing a black of asking a stupid question is racist, and calling a black person dumb is also racist. Indeed, "some such insult" would also be classified as racist. Can a black person be dumb, and if so, which race is qualified to tell them that?
Whites can be told they are dumb by a variety of races. What we need is a "race matrix" to determine which people have the right to express their opinion, based on both races involved - perhaps sex as well. The person on the left calls the person on the right "stupid", which ones would CNN get upset about?
White man / white man
White man / white woman
White woman / black man
Black man / hispanic woman (speaks English)
Asian woman / white man
Native American man / black man
Hispanic woman (can't speak English) / black man
Essentially, all race/sex combinations could be put in a hierarchy whereby "stupid" becomes more and more of an insult based on the race/sex of the insulter and the insulted. What is that hierarchy? Why isn't there an official government guideline giving us a list of terms we can and can't use based on identity? We desperately need one.