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Like Steve Colbert...have recently made racist remarks of Asians, and I think the response from Asian groups are absolutely spot on...I dont care to post the tweet, but it can be found here... Racist ‘joke’ has people calling for Comedy Central to #CancelColbert; Update: Tweet deleted | Twitchy
The reply however, was striking...
We know many liberals support racist laws like race based preferences and affirmative action, but leftists also feel justified in using racist remarks against others IF it suits their narrative. I suspect Steve Colbert will ride out the storm, but it might make him and other liberals a little more reluctant to judge people based on skin color.
The reply however, was striking...
The problem isn’t that we can’t take a joke. The problem is that white comedians and their fans believe they are above reproach...
If comedians want to protest the racist name of the Redskins football team and to ban racist mascots, as the comedian’s defenders claim is his goal, there are a variety of ways to organize and to highlight this issue. But this isn’t about white liberals wanting to change the name, or their devotion to destroying settler-colonialism: It’s about their feeling entitled to make jokes about “The Other” in the name of “progress.” This does nothing to alleviate the burden of people of color; it simply perpetuates a part of the entertainment industry in which our marginalization remains profitable.
These white liberals are not mad that we pointed out racism, they are mad that they now have to consider the ways in which they may be racist.The logic of those who argue “Get Over It” is set up to privilege reckless behavior by placing the blame on the audience. But if the joke isn’t actually racist, then why have so many racist slurs been hurled at those of us promoting #CancelColbert? The outrage surrounding our criticism is about white liberals feeling entitled to engage in hate speech under the guise of “satire.” These white liberals are not mad that we pointed out racism, they are mad that they now have to consider the ways in which they may be racist.
On Stephen Colbert: Suey Park Explains Her #CancelColbert Campaign - TIME
We know many liberals support racist laws like race based preferences and affirmative action, but leftists also feel justified in using racist remarks against others IF it suits their narrative. I suspect Steve Colbert will ride out the storm, but it might make him and other liberals a little more reluctant to judge people based on skin color.