OK, bear with me on this one.
I recently read about a T-shirt worn by several Mitt Romney supporters at a rally that read:
"PUT THE WHITE BACK IN THE WHITE HOUSE"
I'm sure you can see how this is wrong on so many levels.
The problem that arises with people like this is the negative connotation given to a political party because of extremists like this. The Republican party may be predominantly appealing to whites, but it is not inherently racist. Mitt Romney is not inherently racist. He and his campaign have publicly decried the shirts.
Why do we not recognize extremists and trolls for who they are? We should know that Communists were not a good example for a liberal party agenda, and that Tea Partyers are not representative of the Republican party. But instead, we (and the media) like to use these people as a slice of the whole.
Whites in the white house, well that's just too obvious an appeal to be true. (Sarcasm)
ReplyDeleteWell, just a comment. I once saw a bumper sticker along the lines of-
ReplyDelete"Don't re-nig in 2012"
I couldn't help but think of the people who decided to put it there. Why? Why would you want to be seen as an overt racist to every person on the highway. I dunno. Just another example of that. These extremists/racists really do give Romney/the Republicans a bad rap.