With the Republican Party having such a bad week when it comes to their rebranding efforts in trying to appeal to more female voters, it seems only fitting that they slip up at least once with regard to minority voters.
On Friday, the Iowa Republican Party decided to post a flowchart on their Facebook page, mocking racism and how the GOP likes to claim liberals pull out the race card more than a 21-year-old with the face of a 16-year-old pulls out his or her ID when going to a bar called Gettin' Messed Up.
Up top on the flowchart are the words, "Is someone a racist?"
Directly underneath that question is another question - "Are they white?"
If the person answers no, then it says, "They are not racist."
If someone answers yes, the question below that reads, "Do you like them?"
With regard to whether or not you like the person, underneath no is, "They are racist," while if you answer yes, then it says, "They are not racist."
At the very bottom of the flowchart is this message: "Note: If you think this flowchart isn't funny, then this flowchart is racist."
Not too long ago, the GOP tweeted that racism was over. This feeds into the notion that many of them actually believe such a thing. This flowchart insinuates that liberals don't actually believe racism to be determined by a person's words, actions, and beliefs with regard to one or more races, but by whether or not that person is white and whether or not we like the person. This is, of course, a ridiculous assertion of the situation and to poke fun at it like the Iowa Republican Party has, only worsens the matter.
The Iowa Republican Party, and the GOP in general, need to attend a few lectures with regard to rebranding, and in particular, with regard to the sensitivities of women, minorities, homosexuals, and non-Christians (especially Muslims). There are racists among each and every race of people. However, the Iowa GOP may want to answer a few questions:
1) What race makes up the majority of the U.S. population?
2) What race was subject to slavery in this country's history?
3) Has racism affected certain groups of people more so than others in this country's history? If so, who? If not, what are you smoking?
4) Does racism still exist in contemporary society or did electing the first African-American president (out of 44 presidents) negate that possibility? If you agree with the latter, then once again, what are you smoking? I seriously want to know, so I know to stay away from it.
5) If you answered any of these questions in a facepalm-inducing manner, my question to you is, what is racism? Define it for me.
After reading this article, I suppose I have one final question for the GOP - how is that whole "rebranding" thing going for you?
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/01/25/3205601/iowa-gop-racism/
On Friday, the Iowa Republican Party decided to post a flowchart on their Facebook page, mocking racism and how the GOP likes to claim liberals pull out the race card more than a 21-year-old with the face of a 16-year-old pulls out his or her ID when going to a bar called Gettin' Messed Up.
Up top on the flowchart are the words, "Is someone a racist?"
Directly underneath that question is another question - "Are they white?"
If the person answers no, then it says, "They are not racist."
If someone answers yes, the question below that reads, "Do you like them?"
With regard to whether or not you like the person, underneath no is, "They are racist," while if you answer yes, then it says, "They are not racist."
At the very bottom of the flowchart is this message: "Note: If you think this flowchart isn't funny, then this flowchart is racist."
Not too long ago, the GOP tweeted that racism was over. This feeds into the notion that many of them actually believe such a thing. This flowchart insinuates that liberals don't actually believe racism to be determined by a person's words, actions, and beliefs with regard to one or more races, but by whether or not that person is white and whether or not we like the person. This is, of course, a ridiculous assertion of the situation and to poke fun at it like the Iowa Republican Party has, only worsens the matter.
The Iowa Republican Party, and the GOP in general, need to attend a few lectures with regard to rebranding, and in particular, with regard to the sensitivities of women, minorities, homosexuals, and non-Christians (especially Muslims). There are racists among each and every race of people. However, the Iowa GOP may want to answer a few questions:
1) What race makes up the majority of the U.S. population?
2) What race was subject to slavery in this country's history?
3) Has racism affected certain groups of people more so than others in this country's history? If so, who? If not, what are you smoking?
4) Does racism still exist in contemporary society or did electing the first African-American president (out of 44 presidents) negate that possibility? If you agree with the latter, then once again, what are you smoking? I seriously want to know, so I know to stay away from it.
5) If you answered any of these questions in a facepalm-inducing manner, my question to you is, what is racism? Define it for me.
After reading this article, I suppose I have one final question for the GOP - how is that whole "rebranding" thing going for you?
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/01/25/3205601/iowa-gop-racism/
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