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March 05, 2007
"I don't feel no ways tired"
If you listen to this video, it sounds as if Hillary Clinton is going out of her way to affect "talking black" (or at least what she imagines the stereotype of "talking black" sounds like). Why would she do this? Simply to read the lyrics of a song? I think it might be an attempt to remind black voters that Barack Obama doesn't sound black. I don't doubt that Hillary "don't feel no ways tired," but what I think she forgets is that a lot of people are tired of stereotypes. I for one feel way tired. AFTERTHOUGHT: There are a lot of ordinary people running around who aren't white, they aren't black, they aren't Hispanic, or Asian, or anything, because they're of indeterminate racial mixes. They don't like the pressure to be members of racial groups, as they just want to be themselves. I think Barack Obama -- whether he wants to or not -- appeals to people who want to be allowed to just forget about their race. (Too modern an idea for thoroughly unmodern Hillary.) MORE: Speaking of modern ideas, Salon has an interesting article (from 2000) on the struggle to get a "multiracial" category into the U.S. census. Predictably, activists resisted the move: The NAACP as well as the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund are urging any of their constituents who may be part white to identify themselves as simply black or Asian on the census. Other civil rights organizations are already pressuring the government to "reassign" multiracial Americans back into the traditional racial categories, to resist dilution of any individual non-white racial group.In other words, you have to have a race! Or else one will be provided for you! UPDATE: Via Pajamas Media, Hot Air has video showing Barack Obama reducing himself to Hillruh's level in what seems to be some sort of Southern pandering strategy. Is Hillary forcing Obama to act more black by "talking black"? Does this make Obama free to retaliate and say, "Don't talk black to me"? This is getting surreal. UPDATE: Thanks to A Second Hand Conjecture for the link! Lance has a very interesting take on people who imitate Southern accents, and his discussion reminded me of some very condescending behavior I witnessed in Nashville. UPDATE: More on accents from GM's Corner. posted by Eric on 03.05.07 at 11:37 AM
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Flash issue resolved - operator error. The Hillary thing? We are in the beginning of a 500 round death match. Gonna get bloody ugly before it is over. M. Simon · March 5, 2007 03:26 PM I tried to ping you from this post Hillary and Her Cajun Frien's but was couldn't. Great post, Eric, great post! GM Roper · March 5, 2007 04:17 PM Post a comment
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What I don't get is why Hillary feels the need to knock Obama out so early?
BTW the video says I need Flash 8.
I have Flash 9 installed. Perhaps there is a Youtube version.