2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Can't the Cornel West apologists admit that his use of the word "n***ized" [View all]Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)The criticisms of Dr. West here center around his tone, his word choice, and his lack of "proper respect." While it's true no one here has outright called the man "uppity," the only reason the haven't is because that's a good way to end up not posting here anymore. The intent is still there, when you spend your posts calling a black man "mouthy", "disrespectful," "hustler," and "pimp." All that's missing is "thug" to get the racist dog whistle bingo.
And again, when this same shitty rhetoric was being shot at Tia Oso, Marissa Johnson, and Mara Williford, it was condemned, and rightfully so, for being exactly that - demands that black voices sit down, shut up, and know their proper place. As with what is being directed at west, no one used those exact words in that exact order, but the rhetoric, coding, dog whistles, and context all made it pretty clear what was being said.
it works like that over on the republican side, too. does Donald Trump hate Mexicans? Pretty certain you think he does. he's never SAID he does, however. Instead you rely on the body of his "work" - the rhetoric, statements, contexts, and coding - from which you (rightfully) infer that Trump hates Mexicans.
This stuff is no more acceptable from Clinton supporters than it is from the supporters of other candiates.