You must know it’s nearing campaign time, because we already have allegations of racism slung across the Internet.
In the case of Ann Coulter, a “high-tech lynch mob” might arrive outside her house in response to her comments on Fox News’ “The Sean Hannity Show,” where she said that “our blacks are so much better than their blacks.”
Coulter has been making her rounds on national political shows, defending African-American presidential candidate Herman Cain. Cain, who has been under fire for allegations of sexual harassment, is getting a bit of controversy for being a conservative black candidate.
I don’t doubt that Herman Cain gets flack for being an African-American conservative. The black community has a bad reputation for alienating anyone who doesn’t fit in, and being conservative doesn’t fit in with the ideal black candidate.
I’m glad that Coulter at least recognizes that Cain is in a tough position, but that doesn’t warrant her saying that black conservatives are better than liberal conservatives.
Now, I’m technically not “their blacks,” because I identify as liberal but not democrat. However, that does not stop me from wondering what is wrong with this woman. I’m familiar with the all-too-popular foot-in-mouth syndrome that a lot of public figures have. I even chocked it up to a mistake. There’s no way anyone could be that racist by saying something as asinine as “our blacks are so much better than their blacks.”Then I saw Ann Coulter post on her blog the same argument, but now featuring more racism. Most of her points were already mentioned in Hannity’s show, but she added other points like Herman Cain is twice as black as Obama.
“They can’t stand that a black man — much blacker than Obama and a real American black — is this right-winger,” Coulter said in an interview with Fox Business.
According to Coulter, you have to have a grandparent or great-grandparent who was a slave for African Americans to identify with you. I’m not really sensitive to these types of things, but how is this not racist?
After the backlash from Coulter’s appearance on Hannity’s show, she appeared on Joy Behar’s CNN show defending her statement, and by defense I mean she said, “Ours are more impressive.”
I have a problem believing Coulter in her campaign against accusations of racism toward Republicans. And her disclaimer about only disliking Obama because of his policies and not his skin color seems entirely disingenuous when she accuses him of not being black enough. Even though I’ve decided to not touch the main issue with the use of “our blacks,” when I know she means our party’s black people, I can’t overlook the sheer stupidity of the comments, and I don’t find her stubbornness endearing in the slightest.
“The only racism you hear in America these days is against conservative blacks,” Coulter said on Joy Behar’s show.
Well, Ann, you’re wrong, even figuratively. I applaud you for defending Herman Cain, but until you can do that without insulting an entire race, just don’t. Us American blacks will solve our problems ourselves. As us real American blacks say, don’t embarrass me in front of all these white people.
