Now, I’m not one to blanket the entire Republican party, as other have, by calling them all racist bigots. Labeled as the “All White Party”, it seems that they face a particularly difficult time in convincing people otherwise. The true Republican demographic adds to the accusations but such stark generalizations should have no place in American society.
However, people like Republican Congressman Lynn Westmoreland don’t help the GOP cause, when they call a black family “uppity”.
Google Images: You must make Georgia so proud!
(For those who don’t know why it could be offensive, uppity was used to be racially deragotory toward Black Americans who “forgot their place in society”. The word uppity commonly proceeds the word n****r.)
Westmoreland, who represents Georgia’s third district, described the Obamas as “uppity” when asked by reporters in Washington to compare Repubican vice presidential canidate Sarah Palin with the wife of the Democratic presidential candidate.
“Just from what little I’ve seen of her and Mr. Obama, Sen. Obama, they’re a member of an elitist-class individual that thinks that they’re uppity,” Westmoreland said, according to the Capitol Hill Newspaper the Hill.
Maybe its use wasn’t racially motivated. In fact, he later says he didn’t know it had racial overtones.
But, being 1) a politician in high office and 2) born and raised in the segregated south, don’t assume that the American public is stupid enough to believe you didn’t know it even had racial overtones.
Luckily for Republicans, Mr. Congressman you’re not directly involved with this year’s Presidential race. However, you might try to not speak so much until it’s over.
p.s.
Here is the Congressman on the Colbert Report advocating the placement of the 10 Commandments in all public buildings; sadly he doesn’t know what all 10 commandments are.
September 6, 2008
The Obamas are Uppity?…..Wait, did you say Uppity?
Posted by saintchaos under Politics, Social Commentary | Tags: 10 commandments, all white party, Barack Obama, lynn westmoreland, moron, racism, republicans, stephen colbert, uppity |Leave a Comment
Now, I’m not one to blanket the entire Republican party, as other have, by calling them all racist bigots. Labeled as the “All White Party”, it seems that they face a particularly difficult time in convincing people otherwise. The true Republican demographic adds to the accusations but such stark generalizations should have no place in American society.
However, people like Republican Congressman Lynn Westmoreland don’t help the GOP cause, when they call a black family “uppity”.
Google Images: You must make Georgia so proud!
(For those who don’t know why it could be offensive, uppity was used to be racially deragotory toward Black Americans who “forgot their place in society”. The word uppity commonly proceeds the word n****r.)
Maybe its use wasn’t racially motivated. In fact, he later says he didn’t know it had racial overtones.
But, being 1) a politician in high office and 2) born and raised in the segregated south, don’t assume that the American public is stupid enough to believe you didn’t know it even had racial overtones.
Luckily for Republicans, Mr. Congressman you’re not directly involved with this year’s Presidential race. However, you might try to not speak so much until it’s over.
p.s.
Here is the Congressman on the Colbert Report advocating the placement of the 10 Commandments in all public buildings; sadly he doesn’t know what all 10 commandments are.