Failed pizza exec plays the race card

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Recently, the New York Times ran a story suggesting that Cain's use of humor and choice of words might not be so funny.


At issue was Cain's announcement that his Secret Service codename should be "Cornbread" and his use, often before white audiences, of phrases like "shucky-ducky."


He also claims that he likes to wear gold because it looks good against his "beautiful dark skin," and he likens himself to Haagen-Dazs black walnut ice cream because he is, he claims, not just a flavor of the month.


For some people, these are nothing more than charming phrases; but for others, they raise the specter of race in ways that are unsettling.


For example, "shucky-ducky" is a nonsensical phrase often associated with uneducated Southern blacks.


Cain's wish to be called "cornbread" is also troubling, since it can be viewed, like watermelon and fried chicken, as a stereotype applied to blacks.


Yes, Cain is himself a Southern-born black man who grew up in a lower-income family, so it would be unfair to insist he's being inauthentic.


But what is at issue here is how Cain uses these verbal tactics in front of white audiences…





http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions...cial_language_is_rhetoric_we_must_refuse.html
 
Cain holds a master's degree from Purdue University. He is not an uneducated man.


He is closely tied to the billionaire conservative Koch brothers, and his personal wealth is estimated at between $2.9 and $6.6 million.


So why the "cornbread" and "shuck-ducky" talk?


Here's one reason: Black people have been the victims of stereotyping for the vast majority of our nation's history.


Some of the most insidious prejudices are related to black achievement and education.


President Obama has repeatedly been called some version of being an "articulate black man," as if an articulate black man is so unusual a persona that it needs to be remarked upon.


Obama has been criticized as too elitist, Ivy League and -- by Cain -- not black enough. ("[Obama's] never been a part of the black experience in America," Cain said in a radio interview this month.)


Cain has chosen another path. In order to overcome these criticisms, it appears that he has gone in the opposite direction.


His folksy, self-deprecating humor might be a serious attempt to put white audiences at ease.







http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions...cial_language_is_rhetoric_we_must_refuse.html
 
Putting white audiences at ease is where the issue of minstrelsy comes in.


Blackface minstrelsy, a performance style that relied on racist stereotypes and insulting characters such as Uncle Tom and Sambo, became a popular entertainment during the 1830s and persisted well into the 20th century.


During this era, minstrel shows were marketed as authentic portrayals of "real" Southern blacks.


The fact that these portrayals were full of stereotypes and inaccuracies helped spread and uphold white supremacy and allowed white audiences to feel secure in their superiority over blacks.


These portrayals also helped whites ignore any guilt they may have felt — because the black minstrel characters were often happy and never showed any anger at whites for their mistreatment under slavery or Jim Crow laws.


We may never know the true motivations behind Cain's public speech choices.





http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions...nguage_is_rhetoric_we_must_refuse.html?page=1
 
I see the very real and troubling possibility that Cain's use of vernacular, and his casual assertion of a desire to be called "Cornbread," may be ploys to put potential donors — many of them wealthy conservative whites with few, if any, ties to any black community — at ease.


The fact is that Cain has been relying on the support of his conservative, wealthy allies, many of whom have political goals that are diametrically opposed to those of most black Americans, who tend to be troubled by economic inequality and favor more income distribution.






http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions...nguage_is_rhetoric_we_must_refuse.html?page=1
 
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Recently, the New York Times ran a story suggesting that Cain's use of humor and choice of words might not be so funny.


At issue was Cain's announcement that his Secret Service codename should be "Cornbread" and his use, often before white audiences, of phrases like "shucky-ducky."


He also claims that he likes to wear gold because it looks good against his "beautiful dark skin," and he likens himself to Haagen-Dazs black walnut ice cream because he is, he claims, not just a flavor of the month.


For some people, these are nothing more than charming phrases; but for others, they raise the specter of race in ways that are unsettling.


For example, "shucky-ducky" is a nonsensical phrase often associated with uneducated Southern blacks.


Cain's wish to be called "cornbread" is also troubling, since it can be viewed, like watermelon and fried chicken, as a stereotype applied to blacks.


Yes, Cain is himself a Southern-born black man who grew up in a lower-income family, so it would be unfair to insist he's being inauthentic.


But what is at issue here is how Cain uses these verbal tactics in front of white audiences…





http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions...cial_language_is_rhetoric_we_must_refuse.html
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He's a minstrel show. A modern-day Stephin Fetchit. Apparently, appealing to some....not to others.
 
poet said:
He's a minstrel show. A modern-day Stephin Fetchit. Apparently, appealing to some....not to others.
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He worked hard and made a success of his life on his own rather than Obama who had many people holding his hand through life by govt handouts and leftist indoctrination. It's only natural you'd back the lazy Black leftist over the hard working successful Black American.
 
Alias said:
He worked hard and made a success of his life on his own rather than Obama who had many people holding his hand through life by govt handouts and leftist indoctrination. It's only natural you'd back the lazy Black leftist over the hard working successful Black American.
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A success?

How so?

The Koch brothers funded him for years.

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2011/10/cain-and-the-kochs.html

He blew the Godfathers pizza deal.

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?322846-Is-Media-Covering-Up-Cain-s-Business-Failure

I'm not defending Obama, BTW. I'm pointing out the facts about Cain.
 
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A success?

How so?

The Koch brothers funded him for years.

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2011/10/cain-and-the-kochs.html

He blew the Godfathers pizza deal.

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?322846-Is-Media-Covering-Up-Cain-s-Business-Failure

I'm not defending Obama, BTW. I'm pointing out the facts about Cain.
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And how well he assumes the "house negro" role....suppliant to Massa, caving to Perry, and towing the racist, bigoted party line.
 
And isn't it funny that the GOP is so willing to pit "good negro", Cain, against "bad negro", Obama? Black people are not fooled by such feeble attempts at "race-baiting" and playing race cards.
 
poet said:
And isn't it funny that the GOP is so willing to pit "good negro", Cain, against "bad negro", Obama? Black people are not fooled by such feeble attempts at "race-baiting" and playing race cards.
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Obama is the magic negro. Don't forget that. Your buddy, Al Sharpton, said it.

 
Obama is already the president, Failias. The question is whether or not you support a worse replacement.
 
Alias said:
Can't get much worse than this idiot. He's done. You are one of the few who doesn't realize it.
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So who would you like to replace him with, Failias?

"Anybody" isn't running, BTW.
 
Alias said:
The American people are going to replace him. Nothing you can do about it.
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Who will the American people replace him with, Failias?

Which of the Seven Dwarves is a better choice?

BTW, 'any of them' isn't running either.
 
So Failias only knows who he won't vote for, not who he will vote for?
 
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