
Journal pudge's Journal: Democrats Run Racist Ad Against Rossi 3
Check out this ad from the Washington Democrats. It tries to draw a link between Rossi and organized crime by playing the theme from The Sopranos.
If you don't get it, ask yourself: if Ron Sims were running for office and an ad ran against him playing the Geto Boys' "Damn it Feels Good to Be a Gangsta," would that be acceptable? Of course not. It's racism.
This is beyond mere racial insensitivity: it is trying to play off stereotypes of a racial group to create a negative image of someone in that group. That is racism. And it is astonishing to see it coming from the Democratic Party.
After writing this up, I was told that the Italian Club of Seattle has issued its views on the subject, and unsurprisingly, they agree: "Whether the State Democratic Party thought it clever to link Rossi to Italian-American criminals through the use of a popular mobster TV show is irrelevant; it is distasteful, and it is racist."
Cross-posted on <pudge/*>.
I'm shocked, shocked... (Score:2)
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I guess I am shocked that it is so overt and clumsy. I figured they would hide it better. :-)
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They've not been particularly good at hiding their intentions...does "we're going to take things from you on behalf of the common good [worldnetdaily.com]" ring a bell? How about the calls for undisguised socialism [brookesnews.com] from Maxine Waters [hotair.com] and Maurice Hinchey [hotair.com] regarding the petrochemical industry? They think they're on a roll, so the mask is slipping on a more frequent basis.