[lbo-talk] Obama's casting call: stereotypes wanted

shag shag at cleandraws.com
Fri Mar 28 17:37:21 PDT 2008


please. it's anti-racist like a Benetton ad. gag me with a spoon.

At 10:09 AM 3/28/2008, Charles Brown wrote:


> >>> Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> 03/28/2008 9:16 AM >>>
>[full text at link - of course maybe this is a hoax]
>
><http://gawker.com/5004708/obama-ad-seeks-dirty-mexicans-light
>+skinned-black-authentication>
>
>CRAIGSLIST
>Obama Ad Seeks Dirty Mexicans, Light-Skinned Black, Authentication
>
>This Craigslist ad looks like a casting call for a Barack Obama
>campaign commercial in Los Angeles, though of course it could easily
>be a ploy by pranksters or supporters of Obama's Democratic
>presidential opponent Hillary Clinton. The ad wants the whole rainbow
>
>of America, and is very specific about the composition of each
>stripe: "Middle Aged Hispanic Men (worker class/laborer look)... An
>Indian Female (From INDIA)... 3 black women, various shades... An
>Asian Female Thai or Philipino (darker)... (3) Caucasian girls, teen
>- 25." Well, this should certainly help further that substantive,
>stereotype-free racial discussion Obama called for! Image of the ad
>after the jump, and if you have any idea whether the poster is real
>or affiliated with Obama, we'd love to hear about it.
>
>^^^^^^^
>CB: Excuse me, but what the fuck is this ? An Indian woman FROM INDIA
>is not a stereotype. It's an anti-racist requirement. Three Black women
>of various shades is the exact opposite of a stereotype. It is an
>accurate representation of the range of Black women's appearance.
>
>Here's an accurate generalization ( not a stereotype). A huge
>percentage of white people have racist conceptions of race, portrayals
>of race, etc.
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