April 28, 2008

Quote of the Day

Gib, of the blog Crosblog, in my comments over the weekend, in reaction to the Michael Hayes story:

It is dumb to be racist.

It is dumber to make racist remarks out loud, as you are not only stupid, but now everyone knows that you are stupid, and can shun you.

It is quite possibly the dumbest thing ever to make racist remarks to Mark Henry, a 400 pound former Olympic weightlifter, as now not only are you stupid, and everyone knows you are stupid, but you also run the risk of having your limbs ripped off.

That, to me, is a much, much smarter take on race than I'm used to hearing, whether it's from those who argue that racism is everywhere, or those who believe the only racist in America is Al Sharpton and no injustice done to blacks has ever been as terrible as the Duke lacrosse case.

Posted by Stephen Silver at April 28, 2008 03:37 PM
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