Enjoying the JourneySpotlight Post: Why you should not call a black person 'tanned', Mr Berlusconi
December 4th 2008 21:00
Postmodern Critic wrote on PADSOC.com . . .
Why you should not call a black person 'tanned', Mr Berlusconi
I know that there's only a very small percentage of black people in Italy, Mr Prime Minister, but as the leader of a culturally prominent nation you should know better.
That's like a black person trying to be 'cute' (Silvio B's defense of this statement which sadly doesn't sound like it's been untouched by racist thinking, and is at best grossly inappropriate) about how incredibly different a white person looks by calling them 'bleached'. No doubt you had some magnanimous intent, were somewhat appreciative of Mr Obama's skin colour, and it is true that race should not be ignored at a time when Obama's black African heritage stands out in its singularity (for the country he represents, and the company he is in as President of the USA, that is - unless you're in Africa, chances are you will not see a lot of black leaders in the media).
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Why you should not call a black person 'tanned', Mr Berlusconi
I know that there's only a very small percentage of black people in Italy, Mr Prime Minister, but as the leader of a culturally prominent nation you should know better.
That's like a black person trying to be 'cute' (Silvio B's defense of this statement which sadly doesn't sound like it's been untouched by racist thinking, and is at best grossly inappropriate) about how incredibly different a white person looks by calling them 'bleached'. No doubt you had some magnanimous intent, were somewhat appreciative of Mr Obama's skin colour, and it is true that race should not be ignored at a time when Obama's black African heritage stands out in its singularity (for the country he represents, and the company he is in as President of the USA, that is - unless you're in Africa, chances are you will not see a lot of black leaders in the media).
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