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From hiphopwired.com

“The Republican National Committee’s Facebook page raised eyebrows after a racist picture appeared on the group’s fan page. A “fan” of the committee posted a picture of President Obama eating a piece of fried chicken with a caption that reads:

‘Miscegenation is a crime against American values. Repeal Loving v. Virginia.’

Hiphopwired included the actual picture on their site. Reposting here is pointless.

While Hiphopwired.com does have a designated section on politics, I have serious doubts that their two cents are taken seriously inside the beltway–especially when the same site has a section called “Banging Candy”.

But the truth of the matter is that OUTSIDE the beltway, calling out racism on the Right is a very popular sport amongst my Black Democrat and moderate friends.

If the charges are indeed valid, I have no problem seeing folks getting called out for this foolishness (such as in this case). What I do oftentimes wonder is why is it so hard for the same group to call it out when the same foolishness appears on their side of the field? I have brought up on numerous occasions the many times Democrats have used racist slang to depict Blacks (Condoleezza Rice, Colin Powell, Clarence Thomas—any Black person who is not a member of the Left) and yet the only response I hear is “Well, if I knew about it then I would have said something.” So why play Johnny-come-lately when racism is seen on the Left, but then turn around and play Johnny-on-the-spot when it appears on the Right?

The reason? In the world of politics, racism is not a threat to Black people. Instead, it is a tool that can be wielded to shut up critics and make them cower. There is no threat keeping Black folks away from polling stations in 2009. But the claim that there is one can do far more damage on the political battlefield in today’s America. Same goes for demanding for apologies. It has less to do with offense and more to do with exposing weakness.

The sad truth is that if racism was really genuine offense in political theater, it would be called out regardless of who was committing the infraction. But the reality is that some people have simply learned to cohabitate with the “enemy” in the name of politics.