Friday, August 18, 2006

Yep, must be about race

Usually, this series is dedicated to people using the "race card" in inappropriate ways.  Today's a little bit different.  Something racist did actually happen recently and (appropriately) it made national news.  From this article

 

Civil rights leader Andrew Young, who was hired to help Wal-Mart Stores Inc. improve its public image, said early Friday he was resigning from his position as head of an outside support group amid criticism for remarks seen as racially offensive.

Young, a former Atlanta mayor and U.N. ambassador, was hired by Working Families for Wal-Mart in February.

In an interview with the weekly newspaper, Young was asked whether he was concerned that Wal-Mart causes smaller, mom-and-pop stores to close.

"Well, I think they should; they ran the 'mom and pop' stores out of my neighborhood," the paper quoted Young as saying. "But you see, those are the people who have been overcharging us, selling us stale bread and bad meat and wilted vegetables. And they sold out and moved to Florida. I think they've ripped off our communities enough. First it was Jews, then it was Koreans and now it's Arabs; very few black people own these stores."

I for one think all parties involved (Wal-mart, Mr. Young, Working Families, etc) got exactly what they deserved in this matter.  ALL of them are racists.  It just took six months for them to prove it to the world.  They FOCUSED ON RACE from the moment Mr. Young was hired to "improve Wal Mart's image".  We all know that the only image they were trying to improve was with one specific race.  THAT IS RACIST!

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