This falls into the "Oh, duh, ya think?" category of reporting. Like, it took a poll to figure that out? Just ask the common guy sitting next to you at lunch, doesn't matter their race or religion. Senator Barack Obama's speech was nothing short of oratorical brilliance, but even that will have trouble defending the words that, if they came from a Caucasian, would brand him a racist.
Polls: Wright flap may have hurt Obama - After tapes of inflammatory statements made by Sen. Barack Obama's pastor came out last weekend, it appears to have had some negative impact on the Illinois senator.
[CNN - US Politics]
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This whole flap needs a
This whole flap needs a brand new headline.
The real story is that there is an effort underway to tell people they should be horrified when & if, as you point out, "if they came from a Caucasian [the words] would brand him a racist." And to further tell people that if the colors are reversed they should think nothing of it.
In short, to assess exactly how pliable people are.
Kind of reminds me of what Dilbert's boss told him: "Once we figured out we could put you guys in cubicles half the size of jail cells, we knew anything was possible."
People are watching the Wright flap with baited breath because it's possible there's a limit to how pliable people are when instructed to show horror at one thing and not at another thing. But it's only possible. Nobody is really sure how it's going to turn out, but the ultimate verdict will obviously have a bearing on future attempts to tell us what to think.
That's the REAL story.
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