I don't know why Nader's decided to be so racist so late in life, but such statements as that one and his earlier assertion that Obama "talks White " point to a major stereotype Nader holds about African Americans and would seem to "color" any good deed he wants to do in the future.
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Ralph Nader Calls President-Elect Obama an "Uncle Tom" And Will Not Appologize
Well, whatever respect I had for Ralph Nader, and it was still considerable at a factor of 6 out of 10, was just reduced to 4 out of 10. This is because the Independent candidate for President, who got trounced by Senator Barack Obama last night, got on a Houston radio station and referred to Ralph Nader as an "Uncle Tom", which is a historically insulting term claiming that a Black person is White in some way and is intended to say that person's "not Black." Then Nader repeated the racist action on "Studio B with Shepard Smith". Here's the video:
I don't know why Nader's decided to be so racist so late in life, but such statements as that one and his earlier assertion that Obama "talks White " point to a major stereotype Nader holds about African Americans and would seem to "color" any good deed he wants to do in the future.
I don't know why Nader's decided to be so racist so late in life, but such statements as that one and his earlier assertion that Obama "talks White " point to a major stereotype Nader holds about African Americans and would seem to "color" any good deed he wants to do in the future.
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Your post is way off base. Nader isn't racist by saying that. He never directly called Obama 'uncle tom'. He said that in the context of Obama selling out to the corporate elite. In this context, it is quite appropriate, in my opinion, because in that instance, he would be a tool of the elite, not a servant of the people. Your interpretation is almost as bad as Fox News, which wants to blow the phrase out of proportion. It's insulting to anyone of mild intellect to equate Nader's statement to racism.
ReplyDeleteI normally don't allow comments without a name, but I did just to show how terribly insensitive the post was.
ReplyDeleteYou don't use a term you know is offensive. Nader KNEW it was hurtful but he did it in a ploy for attention.
Don't ever assume your smart for using the term; you're not. Indeed, Nader and you if you did it, would come away looking very bad in public. Thinks for moment, then ask.