MSNBC host apologizes after panel makes fun of Romney photo with black grandchild
MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry, a black woman herself, hosted a panel that mocked Mitt Romney for a picture he sent out that was of him, his wife and all of their grandchildren, one of which is black.
Here is why I think I might be racist. I looked at the picture and the first thing I thought of was the song from Sesame Street, "One of these things is not like the other." Then what happens? The first comment from the MSNBC panel was someone singing the same song. Now, am I racist? Or am I guilty of noticing details. I wouldn't say it out loud however. I can guarantee that there are racist comments being made in private and not from liberals. IN GENERAL conservatives notice race. Liberals notice racism. If you knew me well enough you would know I sign that every time I'm in a situation where I see a bunch of things that are the same and one in that same group that's not. It's the first thing that came to mind when I saw this pic.
Here is the problem with MSNBC and the comments made. This is a small sound byte from that panel of a much larger segment going on to explain in context what they said what they said. If you watch the rest of it they do use the grandson as a means to point how they feel how contradictory it is to see a republican and a black person in the same group.
It begs the question, is it racist to call someone else racist?
Is is racist if a black person says something about another black person?
It's obvious the panel is not racist BUT it's always bad form to involve a child in the mocking of another person. Liberals did it with Sarah Palin's Downs Sydrome child as well. It's just not cool.
I think the panel isn't guilty of racism. They are guilty of bad taste.
