Posted on 10/26/2005 10:36:55 AM PDT by Jalapeno
"I don't consider an accurate accusation of racism as 'putting a racial spin on it."
I meant "spin" without a pejorative connotation, which the word doesn't necessarily have; therefore, as I meant it, raising the issue of racism, accurate or not, is by definition to give it a racial spin.
However, in this case, my point was that the charge of racism was indeed inaccurate. You seemed to agree, when you said Condi's photo was doctored because she's a Republican, not because she's black. So I'm not sure what, exactly, you're arguing about.
If the word has no pejorative connotation, I cannot conceive of a reason for it to be used. The word’s very existence is dependant upon the cast it gives to a statement of fact thereby bending its meaning to a more satisfactory (for the spinner) appearance. I will not accept the idea that the original poster’s criticisms consisted of racial ‘spin’. To suggest such a thing is to suggest the criticism was unmerited.
"I will not accept the idea that the original poster’s criticisms consisted of racial ‘spin’. To suggest such a thing is to suggest the criticism was unmerited."
This is my last reply, so if you'd like the last word, please take it. You yourself suggested the criticism was unmerited when you said Condi's picture wasn't distorted because of her race, but because she's a Republican. I agree with that statement, and that was my point from the beginning. The original poster said it was racism, and I disagreed, as did you. See? We agree.
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