She’s black, so she’s automatically from the hood in some people’s eyes. That’s the cause for much of the “hood” and “ghetto” pseudo-language thrown around on many threads. Too many people here are being disingenuous in trying to make the argument to be one about the symbolism of her attire, and how it reflects on the U.S. The problem wasn’t people deriding the “peace” symbol on her shirt, it was how they went about it.
Just because the left is despicable in their references to conservative and republicans’ children, doesn’t mean it’s right to do it back. It’s even possible to complain about the girl’s attire without resorting to the language of the left.
Is the leftist media one-sided and looking to hurt FreeRepublic? Yes. Do they have a double-standard and ignore the behavior of the left? Yes again. But that doesn’t mean we have to give them the ammo for which they’re looking.
Exactly. But none of those people will admit that. So, if called on it, they accuse you of "playing the race card", being "PC" or being a "reverse racist". It's comical sometimes. ("Who, me? Why, I put up a picture of Aunt Jemima on a Michelle Obama thread for no particular reason whatsoever! I like pancakes!")
Amen to that. And whenever there's a thread about some inner city crime or outrage, the excitement of some people around here reaches a fever pitch. Yes, the mainstream media too often distorts and ignores the reality of inner city crime, but I think some of our people here obsess too much in the other direction and take great pleasure in wielding the broad brush. The true conservative way is to remember that guilt and innocence and success and failure are individual issues.