Fuzzy, Sensitive White Guy Decodes Racist Words

In today's LA Times, hirsute/pale journalist David K. Shipler informs us that calling Barack Obama an "elitist" means something entirely different:

"Elitist" is another word for "arrogant," which is another word for "uppity," that old calumny applied to blacks who stood up for themselves.

Shipler goes on to racially decode other words and phrases used to describe Obama, including "out of touch" and "not ready." He even goes so far to say that complimenting Obama's oratory is actually a grave racist insult:

When Clinton mocked Obama for the supposed emptiness of his eloquence, the chiding had a faint historical echo from Thomas Jefferson's musings in "Notes on the State of Virginia" that "in music they are more generally gifted than the whites with accurate ears for tune and time," but "one could scarcely be found capable of tracing and comprehending the investigations of Euclid."

This slander that blacks had more show than substance was handed down through later generations as a body-mind dichotomy, with physical and mental prowess as opposites. Overt "compliments" -- they've got rhythm, they can dance, they can jump -- were paired with the silent assumption of inferior intellect.

So, the next time you're about to say, well, anything negative about Obama, think twice. The pasty, woolly dude who once delicately called working-class Rustbelt caucasians "white n*ggers" is watching your every move.

(h/t: Roger Clegg)

(Cross-posted at Ace of Spades HQ)

UPDATE: Thanks, Allahpundit. Be sure to check Ace's for yet another example of elitist=uppity.

Comments

[joeindc44]

congrats on finding Fuzzy's earlier, nuanced take on racist code words.

[Cuffy Meigs]

Strong google-fu! Crap, I think that's racist to Asians...

[ThackerAgency]

Dude, that 'white ni###r' piece is AWESOME! Thanks so much for finding it. I love it when intellectuals have to eat THEIR OWN Snobbishly condescending, elitist, and uppity words.

The sad thing is that he'll call you a racist for pointing out his own work.

[Cuffy Meigs]

I was thisclose to buying a print subscription to Harpers so I could get online access to the full "white n*ggers" article and quote some context. But I already have plenty of toilet paper.

Fortunately, the title is sufficient, even if Shipler claims he was being provocative. Still a glaring illustration of some hurtful code words on his part.

[bmac]

"Fuzzy" is another word for "Bearded" which is another word for "Asshole," that old calumny that applied to old white guys that use asshole words like "calumny," to try to make you think they're smart.

[Cuffy Meigs]

I heard "calumny" was an old term for "shooting dice behind the boxcars while singing Old Man River." Or something. Ask Shipler!

[bmac]

I think it may possibly be an old slang word for "Stinky Hobo Sex."

[Cuffy Meigs]

Says Stinky Jenkins to Toothless Joe, "Yer backside shore is calumny. Now let's hop this northbound to Duluth."

[obamessiah]

I think it's OK to call Obama "messiah," or perhaps merely "savior" in a pinch. Anything else is racist.

[bmac]

"Calumny": The process by which hair migrates from the head, to the chin i;e "Mr. Shipler done had himself a calumny!"

[Sean Hackbarth]

If an Obama falls in the forest and no pundit writes anything does he make a sound?

Shut up, racist!

[David]

"Overt 'compliments' -- they've got rhythm, they can dance, they can jump -- were paired with the silent assumption of inferior intellect."

See "IQ Differences: Do they exist and can we admit it?"

Facts are stubborn things.

Yes, there are Walter Williams and Thomas Sowells and more, but the plain facts are that in every kind of test of intellectual accomplishment--from IQ tests to medical boards to SAT, GRE, GMAT, MCAT, LSAT, bar exams, police exams and more, blacks consistently score about one standard deviation lower than whites.

Of course, Asians score about 1/3 standard deviation above whites and Askenazi Jews blow the lid off everything.

So? Bigots and racists and Academia Nut Fruitcakes (Oh my!) just can't live with the facts of life. To them, it'a all a worldwide (yes, the scores hold around the world for instruments devised for many different lands, cultures and peoples) conspiracy to keep the black man in his place.

And I guess it really is a conspiracy to keep the "black man" in his place, because black women generally score about on a par with white men, usually slightly better than white women.

*feh* It's not a "silent assumption of intellectual inferiority" but a simple recognition of the facts of life: as a class (subset of society, group), blacks do score about a standard deviation lower than whites (and about 1.33+ standard deviation lower than East Asians) on intellectual tests of ALL kinds.

But they can take heart that at least their intellectual abilities exceed those of people groups whose intellects have been stunted by the arationality of Islam...

*heh*