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Not by the color of his skin but the arugula-laden contents of his recycled Whole Foods grocery bags
Unqualified Offerings —
By Thoreau The Onion’s latest video makes an interesting point: Is it not a weird sign of unexpected progress when an African-American candidate is portrayed as an overly-intellectual member of the elite class? We’ve reached the point where instead of fearing that the black guy will mug you, you now fear that he’ll solicit donations for PBS or ask you to attend a poetry reading. (Sorry, Jim.) When stereotyping Obama with food preferences, instead of fried chicken we talk about free-range chicken roasted with an arugula and feta stuffing. (And that had better be organically ...
From angry black man to elitist, FOX helps fulfill MLK's dream
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The Onion gets it, and thanks FOX for their part in elevating a black man to the stature of "elitist." Video after the jump.
Portrayal Of Obama As Elitist Hailed As Step Forward For African Americans
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