": Minorities must think a certain way, or else they're "stabbing [their] brothers in the back." Excellent attitude there."
I think the idea that black people ought to think a certain way is the type of attitude being challenged. The idea that the only reason why black people would disagree with Cain is because they're 'brainwashed' is both arrogant and patronising.
It's a generally poor attitude to assume that people who disagree with you in regards to major political divisions only do so because they're stupid/ignorant/gullible and targeting that attitude towards black people as a specific group adds a new problematic layer to it.
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Date: 2011-11-03 09:05 pm (UTC)I think the idea that black people ought to think a certain way is the type of attitude being challenged. The idea that the only reason why black people would disagree with Cain is because they're 'brainwashed' is both arrogant and patronising.
It's a generally poor attitude to assume that people who disagree with you in regards to major political divisions only do so because they're stupid/ignorant/gullible and targeting that attitude towards black people as a specific group adds a new problematic layer to it.