RACIST RACE-MONGERING AT DIVERSE SALON.COM
Here's the general impression I got out of a Salon.com "Editor's Pick" on Reality TV called White Supremacy:White people have no real musical talent compared to blacks. Their music industry success is simply a racist conspiracy to marginalize black singers. White singer, Kelly Clarkson, has "far less" talent than black singer, Tamyra Gray. American Idol voting is rigged against the black man. In fact, all reality TV is racist. CBS Survivor contestants are part of another racist voting conspiracy, despite a black woman winning last year. You didn't know all this? Yeah, it's amazing that the racist voting conspiracy goes well beyond Florida.
I already knew that MTV casting decisions were disturbing and clichéd, but that goes for whites too if the author has been paying attention. As far as dating shows, everyone knows most people of any race tend to date mostly within their own race. Again, that's normal and not evidence of racism, as it's asserted in this article. Back to American Idol, we have this allegation from Bomani Jones:
No matter what mathematics may say -- that the odds are against one white competitor facing two black competitors -- there is a fantastic likelihood that Clay Aiken, talented but intangibly unimpressive, will be crowned American Idol. And the clearly superior Ruben (and nominally superior Kimberley) will get the shaft.
...Let's just hope Ruben doesn't really think the folks in Alabama "all did what they could do" about George Wallace.
Note the southern racism stereotype the author drags out.
Now Ruben is a smooth and great singer, but he probably needs to shrink his waist and expand his musical range to be even more appealing. Contrary to a comment in the article about Kimberley straitening her hair to please white people, he should not shrink his nose, straighten his hair, or bleach his skin. That will make him less popular. Aiken on the other hand has "technically perfect" vocals (as the author admits) so, while he does need to show more warmth than a future Broadway star, his winning would hardly be a sign of evil. Bomani Jones though, is trying to predict, and use that eventuality, as the final proof of a nationwide TV conspiracy against the black race.
The facts are no so clear, as you might imagine. Less than 2% separated their vote totals this week, while a black/biracial woman got another large chunk of votes. You do the math. Don't forget the "cute and white" female idols are long voted off, and one was a near-professional singer and performer. Jones charged that "cute and white" means everything, so where was racist America on those weeks? While last year's Tamyra can sing fine and has been embraced as an actress, Kelly was simply the best, most consistent stage performer and singer. Also last year, we had biracial Justin come in second -- and his many white fans were not repelled, but seemingly lured in by the gravitational pull of his giant unstraitened afro. They loved him.
So logic and mathematics would say Americans are not racist. In fact, the author could have mentioned that white suburban kids are the biggest purchasers of top black rap artists, but since it doesn't fit his racist music fans myth, he left if out.
But let's focus on Salon.com and their journalistic diversity program for Bomani Jones. The same author apparently wrote about multiethnic Tiger Woods, in "A Coon is a Coon." It wasn't on Salon, and the link expired, but I prefer not to see it anyhow. I'm sure Salon editor's loved it.
Salon.com editors are no better than NY Times editors and MTV casting directors. I'm thinking Salon.com might hire Jayson Blair too now. That way they can continue to damage to the image of blacks by publishing complete garbage in the name of diversity. Liberal diversity means putting a stereotype of black fools front and center, and setting them up for public humiliation. Are liberals editors and casting directors still using that for their entertainment? They may be, but Americans aren't. The two blacks America voted into the top three on American Idol are no fools. Like Justin last year, they're both excellent "people of
These liberal journalist diversifiers just might want to consider the rising minority of black conservatives instead of discriminating against them. Here's an analogy and challenge for Bomani Jones' opinion of white emotionally-challenged Clay Aiken: if his winning would bother you so much, does it also bother you that white factually and mentally-challenged liberals like Paul Krugman win out over brilliant blacks like Thomas Sowell? I bet it doesn't bother you at all that many liberal editors (both white and black) will only prefer blacks that fit a racial stereotype. I find that the most curious sort of discrimination.