Buh Bye Dr Laura

Dr Laura is resigning from her radio show at the end of her contract this year (I’m pretty sure she will re surface someplace else, perhaps on Fox News). While the good, non-doctor has apologized for her N-word rant, she says she feels she has been unjustly targeted by special interest groups who are trying to silence her by pressuring her sponsors. She is leaving the air because she wants to be free to say what’s in her heart. She believes there has been a violation of her First Amendment rights to free speech.

In listening to her tone and watching her demeanor on AC360 last night, I couldn't help but get the feeling that Dr Laura’s apology was forced and insincere. Even now, she doesn't get it (and I'm convinced, that is by design). She, in no way sounded contrite and as a matter of fact, she continued to emphasize that she was trying to address the caller's "hypersensitivity" to race. She followed this with a surprising accusation that the caller was in fact, the real racist -- for making the statement that people were afraid of a black president (a total misrepresentation of the caller's statement). So, now Dr Laura is the victim.

In the era of colorblind racism the ONLY racism that is real -- is reverse racism against whites. This is the new tactic and one that is practiced by the far right and blatantly by the Tea Party. Colorblind racism is the most common type of racism in contemporary America.

In the new racism, you don’t call President Obama a racial slur or say that his race makes him inferior. Instead you use statements that insinuate that he is in some way "scary" or question whether he loves America or hates white people or even, question his citizenship. In the new racism, you can call Judge Sonia Sotomayor  “that Latina Chic”, fanatic Muslims are evil geniuses that the public must be protected from, and illegal aliens are cunning plotters who figure out how to cross the desert or be smuggled into the US - just before giving birth - so that they reap all the benefits. You hear this rhetoric every single day on talk radio and on Fox News.

The fact that Dr Laura was forced to resign (and I don't care what she says, I think she was forced) is a testament to the progress we’ve made. The fact that Dr Laura was bold enough to utter the N-word 11 times on a national radio talk show, is an indication that we still have a long way to go. 

Understanding the New Racism is tricky but 

here's how to tell people they sound racist 

(please listen, this guy is humorous) 

I'm Just Sayin