Tue, 02/05/2013 - 10:54pm
Lest you think we are in that "post-racial America", think again. The interesting thing here is that conversations about race are clearly dying to be had so that we can create a new race theory, but heavy-handed approaches like this are chastised by most. There is, no doubt, a growing polarization based on racial attitudes. The question is: what is feeding it? Fear of change? In what? Population shift? Economic uncertainty? Technology rise? Perhaps, all of the above. It's important to watch for correlations regarding this topic. Trust we'll be doing so, as news breaks. In the meantime, peep today's podcast on the cult of celebrity, race and tech gadget endorsements - www.ldcoleman.com/radio episode 322!
During Sunday's Super Bowl game, former South Carolina GOP executive director Todd Kincannon posted multiple racially-charged tweets, stirring controversy among social media users. The following are a few of his tweets: "This Super Bowl sucks more dick than Trayvon Martin would have for drug money." "@coreybking Will karma find me as quick as it did Trayvon? Oh wait I make it past my 18th birthday. So I guess the answer is no." "It hasn't been this dark in the Superdome since all those poors occupied it after Hurricane Katrina." The tweets were responded with negative responses, which Kincannon met with laughing off criticism and re-tweeting dozens of supportive responses. Yikes. Looks like eyes and comments were not only about the game. Let's check out the comment fall-out on this one!
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