It isn’t fake. It’s real. And it’s really racist.
Don’t tell that to the chick who sells it. Because Paula Smith isn’t racist.
“We just found it on the internet, and thought it was cute. It’s been up there since he’s been president.”
Yeah, a shortened version of the “n” word is so cute. Right up there with puppies and flowers.
This was the kicker for me. When she was asked if she thought the “n” word was bad one, she said,
“No. Because I don’t use it. I have kids here around me that are black kids. I call them my own kids. I’ve helped black families…to guide them in the right direction.”
OK forget the whole “some of my best friends are black” reasoning. I expected that. But the “n” word isn’t bad because you don’t say it? What if other people use it in an obviously offensive manner? It still isn’t bad because you didn’t say it? That makes zero sense.
Interestingly, even though the bumper sticker is “cute” and “not racist,” you can’t buy it on her site anymore. I wonder why not? If you like it, stand by it and sell it. We have freedom of speech. Take advantage of it! Like any good capitalist, make a killing off it.
Or maybe, deep down, you know it’s offensive, and you don’t want to be associated with it…
March 21st, 2012 at 1:07 AM
“I asked her if she thought the “N” Word was a bad word? “No,” she said, ” because I don’t use it.”
Because people always refrain from saying things they think are good.
Truly the logic of someone who is dumber than a stick of stove wood or who simply doesn’t understand what a racial slur is. She may also be the world’s worst liar.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:26 PM
All of the above?
March 21st, 2012 at 2:54 AM
Awful! Joe Biden would put that on his car!
March 21st, 2012 at 4:33 AM
Simply pathetic.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:28 PM
That just about covers it.
March 21st, 2012 at 6:25 AM
Don’t Re-Crack in 2012!
It’s not racist because I NEVER use the word “Cracker”.
Well, except when the hubs and I are playing a rousing game of “Plantation” in the bedroom………..
March 21st, 2012 at 10:29 PM
March 21st, 2012 at 8:52 AM
What does she mean – “trying to guide them in the right direction?”
1. IF she thinks that is cute – she hasn’t a clue which end is up – let alone where the right direction is.
2. Doesn’t she mean “white direction?”
As for “she doesn’t use it.” That defies all logic. But – I suppose we can say – “Her brain isn’t bad, because she doesn’t us it.”
This sticker is the seed, the constant reinforcement of hate is the tree, and the murder of Trayvon Martin is the fruit. It’s time to replant.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:32 PM
Even those words – “guide them in the right direction” implies one race being superior over another.
Ugh. The Trayvon Martin case. Don’t get me started.
March 21st, 2012 at 9:34 AM
I live in the South and of course i was racist….why? The old joke about the shift change at the waffle house……if you are a racist admit and do not hide behind bullshit……man up or in this case woman up….
March 21st, 2012 at 11:21 AM
It’s blatantly racist. There is absolutely no question about it. Some people tried to justify it by saying the word “renig” means “a failure to carry out a promise,” like they say President Obama has done.
Only problem…In that context, the word is spelled “renege,” not “re-nig.”
No question it’s blatantly racist. None whatsoever.
March 21st, 2012 at 10:33 PM
March 21st, 2012 at 10:40 PM
Oh yes, I’ve heard it.
March 25th, 2012 at 4:12 AM
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