October 31, 2009
imho is just a polite way to say I know you don't give a hoot what I think but I'm going to say it anyway
Every Halloween, we saw news reports and editorial comments on offensive costumes du jour. What I call Halloween Costume Conundrum. HCC. This year, the HCC award went to Illegal Alien: It was such a brouhaha partly because, in my opinion, it was sold through Target’s website. Target, the one mega store that does not seem [...]
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October 11, 2009
imho is just a polite way to say I know you don't give a hoot what I think but I'm going to say it anyway
My children are, in the common lingo, “mixed”. Or, if they want to be hip when they grow up and get into identity politics, they can call themselves Hapa, or, indeed, whatever the hack they want. If they want to call themselves a mutt, the way Prez. Obama did, fine with me too. But despite [...]
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WTF Wednesday: Fighting “I Guess I’m a Racist” with “I Guess I’m a Lazy Ass”!
December 16, 2009 imho is just a polite way to say I know you don't give a hoot what I think but I'm going to say it anywayUPDATE (12-17-2009): I realized that my attempt at satire actually makes it even more confusing. My apology. I will lay it out straight: The “I’m a Racist” ad is ridiculous also because it predicted on the faulty assumption #1 HCR is mostly about the African Americans #2 Ergo I have been accused of being a [...]
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