Commenter needname directs me to a piece at Salon on the latest hate crime hoax out of Louisiana which I covered earlier today. After acknowledging that the hoaxer in question made up the attack, Natasha Lennard writes:
It is not yet clear whether Moffitt will face any charges. While many questions remain over the incident and possible motives, the original reports of a hate crime did nonetheless confirm a recognition of persistent racism in the state. As Salon noted Tuesday, Otis Chisley, president of the local branch of the NAACP, said racism remained “prevalent throughout Louisiana”; his statement, and the extent with which a hate crime seemed plausible, remain important aspects of this shocking story.
This weasel-filled graf has to be dissected.
“Confirming a recognition of persistent racism in the state” by lighting oneself on fire and conjuring up images of white men in white hoods is like a teenage girl confirming that she met Justin Bieber by chopping off his head and showing it to her friends. Overkill, in other words. There are many less heinous ways of documenting the thing which you feel warrants documentation.
“And the extent with which a hate crime seemed plausible remain important aspects of this shocking story” – ah, so this was just a dry run. And since some gullible reporters and media activists were fooled by this story is sort of a test of whether or not it is plausible therefore it still has some credence. If, instead, the woman would have said that a group of racist Martians had captured her and set her on fire – no, that wouldn’t have seemed plausible because the media surely wouldn’t have fallen for it. And that wouldn’t have taught us anything about racism in our society. But since the journalists did fall for this fabricated story, that in itself is evidence enough that racism strongly pervades our society.
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Racism is to blacks and liberals what witchcraft was to Puritans: it is everywhere, insidious, invisible, always up to its evil tricks, always at work. And once you are accused of it it is already too late, you’re screwed.
It is clear. No charges. Pity for the accuser.
i’m happy you’re doing the hard work of nailing these slithery eels to the wall, but honestly the media is so saturated top to bottom with the diversity uber alles/white men suck narrative that i just save time and paint them all with the same broad brush, and then treat their relevance accordingly. this useful generalization is growing more precise by the day.
I don’t expect anything different, really. There isn’t much to go on if you’re trying to prove that things haven’t gotten better for blacks since 1965 (or 1865), so every incident gets the pundits frothing at the mouth. It’s the new yellow journalism.
I think part of the reason white liberals are so willing to see racism is that they’re quite racist, just very closeted about it. The medium is the message, and they move out of majority black (and Hispanic) neighborhoods the first chance they get.
“Extent with which”, not “extent to which”? Is this some idiom I’m not familiar with or have journalistic writing standards slipped even further?
Joe Sobran had a thing or two to say about this:
One of liberalism’s most successful strategies has been to establish a standing presumption of guilt against the native: his motives are always in question, his racism and bigotry “just beneath the surface.” But the native is forbidden to play this game: if he suggests that certain Alienist forces aren’t on the up-and-up, he “thinks there’s a Communist under every bed.” His bad faith can be inferred from “patterns of discrimination”; he has to make a “good-faith effort” to cleanse himself before Alienist arbiters of good faith.
One of the best studies of Alienist ideology and techniques is Kenneth Minogue’s book Alien Powers. It is typical of ideology, according to Minogue, to interpret the whole world under the aspect of power, and every concrete situation in terms of oppressors and victims. A key strategy is to assume a monopoly of both insight and honesty; by this means the ideologue puts himself in the position of privileged accuser, always judging, never judged. The structure of ideological thought is heads, I win; tails, you lose.
The native American has fallen for this con game. He accepts the most malicious construction of his own words and acts, while extending a courteous benefit of the doubt to his enemies. The motives of the Alienist are never called in quesion; the native lets the Alienist take his wallet, and doesn’t even count the change. He grumbles a little every April 15, but he never makes a connection between liberal ideology, government spending, and his own tax rates. Least of all does he suspect how he is hated by these people whom he is constantly trying to assure of his good intentions. He takes for granted his assigned role as perennial defendant.
Is there any indication in Salon’s comments that some of their readers aren’t buying it?
By the way, there was a famous case in Boston in which a white man killed his wife for insurance money and blamed it on a black male. Also a white woman in SC drowned her young two sons in a lake and claimed a black male hijacked them. In those cases, there was no talk of these cases “confirming a recognition of persistent black crime in the state.”
Meanwhile, two Trayvon-aged niggers murdered a 12-year old white girl in New Jersey. See Auster’s blog today.
Ryu,
Whatever happened to Mucius Scaevola from the blog Glittering Opprobrium?
The part about Justin Bieber’s head really made my day.
it is impossbile to see racism when you are white
you guys just dont get it
Fist Salute Brother Anti-Racist. Mr. Leonard Pitts will write praises of the two Soldiers.
OT but pertinent:
Rebecca Watson, the second-most annoying commenter cunt behind Marcunt, wrote on an article at Slate about Elevatorgate.
http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2012/10/sexism_in_the_skeptic_community_i_spoke_out_then_came_the_rape_threats.html
I don’t condone rape threats, but there’s only so much one (man) can take before lashing out.
Cuchu,
What a remarkable memory you have. Last I heard, MS was working at a resturant, determined to become the manager/owner of it. That was almost a year ago.
Life being what it is, he should probably be in a similar position now, by inertia. I will look into it.
PA asked if the commenters at Salon.com are buying the story – there’s not many comments, but several of them are essentially ripped from HBD sites.
As for CNN though:
http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/23/us/louisiana-fake-hate-crime/index.html
Essentially every comment is standard HBD/alt-right.
“it is impossbile to see racism when you are white”
It is, however, possible to see reality when you are white. You dress this up in an invisible ghost costume and call it “racism.”
So fake crime is reported, and because it was reported and faked therefore it is a possibility and Lo! work remains to be done as we stride forward to our glorious future.
“Nobody knows, it could be you, it could be me, it could be one of our family members struggling like this,” added Franklin Parish Sheriff Kevin Cobb.
Nope. No one in my family has an IQ low enough to be that stupid.
I guess she should be nominated for a Darwin Award.
It is very interesting how so many of you come on and start complaining about the NAACP, Jesse Jackson, and Al Sharpton, when this story is about a woman who allegedly falsely accused KKK members of doing harm to her, and then you get upset at the idea that someone might accuse you of being racist for making such comments. Your foolishness is just incredible. What were you people saying when Susan Smith falsely accused a black man of abducting and killing her sons a few years ago? I’ll bet you were similarly ranting about the NAACP, Jesse Jackson, and Al Sharpton–like you’ve got some irrational vendetta. Those people/groups obviously have some power over you crazy b-tards because you can’t seem to stop talking about them!
As far as you nuts are concerned, the specifics of the situation don’t seem to matter–the black person is ALWAYS at fault regardless of what actually happened. This is extremely clear from the way you jerks talk. So, I don’t understand how you think it is logical to get upset over being branded a racist when you walk and quack like the proverbial racist ducks you are. But this isn’t really about you guys being logical, is it? It’s about you having an all-encompassing hatred for black people. It’s about you feeling the NEED to express that hatred at any and all times. You EXPECT people to ignore it, and you don’t like it when they don’t. Here’s a tip for you: if you don’t want to be considered a racist, perhaps you should STOP making yourself sound like a racist. It really couldn’t be more simple. Yeah, you have freedom of speech to say any manner of stupid BS you want, but we are all equally at liberty to draw conclusions as to your character and nature based upon what you say. You sound like racists; therefore, you ARE racists. If you don’t like that, tough. Perhaps you should get it through your thick cretinous skulls that freedom of speech has responsibilities associated with it.
Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, and the NAACP don’t speak for all black people any more than the KKK, The Aryan Brotherhood, David Duke, or any other person or group speaks for all white people. If you think they do, you don’t even rise to the level of an id!0t.
If it is determined this woman falsely accused anyone, she should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Her actions have nothing to do with any other black person, just as Jeffrey Dahmer’s action had nothing to do with any of you s-theads. If you want to be considered sexually confused cannibals, though, I am more than happy to oblige you.
It’s not like a ton of whites haven’t made ridiculous allegations in the past! How about Susan Smith? Remember the husband in Boston, who shot and killed his wife, then wounded himself and said a black man did it? The coward committed suicide after confessing to his brother..all over life insurance! Or how about the Scotsboro Boys? How about Rosewood? The list is endless…
@Fourth, her IQ was at least high enough to enscrawlificate her automotive conveyance with toofpaste, instead of something more permanent.
i notice that all the comments on cnn and salon pretty much agree with the point of view espoused by you fellas.
this tells us something
that hbders have way too much free time
instead of having a life getting paid and getting laid they talk trash over the net
I don’t believe the police. The reporter in the video is talking about DNA evidence. What DNA evidence? DNA gets destroyed with fire. Her finger prints are found on a couple of items. What if she had them in the park for a picnic. What if those who burned her wiped their prints and put hers on the items. She also doesn’t seem to have a history of mental problems or be particularly unhappy. And, it is quiet extreme to try to frame the KKK and their ilk by setting yourself on fire and disfiguring your body. Also, do not forget that this is Louisiana where racial equality is not exactly their hallmark and we are talking about police in a country where a black person accused of killing a white person is 14 times more likely to get convicted than the other way. That is if the black person makes it to trial and doesn’t magically commit suicide with their hands cuffed behind their back. In short, neither this particular state, nor American police, and especially not Louisiana police have a stellar record of pursuing hate crimes when the victims are not white!!! This story sounds more like the police are trying to WHITEWASH the whole affair. Additionally, the comments here do not inspire greatest confidence either. America was founded on racism, it grew on racism, and it still is racist. I wonder if the fingerprints and “DNA evidence” would be so convincing if she was white. Historical precedence tells us that if she was white, the closest black teens would have been shot in the back, or the closest black community would be burning by now. Get real and force the police to talk about something more than fingerprints on a charcoal lighter!
Waa waa waa. All you waacists gonna go down. Histowy bin tell us dat de white man caint make nothin a black man wants. Where be de magic pussy dat dont give no lip?
Only a stoopid white beeach would listen to wha de black man tell her
Mr. Rudd,
I really feel late to the party in this one, I saw the story in USA today when it broke, & considered bringing it to your attention because I immediately believed it was another hoax! While I cannot ever defend the NAACP, I feel compelled to point out, if anyone is willing to research the quote by the local NAAACP mouthpiece, he was quoted as saying, (and I’m paraphrasing), “we need to proceed cautiously & gather all the facts”. Which leads me to believe, the local powers that be, knew, or believed it to be byllshit from the get go.
Anti-racist – you have a long history of making short, nonsensical comments. I always thought you were some whiteboy troll having a pisstake.
From the size of your long comments on this thread it appears that far from being a pisstaking troll you actually take the shit you spout seriously.
Have I read your comments ? No. And I seriously doubt anyone else with any knowledge of your history has either.
Wasting your time – you might as well be typing long rows of KKKKKKKKKKKKKK’s.
Anti-Racist we are unclear on your comment. Why do you want to persecute the Sistah to full extent of the law. You inspire your Soldiers when you write white male white female white babies must be eradicated with extreme prejudice no exceptions. You inspire too when you promote Mr. Leonard Pitts the cold blooded writer who said Cry Me A River to dead white male and dead white female in knoxville. And now you want to Lynch the Sistah if she told lie to racist law. Clarify Sir. We read and record you and will meet up with you and must understand. Did you diss Justice.
I don’t believe the police. The reporter in the video is talking about DNA evidence. What DNA evidence? DNA gets destroyed with fire. Her finger prints are found on a couple of items. What if she had them in the park for a picnic. What if those who burned her wiped their prints and put hers on the items.
Hah, so now anti-racist is telling us that the racists who attacked this undoubtedly deluded and somewhat evil woman actually planned it to look like a hoax?
I thought racists were supposed to be dumb.
Just another conspiracy theorist. Tell us about Bush planning 9/11.
“What were you people saying when Susan Smith falsely accused a black man of abducting and killing her sons a few years ago?”
That happened in 1994, so a lot of people around here were in grade school or junior high. Therefore, I doubt they said much about it at all.
Here’s a hint, a-r. When you have to go back almost twenty years to find your example, and we can come up with new ones every few months, you should probably just not speak.
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