Hey, remember that time when McCain made fun of Obama for being a celebrity and was accused of subliminally invoking racist tropes of black men raping white women? And then remember that other time when a pro-Obama comedian explicitly joked about black men gang-raping Sarah Palin and was hailed by the left for her hiii-larious nuance? Unhinged:
The Washington Post isn’t the only daily D.C. newspaper to rave about Sandra Bernhard’s anti-Palin ranting. Wednesday’s Washington Examiner joined in, with the headline “Comedienne delivers enraged optimism.” Barbara Mackay claimed “in the end, oddly and subtly, Bernhard’s message is positive.”… It has video of Bernhard calling Palin “Uncle Women,” a “turncoat b—h” and a “whore.”… “In fact, the play wears its politically VERY correct heart on its sleeve with its indictment of America as “A Man’s World, It’s a White Man’s World, It’s a F–ked Up White Man’s Racist World” and can only be suggested to be racist in its content if one is hell-bent on protecting White Folk for Sandra’s blistering indictment. When Sandra warns Sarah Palin not to come into Manhattan lest she get gang-raped by some of Sandra’s big black brothers, she’s being provocative, combative, humorous, and yes, let’s allow, disgusting.”
Don’t make the mistake of thinking that they’re just stumbling into this filth up as they go along. Fantasies of revenge via rape are veritable badges of sophistication if you’re a progressive talking about a conservative businessmen. Or a conservative blogger. Or a conservative columnist. Or even the child of a conservative. It shows you’re willing to violate decorum to mock conservatives in front of other liberals. That’s edgy.. Otherwise you’re just Chris Matthews mundanely reminding people that voting for Palin means voting for a woman.
UPDATE: For all their pathetic recourses to “irony”, there seems to be something lacking in the register of self-awareness:
[The gang rape comment] is part of a much larger, nuanced and, yes, provocative—that’s what I do—piece from my show about racism, freedom, women’s rights and the extreme views of Gov. Sarah Palin, a woman who doesn’t believe that other women should have the right to choose.
Well that’s fair: Gov. Palin doesn’t believe in abortions so she should get raped. Video:
Un. Fucking. Hinged.
References:
* McCain blows the dog whistle [Guardian]
* Sandra Bernhard: Palin Would Be Gang-Raped By Blacks in Manhattan [Newsbusters]
* Enron Vengeance [NRO Corner]
* The Sexism Scandal You’re Not Hearing About: Democratic Representative Resigns After Being Called A Whore… By Another Democrat [MR]
* The moonbats strike back [Michelle Malkin]
* A New Low [Blackfive]
* Matthews: Palin Running ‘Somewhere Between VP and First Lady’ [Newsbusters]
Previously:
* Liberals Find a Jew Hater They Feel Safe Criticizing
* Hysterical Liberal Calls To Ban Coulter Somewhat Inconsistent With Their "Free Speech" Celebrations Of Ahmadinejad’s Columbia Appearance
* Los Angeles Liberals Expanding Campaign To Make It Harder For Poor People To Get Money And Food (Plus: NYC Jewish Hipsters Expanding Campaign To Be Insufferable)
