Monday, March 10, 2008

Kristof Uses Bigoted Term in Column Denouncing Bigotry



Nick Kristof, in yesterday's Times:

Americans have typically said in polls that they are less willing to vote for a woman than a black, and Shirley Chisholm (a black woman who ran for president in 1972) always said that she encountered more prejudice because of her sex than her race.

"A black"? Seriously?
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  1. AnonymousMarch 10, 2008 at 4:45 PM

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  2. Tony RatslayerMarch 10, 2008 at 5:28 PM

    He obviously came back from his year-long sojourn in Africa with an enriched cultural understanding.

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