Proper Gander

Still Relevant

Looking back to the days of animated posters, propaganda has evolved in time with every media. Misinformation has also grown, but at least reputations are harder to escape. A highlight and lowlight from some recent political ads.

Rick Perry


Janice Hahn

Acting Your Color

$.75 is less than 3/5 of $2. Just Saying.

There was a time and place when "Stop acting your color" was a popular admonishment. It was an act of discipline specific for one behaving embarrassingly that could also negatively depict their race, in a way their race has already been stereotyped. Someone should tell the republican students holding the Pay-by-Race Bake Sale at Berkley to stop acting their color.
Some conservative students at Berkeley are holding the race-based bake sale in response to pending California bill SB 185, which would allow the 2 public institutions of higher learning (University of California and California State University) to legally consider race, gender, ethnicity, and national origin along with other relevant factors when considering admissions, as long as that consideration doesn't violate the 14th Amendment. These hippies want to increase diversity in the public institutions. Increase diversity?! That's the most racist thing ever.

...Ask Questions Later

Disclaimer: I have great respect for Roland S. Martin, both the man and his works.


Fuck Roland S. Martin.

I once was lost, but now I'm found. Was blind, but now I see. - from "Amazing Grace"

Record Shirley Sherrod singing it, let Fox News edit it, and Roland S. Martin will defend it as evidence of Sherrod's lack of direction and vision.

Santi Crow

I regret to inform you that if you agree with Arizona's recent education and immigration laws, you are a racist.
I realize how faux pas the accusation is-- nearly as much as casual use of the term faux pas --but someone needed to officially say it. Apparently you were unaware.
A self-aware racist doesn't need to debate whether or not recent Arizona legislation is racist, because if you even have to ask, you're not ready. As clearly stated in "In Defense of Arizona's Education Law", written by Forbes.com contributor Melik Kaylan:

It is certainly true that the Arizona law both by intent and effect will target Mexican kids...

Laws written that benefit minorities are called Affirmative Action, and are almost uniformly opposed by neocons. Yet this law, targeting a specific race of citizen, is praised by the same groups. As written in the bill, the intention is to ban teachings that "advocate ethnic solidarity instead of treating pupils like individuals." I hope there are no Jewish schools in Arizona.
Or would this not apply to a Jewish school?