So, yesterday, I made a post about the whole New York Post Cartoon/Chimp/Obama/Racism controversy. I basically said:
(1) That I understood why some people find the cartoon offensive.
(2) That I thought there were some other plausible interpretations.
(3) I thought that the cartoon was not done in good taste.
(4) At either rate, I thought the outrage was excessive.
(5) And finally, I thought that this sort of excessive outrage from the left gave The New York Post exactly what it wanted.
This diary isn't about the cartoon. It's about the reaction to my post. I have no interest in rehashing a debate over whether or not the cartton was racist.
In response, I was called everything from a jackass with no critical thinking skills, to an ignorant racist who was speaking from a position of "white privilege". Let start with that one. Here's my white privilege:
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