The racism Rorschach test, or caught between Scylla & Charybdis
Here’s a simple quiz to see whether you’re a racist:
1. It’s got yellow and black bands, it’s fuzzy, it flies, and it makes honey. It is a
a. Turkey vulture
b. Bee
c. Woodpecker
d. Barack Obama
[Yes, the correct answer is b.]
2. It’s orange, it grows on trees, it’s used to make juice, furniture polish, and termite poison. It is an
a. Ostrich
b. Avocado
c. Orange
d. Barack Obama
[Yes, the correct answer is c.]
3. It’s big, it’s red, and it eats rocks. It is a
a. House
b. Potato
c. Big red rock eater
d. Barack Obama
[Yes, the correct answer is c.]
4. He supports the government takeover of private industry; he supports socialized medicine; he supports disarming Europe even as Russian and Iran become increasingly armed and aggressive; he supports the democratic State of Israel Israel against the terrorist organization, Hamas; he wants to shut down talk radio; he believes that the American economy needs to be dismantled to prevent climate change; he reflexively supports black malfeasors against police, even when some of the police are black; he bows down to Islamist kings; he’s hostile to the needs of the American military; and he lies fairly compulsively. He is
a. Your average black citizen
b. Your average socialist
c. Barack Obama
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
[Hah! This was a trick question. If you’re a registered Independent or Republican, no matter your answer, YOU ARE A RACIST. Alternatively, if you’re a registered Democrat, Socialist, Communist or Green Party member, regardless of your answer, you’ve shown sensitivity to the plight of the black man in American society.]