COMMENTARY: Racial Confusion In The No Excuses Era

The moderate-conservative Republican blogger discusses whether there is an Obama Era, where U.S. President Barack Obama's success translates into positive gains for American blacks by racial affiliation: "There's a black president, so what's your excuse? I have to say it that way because proving Obama inconsistent is trivial. Well there are two points of confusion that you would think might be resolved. The first is whether or not anyone has any business expecting that claims of racial superiority shouldn't be beat down in the American media. But it's clear that what multiculturalism has done, like acid rain on our institutions of higher learning and mass communications, is weakened all of the structures and eroded their clarity over the years. Once upon a time white male bashing was an ironic sport, it has now mutated to an article of multicultural faith at no less a level than Supreme Court nominees. The multicultural mantra has gone beyond simple cultural relativism into pledges of allegiance to un-America. Puerto Rico and now Cuba are elevated because Hispanics are so important. What's so important about Hispanics? Nothing at all if E Pluribus Unum means anything."

He continues: "The second point of confusion manifests itself among the head witch doctors of my original tribe over the proper context of assessment for Princess Tiana [the black princess from an upcoming Disney movie]. Among some of the critics are folks over at Essence magazine, and we already know about them. In case you weren't listening, Essence recently recommended that black women should find mates by frequenting strip clubs. Then there's the redoubtable NAACP, and of course Oprah. Why anyone would take advice about boys & girls from Winfrey is one of those areas where you actually have to shrug and cave to [M]uslim critics of American decline. But the deeper point is that Disney must consult with such entities before peddling their 'soon to be classic' material to a bourgie audience in thrall to Disney's concept of wholesome family life. Aside from the fact that Disney's difficulty with princesses is more than a little twisted, it shouldn't bear so much scrutiny in the first place."