BOB PARKS COMMENTARY: Janeane Garofalo And The Hollywood White Power Movement

The conservative Republican blogger in Virginia writes about the liberal actress (pictured) and Hollywood's attitudes towards race: "When black O.J. Simpson was accused of killing his wife, white Hollywood shunned him. When white Roman Polanski was found guilty of drugging, raping, and sodomizing a little girl, white Hollywood circled the wagons. Notice how two of the more recent widely successful shows were all white, Janeane? None of the 'Friends' were black, and Seinfeld’s lead ensemble were as well. Black people get 'Cribs' and can pimp rides. 'Laguna Beach' rich kids are worth watching, a reality show in The Hood may be too much information, and who would even think of green-lighting anything involving a no-talent, black-Paris Hilton-type. (There are black 'princesses' in Hollywood.)"

He continues his commentary: "During the presidential campaign, Hollywood did everything possible to show solidarity behind Barack Obama. During his college years, I doubt few in the industry would allow their daughter to date someone with his tint and odd-sounding name, but as he could potentially have more power than them, industry elites had to temporarily shelve they’re [sic] superiority complexes and closet intolerance to support the black guy. Their publicists also liked and could work with that. For years now I contend that white liberals consider black people their pets, and Janeane Garofalo is no different. But using race as the basis for her argument, especially being a 'comedian' who based on her body of work would stay unemployed if she were black, is clearly being done for her own sense of relevance. Oh, and besides looking at black people as pets, liberals love to use them as well, as reflected with the many actresses who just have to adopt a minority baby as an I’m-better-than-you accessory."

More: "Would white Hollywood EVER show constant depictions of their children as gangsta’ thugs and their women as hos? We always hear different liberal groups get all bent over Playmates or Hooter girls, but when was the last time an industry bigwig ever condemned the slutting of black women in entertainment? I’ve mentioned before the Hollywood exec preference for light-skinned black women, as they’re the ones who get most of the gigs. But has Janeane Garofalo ever asked why black people are presented to the world in such a demeaning way? Probably not, because that’s probably how she sees blacks. Now that an Affirmative Action candidate has gotten the top job, she sees any resistance to Barack Obama as an opportunity to rescue and take him to a shelter for mistreated animals. Like most liberals, she is gutless and seldom (I can’t think of a recent exception) goes on a venue with equal sides of a debate and participate. She prefers shows like Bill Maher and Keith Olbermann where she can spew unchallenged. She calls tea party protesters racist teabaggers. If that’s the case, Janeane Garofalo is a Hollywood racist. While the 9/12 crowd protests the president, many liberals in Hollywood still have no problem in harassing and denigrating black people, and do so with impunity."