Race Baiters: The Next Generation

Sooner or later, you get tired of it and tune it out. We're all used to people like Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson rushing in to whatever fire of racism they hope to amplify by adding their own brand of gasoline to the fire. We saw it with Michael Brown in Ferguson, we saw it in Floydopolis and now we're seeing the next generation of those that make an excellent living throwing gas on whatever fire they can dub racist. It is no secret that those that make a living writhing their hands over racism don't worry about where their next meal is coming from ... and we know that when a problem is truly solved, the money following the problem dries up. So it is in the interests of the race baiters to keep fanning the flames (and making damn good money off of it at the same time.) If you don't believe me, take a look at how Jackson's Rainbow Coalition extorts takes donations from businesses to facilitate racial harmony in the workplace. Or take a peek back when Fat Albert hyped the Tawana Brawley scam and discovered there is money to be made when screaming about racism, even it it is cooked up. Al wasted no time in cashing in on it and to his credit realized that morbid obesity doesn't bode well for longevity ... so he went on a diet. Everything but his fat head lost weight, but I have to admit he does look good in those Armani suits on TV, even if he can't pay taxes on the enormous wealth he has accumulated beating the drums of racism over the last few decades.

Some of these martyrs used by the race baiters are not exemplary citizens. Michael Brown had just committed robbery when he made the mistake of thinking he could top off his day by assaulting a police officer. It didn't go well for him, but the circus of rioting and destruction that ensued ruined the lives of many in Ferguson who had nothing to do with it. Of course, the usual race baiters flew in and added their own fuel to the fire.

But there is a new generation of race baiters waiting in the wings, and sadly some of them are part of the CNN organization: Joy Reid and Don Lemon (seriously, Lemon? God does have a sense of humor). Let's talk about Joy first, because I'm still chivalrous and believe ladies should go before gentlemen.

This last week has seen America focus on the Gabby Petito story. We all know the story to date and of course, the story isn't finished yet. But at some point, it will be. America is following this story because it has all the elements: Mystery, crime, murder and human passion. Each day something new rivets us to the story.

So what does Ms. Reid do? She injects racism into a story that has absolutely nothing to do with racism. Her online comments are despicable as the family of Gabby grieves the loss of their daughter. What were her comments?

It goes without saying that no family should ever have to endure that kind of pain. And the Petito family certainly deserves answers and justice. But the way this story has captivated the nation has many wondering, why not the same media attention when people of color go missing?

Well, the answer actually has a name: Missing White woman syndrome. The term coined by the late and great Gwen Iffil to describe the media and public fascination with missing White women like Laci Peterson or Natalee Holloway, while ignoring cases involving missing people of color.

So there you have it. Somehow we're supposed to stop feeling sorry for Gabby and her family and replace the emotions we're feeling with anger about racism. Frick du, Frau Reid. And ironically, how do I describe a person of color in the media who blames the media for ignoring people of color without using the word hypocrite? ...  I'm not sure I can. And as usual, all the words before but in her quote are insignificant because she doesn't really care about the Petito family -- she's got her racism 101 paint kit out and is filling in the numbers with some really far-out colors.

And next we have Don Lemon. This waste of a perfectly good spinal cord also added his racial gasoline to the fire by trying to say the Laundrie familiy exercised white privilege by refusing to talk to the police. Here's how he spun it:

You ask any person of color, you ask a Black man who – if they have that sort of privilege.

Gee, can I ask OJ or Jusse Smollett if privilege didn't play a part in walking for their crimes?

Here's a heads up for you, Lemon. Everybody has that right. All they have to do is exercise the right. In the Laundrie case, it's obvious crimes were committed but not yet discovered ... and Gabby's fiance ran to a lawyer, who told him what any lawyer would tell a client no matter what color skin they were: Don't talk to the police, period.

Is America aghast? Yes, but that's the system and that's the constitution. If Whites, Blacks, Latinos, Asians or anybody chooses not to talk to the police - that is their right. There is plenty of other evidence and I'm assuming it will be brought out if Laundrie turns up alive ... which is speculative at this moment, because no matter what, his life is pretty much ruined going forward.

So there you have it: Race-Baiters, the Next Generation.

Isn't it comforting to know that the future of solving race-based issues is in the hands of idiots who think that pretty much everything is racist?