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Accidental Racists and More: A Field Guide to the Racists of America


Do you think racists are all the same? You are wrong. Country star Brad Paisley announced to the world on Monday that he is an "Accidental Racist" in a song that has earned lots of criticism. Before we unpack how one can be accidental about their racism (and why that doesn't exucse the racism), perhaps, in a way, he's onto something. While racism is pretty much just racism there are so many different species of racists.

Accidental Racist. This is what Paisley claims to be. As the word accidental suggests, being a racist just sort of happened to him. The Accidental Racist is someone who doesn't think they're racist, understands why others might call them racist, but resents being called racists. That's what happened to Paisley, according to his song, when a Starbucks employee took his Confederate flag T-shirt as a sign of support for white supremacy. Paisley thinks this is unfair because he doesn't think the flag, which once was the banner of a generation who rebelled against the abolition of slavery and then for another generation who rebelled against civil rights for black people (Georgia, for example, put the Confederate flag on its state flag in 1956), symbolizes racism. Through his protestations at the injustice of being labeled a racist, the Accidental Racist acknowledges that racism exists (or at least existed) and that it is (or was) a bad thing, but by claiming to be the victim, he also suggests that the real problem is all the people (black people, especially) who won't just let it go. (Also, Paisley can't really claim "I'm just a white man comin' to you from the Southland," as he says in the song, because he's from West Virginia, which is not the South.) There's also something vaguely deceptive about the Accidental Racist. There is no way Paisley was actually unaware that wearing the Confederate flag is a symbol of racism. He just does not believe it should be. A real accidental racist might be the Nathan Zuckerman character in Philip Roth's The Human Stain, in which the professor asks whether one of his students who's never attended his class is a "spook," not knowing the student is black.

https://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2013/04/accidental-racist-field-guide-racists-america/64011/

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Casual Racist. What makes this kind of racist unique is that he or she doesn't do a nervous head turn to make sure no minorities are around before saying a racist thing. The Casual Racist thinks his or her racist comment is just a statement of practical fact. The tone of condescension — this form of racist is most associated with the caricatures of rich people — usually indicates that being racist is a good idea to protect oneself. A stand-out specimen is Arrested Development's Lucille Bluth, who in one episode says to a Spanish-speaking mover, "And that goes into storage right? Not into your apartment." Or like when then-Vice President George H.W. Bush referred to his Mexican-American grandchildren was "the little brown ones."


Hipster Racist. Like the Accidental Racist, the Hipster Racist knows racism is wrong, but thinks that if it's wrapped up in enough layers of irony it can be turned into a cool inside joke. Last year, for example, when people noticed Girls had no real characters who weren't white, Girls writer Lesley Arfin tweeted about the well-received Gabourey Sidibe movie, "What really bothered me most about Precious was that there was no representation of ME." Excavations of her writings showed other racist jokes, like an article section about defecating that began with, "That Which Shall Not Be Named: You know, 'dropping off the kids' or 'taking Obama to the White House.'" At Vice, Benjamin Leo defended Arfin, saying, "It’s 2012 and Obama’s in the White House: the McCarthyism 2.0 witch-hunting mob has been disarmed!" He was right that the country has changed, he was wrong that there's enough irony in the world to make racist jokes OK.


Unreconstructed Racist. This may be the nearest relation to the Hipster Racist in that these people choose to be racist, are aware that other people find that racism unacceptable, but, and here is the main identifying characteristic, still believes in some of the oldest forms of racism, usually as hallowed traditions. As the name suggests, the Unreconstructed Racist is someone who has not changed with the times -- think Archie Bunker, Ellen Barkin's character in The New Normal, some older relatives in white families. Last year, in a sign of belated but admirable progress, graduates of the St. Martinville, La., Senior High School Class of 1973 decided that for the first time in 40 years, they would not hold a segregated class reunion. Unfortunately, some thought that was too much change and a "white graduates only" get together was held after the high school's Homecoming Game.


Unfortunate Racist. Like the Accidental Racist, these racists did not set out to be racist, and are pretty sure they are not truly racist, but somehow found themselves being racist anyway. The most typical example of this species are politicians who say something racist and then find it unfortunate when they realize it could kill their careers. Unfortunate Racists include former Virginia Sen. George Allen, who called an Indian-American "Macaca" in 2006. Allen responded to the resulting criticism by saying, "I do apologize if he's offended by that." There's also Alaska Rep. Don Young, who last month said his dad hired "50 or 60 wetbacks" to pick tomatoes in the olden days. Young apologized, saying, "I know that this term is not used in the same way nowadays, and I meant no disrespect... There was no malice in my heart or intent to offend; it was a poor choice of words." There's Hawaii state Rep. Faye Hanohano, who in February protested a lack of funding for Native Hawaiian artists by saying she didn't want art made by "Haoles, Japs, or Pakes." That means Caucasians, Japanese, or Chinese. She apologized, saying, "I'd like to express my sincere apology to any individuals or groups who may have been offended by my comments." While the Unfortunate Racist's apology may be motivated by self-preservation, unlike the Accidental, Unreconstructed, and Hipster Racists, he or she takes no pride in racism.

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LL Cool J And Brad Paisley Solve Racism By Issuing Passes For Confederate Flags And Gold Chains


Old-school rap titan LL Cool J and country superstar Brad Paisley have teamed up to solve racism, which turns out to have all been an accident. In Accidental Racist, Paisley mopes about the (presumably black) Starbucks employee whom he may have offended by wearing a Confederate flag, while explaining that it was the only way he could show allegiance to the band Lynyrd Skynyrd, because there are no t-shirts that actually say “Lynyrd Skynyrd” on them, and don’t have confederate flags on them. LL swoops in, later, to offer a totally fair trade: he’ll forget all about slavery if Paisley will tolerate his gold chains.

Ordinarily, I wouldn’t slag two people whose hearts are in the right place, but at this point, I’m mainly pissed off that Wonkette made me listen to a whole country song, and not a good country song like The Devil Went Down To Georgia, but one of those droning downbeat ones where every word has, like, five extra syllables to fill up the extra time in each measure. As such, Messrs. Paisley and Cool J must now feel my wrath. Here’s how the song starts (thanks to Wonkette for the transcription):

To the man that waited on me at the Starbucks down on Main, I hope you understand when I put on that t-shirt, the only thing I meant to say is I’m a Skynyrd fan.

Set aside, for the moment, that most present-day Starbucks employees, even if Brad explained his t-shirt, would be like “What the f**k is a skinnerd? Is that, like, a really enthusiastic dermatology student?”

Set aside the fact that there are ways to make one’s allegiance to a band more explicit, and less racist. For example, if I were a fan of the German Lynyrd Skynyrd (Wenn ich gehe morgen hier, Möchten Sie noch an mich erinnern?), I wouldn’t go around wearing an old-timey German flag.

But if I “accidentally” did, and felt bad about it, I would stop wearing that shirt!

Paisley goes on to explain the dilemma in the chorus:

‘Cause I’m a white man livin’ in the southland

Just like you I’m more than what you see

I’m proud of where I’m from but not everything we’ve done

And it ain’t like you and me can re-write history

Our generation didn’t start this nation

And we’re still paying for the mistakes

That a bunch of folks made long before we came

And caught between southern pride and southern blame

Here’s a handy little solution to Brad’s vise-like conundrum: there’s already a flag for the place he’s from. True, a version of it once flew over a slave nation, but as LL points out, we stopped that, over the vociferous objections of people carrying the Skynyrd flag. But LL then pulls a “both sides do it”:

So when I see that white cowboy hat, I’m thinkin’ it’s not all good

I guess we’re both guilty of judgin’ the cover not the book

I’d love to buy you a beer, conversate and clear the air

But I see that red flag and I think you wish I wasn’t here

LL and Paisley then strike a deal by alternately singing and rapping the terms of a ceasefire:

LL: (If you don’t judge my gold chains)

Paisley: But not everything we’ve done

LL: (I’ll forget the iron chains)

Paisley: It ain’t like you and me can re-write history

LL: (Can’t re-write history baby)

Paisley: Oh, Dixieland

LL: (The relationship between the Mason-Dixon needs some fixin’)

Paisley: I hope you understand what this is all about

LL: (Quite frankly I’m a black Yankee but I’ve been thinkin’ about this lately)

As I said, I’m sure Paisley and LL meant well, and I’m sure that LL doesn’t purport to speak for all black people, but I’m going to go ahead and speak for all white people: No, it is not okay to wear the Confederate flag and claim you’re an “accidental” racist. Sorry (not really), but we already have a flag, and that one has inflicted more damage on this country than even Lynyrd Skynyrd could repair. As for the gold chains, that’s between LL and his chiropractor; I don’t think most black people sport enough bling to balm hundreds of years of oppression and murder. I hear some of them don’t wear any gold chains.

https://www.mediaite.com/online/ll-cool-j-and-brad-paisley-solve-racism-by-issuing-passes-for-confederate-flags-and-gold-chains/

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I was wondering when you were going to post about LL Coon J's deliberate stupidness. Carry on!

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Legendary rapper L.L. Cool J. and country crooner Brad Paisley have teamed up to create “Accidental Racist,” a song so ridiculous and, well, arguably racist, that social media is questioning if it could possibly be satire.

Released Monday, one day before Paisley’s album “Wheelhouse” hits stores, the track has been raked over the coals and mocked by Twitter users.

https://twitter.com/questlove/status/321445632042729472

https://twitter.com/raymcguinness/status/321501479708020736

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly Paisley said that the song grew from racial inequality and suspicion:

“We don’t solve anything, but it’s two guys that believe in who they are and where they’re from very honestly having a conversation and trying to reconcile.”

“I’m with my audience 100 percent in the Southern pride thing, in the same way that a Yankees fan is very proud of where he’s from — that’s LL,” Paisley said. “We’ve got pictures of him in a New York Yankees cap doing his vocal, which is so appropriate.”

New York native LL Cool J has a verse as well, rapping “I guess we’re both guilty of judgin’ the cover not the book/I’d love to buy you a beer, conversate and clear the air/But I see that red flag and I think you wish I wasn’t here.”

What’s even most astounding is that in explaining this song, Paisley described why it was probably not a good idea to be on the record:

“I’m doing it because it just feels more relevant than it even did a few years ago,” Paisley told EW. “I think that we’re going through an adolescence in America when it comes to race. You know, it’s like we’re almost grown up. You have these little moments as a country where it’s like ‘Wow things are getting better.’ And then you have one where it’s like ‘Wow, no they’re not.’”

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I was wondering when you were going to post about LL Coon J's deliberate stupidness. Carry on!

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