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Emily Torgerson

Obama Phone - 2 views

Do you think that this is an unfair viral video that picks on one unfortunate looking African-American woman to represent the majority of Democrat voters, and is therefore racist? Or do you think t...

Katelynn Arnold

How different are Romney and Obamas foregin policies, really? - 0 views

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    This is really interesting, it mentions rhetoric in the first answer
Alex Larkin

"Hang in There Obama" Sign w/ Noose: Man says not offensive - 0 views

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    This is posted here in Wisconsin and was a lead story on last night's local news. Is this hate speech? See picture of the sign above. The man says he supports the President and it is a showing of support. Is he simply unaware of the connotations of putting a noose on a sign for a black man? For any person? Or is he lying? See if you can follow the story. Will he have to take it down or is it protected by the First Amendment. Should it be classified as Hate Speech?
Sarah Zylka

Ann Coulter and Bill Maher Duke it Out Over Racism, Obama, and Romney Flip-Flopping - 1 views

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    This is a short article that's interesting because it shows how people's opinions differ on the idea of racism. There are many people that believe racism doesn't exist while others believe that it is still a big deal.
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    What world is Ann Coulter living in to say "real" racism doesn't exist any more?
Alex Larkin

Obama speaks out about Trayvon Martin killing - 17 views

Pleae check out earlier article post "Did President Obama's Comments Make Case Worse" [sic] near bottom of list. This relates to this post and is an analysis of the impact his comments had and how ...

Hannah Adams

'The Onion' Fools Another Major Newspaper - 2 views

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    BEIJING -- The online version of China's Communist Party newspaper has hailed a report by The Onion naming North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un as the "Sexiest Man Alive" - not realizing it is satire. I thought this was really funny and wanted to share!
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    This also shows a real lack of rhetorical and cultural awareness. The fact that the readers of this can't detect satire is a sure sign that they are not reading this article within a cultural context and don't understand its irony. Similarly Iran's media ran a story about how the average, white, rural American would rather vote for their leader than Barak Obama because Iran's leader took "diplomacy and foreign affairs seriously." This too was taken from a satire done by The Onion.
Michael Faris

Mitt Romney, white vote: Parsing the narrow, tribal appeal of the Republican nominee. -... - 0 views

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    We often think of voting demographics in terms of "minorities," which makes groups of "white voters" an invisible norm. This article asks the question of why white people are proportionally voting for Romney.
Michael Faris

31 Worst People On The Planet - 2 views

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    This might be useful or interesting to those exploring race and presidential elections. Fowl language
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    I wonder how many of them actually voted and have reasonable opinion, except racial slurs.
Elly West

What If George Zimmerman Were Black? - 18 views

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    http://oneutah.org/barack-obama/imagine-if-the-tea-party-was-black-tim-wise/ I don't know if this link will work in this format, but it is a correlary article titled "What if the Tea Party was Black" by Tim Wise and is fascinating. I think it is a great read. At least you can cut and paste it into your browser. These sort of hypothoses are really interesting.
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