> -----Original Message----- > From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 11:23 AM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: Absolutely the best political video EVER > > What is the insult, again? > > (I completely don't see it)
I guess I see it... sorta. Kinda. I think. I never was in the "any sterotype is insulting" camp, but I understand those that are. But - to me at least - stereotyping old people as liking to live in Florida doesn't seem at all like stereotyping blacks as living "in the ghetto". I mean it's like saying "white folks like to have clean sheets"... it's got the format of racism without any of the bite. As I see the bit: 1) "The great schlep" is "go visit your grandparents - tell them who to vote for". 2) She added "Jewish grandparents" because that's her shtick (and, let's be fair - her grandparents are Jewish). 3) She added "Florida" because it's a cliché that grandparents move to Florida and because it's a problematic state in national elections - a comedic "twofer" (and, let's be fair, her grandparents live in Florida). I may be missing the point. It's been known to happen. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:274903 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
