The new Oreo of which Limbaugh spoke is not the "black on the outside, white on the inside" Oreo used as an insult. It's a triple decker, with one filling that is white and one that is black. Limbaugh was referring to Obama's mixed heritage.
On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 12:00 AM, Michael Dinowitz <[email protected]> wrote: > > Just as a small point with no connection to Limbaugh's usage. The term > Oreo is most commonly used BY black people against OTHER black people. > It refers specifically to a black person who's actions do not fulfill > black stereotypes, whether positive or negative. It is not something > you would normally hear from a white person, especially not a 'true' > racist. Can you imagine a klansman saying that Obama was white on the > inside? > > Oreo is offensive and may sound racist but I don't think it fits the > criteria of a racist remark. On the other hand, Limbaugh might well > have meant it as a racist remark. Calling someone a pickle can sound > racist if you say it right. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:341669 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
