Carl Paladino, a Trump Support, Says Racist Remarks About President Obama and Michele Obama (First Lady)
Story:
The New York Times has a story on Carl Paladino saying racist remarks about the Obamas. Mr. Paladino comments we're in response to a survey asking what you like to see "go away in 2017?" Mr. Paladino meant to send his remarks to friends via email. Instead, he sent it to Artvoice ( a weekly newspaper based in Buffalo, New York) which published his remarks. Mr. Paladino is now backpedaling because of the reaction from his community. Mr. Paladino has apologized for his for his remarks and believes he corrected his mistake.
I believe, Mr. Paladino intentionally sent his response to Artvoice to express his frustrations about the Obamas publicly. The questions are Can one be open regarding his racist beliefs without consequences? Does racism impact society?
My Thoughts:
It's not a crime if you are racist. If Mr. Paladino chooses to be racist, he can. I learned from an early age that I have to get along with others even though I did not like that person. And that's the fact! If I choose to be racist, I can. And what's wrong with racism? It "does not matter" what others think about me. It's my self-concept of who I am which matters.
Let's go with the hypothetical. Let's say I hate black people. Let's say you hate Cubans. Let's say your next door neighbor hates Germans. How can we as a society police each other core beliefs? And what's the difference between racism and hate? What is the difference between Malcolm X and Carl Paladino?
There's not a magic pill that can solve this problem. But at least we can take responsibility for our actions. And that's all we can do.
Carl Paladino apologizes to 'minority community' for Obama remarks; explains motivation -
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/27/nyregion/carl-paladino-michelle-obama.html
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