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Re: Assholicism - Redefining "Classic" Racism
Haha, all I could think about while reading this was "damn, I like most of his movies, but this guy is an asshole". And I think that really sums up the situation well, he's a rich famous asshole that also happens to be white.
The argument that because he's white his sentence was lenient (His sentence was lenient because the judge was/is a racist and hates asians) and he stands a better chance of a pardon is, well, racist in it's entirety. What about all of the black (because we all know what this is actually about) musicians and pro-sports players that get away pretty much anything only to receive a slap on the wrist? (Or how about all the not-black innocent people the cops kill?)
It's rich privilege that's the problem, white people simply got on the train first.
Haha, all I could think about while reading this was "damn, I like most of his movies, but this guy is an asshole". And I think that really sums up the situation well, he's a rich famous asshole that also happens to be white.
The argument that because he's white his sentence was lenient (His sentence was lenient because the judge was/is a racist and hates asians) and he stands a better chance of a pardon is, well, racist in it's entirety. What about all of the black (because we all know what this is actually about) musicians and pro-sports players that get away pretty much anything only to receive a slap on the wrist? (Or how about all the not-black innocent people the cops kill?)
It's rich privilege that's the problem, white people simply got on the train first.