Calling out Michelle Obama’s racist stereotyping Michelle Obama criticized “White folks” (White people) accusing them of racism. But isn’t the use of broad stroke descriptions a form of stereotyping, too. And when you make them negative, isn’t that racism? Obama didn’t talk about the African Americans who participated and profited from White Flight because it…
Read more »
Blogger, Chicagoland Topics, Commentary, General Topics, Mainstream, Opinion, politics, racismBarack Obama , Chicago , Michelle Obama , race , Racism , Southeast Side , stereotyping , White Flight , White Folks
Is there a politics to mass shootings? The mainstream news media covered the killings in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas far differently than the news media covered the killings the same weekend in Chicago. Though the circumstances were different, with individual suspects involved in Dayton and El Paso and multiple suspects involved in multiple…
Read more »
Blogger, Chicagoland Topics, Commentary, Mainstream, Opinion, politics, racismChicago , dayton , domestic terrorism , domestic violence , El Paso , gun violence , Illinois , mass killings , ohio , race , street gangs , Texas
Casinos need to get their act together Chicago is planning to build at least one new casino possibly more. Hopefully the city will do a better job than Indiana which has the worst, dirtiest casinos in the Midwest. Government should put more restrictions on casinos and give more money back to the public By Ray…
Read more »
Blogger, Commentary, Culture, entertainment, Good Government, Mainstream, Opinion, TaxesCasinos , Chicago , dirty casinos , give taxpayers more casino profits , Indiana , Lori Lightfoot , Mayor
Former Mayor Jane Byrne deserves more recognition With a rising awareness of the importance of the role of women in society, government, politics and the need to continue to champion equality for the sexes, remembering one of the pioneers of women in politics in Chicago is important. Jane Byrne deserves more recognition as Chicago’s first…
Read more »
American politics, Blogger, Commentary, elections, Good Government, Opinion, politics19th Amendment , Chicago , equality , Jane Byrne , Lori Lightfoot , Toni Preckwinkle , women's rights
Hold communities accountable and stop blaming the police Chicago continues to be ravaged by street gang gun-related violence. Mayor Lightfoot has vowed to address the problem. But only focusing on the Chicago Police is not the answer. More emphasis needs to be placed on the residents living in the communities where the violence occurs to…
Read more »
Blogger, Chicagoland Topics, Commentary, Good Government, Mainstream, Opinion, politics, racism, violenceChicago , Chicago mayor , community , gun violence , Lori Lightfoot , murder , neighborhoods , Police Supt. Eddie Johnson , shootings , street gang crime
Suburbs must stand up to Chicago’s Tax Grab Forcing suburbanites to help cover the budget needs of Chicago has always been a problem with Chicagoland politics. It needs to stop. It’s not that I don’t like Chicago. I Love Chicago. I was born there. But like most people born there, I fled to crime, the…
Read more »
Blogger, Chicagoland Topics, Commentary, General Topics, Good Government, Mainstream, Opinion, politics, Suburban Chicagoland, Taxes. suburban coalition , Chicago , fight Chicago revenue grab , organize the suburbs , suburbanites , suburbs , taxation , taxes
Calling out Michelle Obama’s racist stereotyping
By Ray Hanania |
Calling out Michelle Obama’s racist stereotyping Michelle Obama criticized “White folks” (White people) accusing them of racism. But isn’t the use of broad stroke descriptions a form of stereotyping, too. And when you make them negative, isn’t that racism? Obama didn’t talk about the African Americans who participated and profited from White Flight because it…
Read more »