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"The rhetorical cul-de-sac where white hate went— in goes racism, out comes political incorrectness. Use of this phrase is a tactic designed to derail discourse by disguising racism as defiance of far-left, pseudo-Communist attempts at enforcing behavior and speech codes. However, vicious, brainless, knee-jerk, or crudely racist a sentiment may be, once it is repackaged as merely 'un-PC' it becomes heroic, brave, free-thinking, and best of all, victimized."
--Debra Dickerson, from *The End of Blackness*
What a horse's ass. That "interview" with Mr. T was just pathetic. And here's a bit of trivia: Before his 15 minutes of fame on "The A-Team", Mr. T was a contestant (I think it was '81) in a competition to determine America's Top Bouncer. Also, he was known in those days as a highly sought after personal bodyguard.
And then there's the margarita mix he invented with Mrs. T ;-)
... is just a douchebag. He's not funny, he's not witty, he's not even charming.
