Comments on: Mark Williams: ‘Letter to Abe Lincoln’ … from the ‘Coloreds’

By: Josh Lawarre

Josh Lawarre — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:24:09 +0000

I have to disagree with your assessment that the piece does not reveal this person as a racist. You are right on the money about the author's skill at writing satire; truly abysmal. However, he's attempting to walk a very fine line between being provocative and being compelling by use of this ham-handed device. The only way to make effective satire in this manner is to point to some greater truth or expose some hipocrisy. I view this as nothing more than an angry rant that is written poorly and reveals much about the author's worldview as it applies to "coloreds." It's as if the author is saying "since racism no longer exists we can feel good about revising the constitution to eliminate protection for those who no longer need it." It's an under-informed, us-versus-them mentality that seems part and parcel of many tea party candidates' platforms. It would be offensive if it wasn't so absurd and it would be ridiculous if it weren't so divisive because there are people reading it who are thinking "yes. this makes sense. this is the way forward."

Also, it's a dubious argument to revere strict interpretation of the constitution so deeply on one hand while with the other hand condemning parts of it as anachronistic.

Personally, I think the guy is a total Delta Bravo.

"de tik err jerbs!!!!!" Thanks, South Park...

By: Dusttracks

Dusttracks — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:06:10 +0000

Snap….Who are these 'Coloreds' he keeps referring to?

By: Danielleyrot

Danielleyrot — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:54 +0000

Um, wow. His attempt at satire is pathetic, but what's even sadder is that he does not understand how inappropriate this letter is. Somewhere in his mind and in the minds of the savages who he ran this by, it was okay, it was funny. Shame on you Mark Williams.

By: chris l.

chris l. — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:01:00 +0000

This is institutional racism at its worst.

By: chris l.

chris l. — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:01:00 +0000

This is institutional racism at its worst.

By: Minima

Minima — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:54:00 +0000

Use of the term “colored” is not, in my opinion, racist, regardless of who uses it. What’s racist about this “letter” is the presumptive content. The statements, in their weak and ill-advised satirical form, imply that 1) all blacks are welfare recipients or alternately that all welfare recipients are black, 2) that blacks do not make decisions for themselves, but wait for (the government? whites?) to tell them what to do, 3) that blacks do not compete for jobs like the so-called “everybody else”, 4) that blacks are the recipients of and not the contributors to the tax coffers, 5) that blacks are not productive members of society, 6) that whites are the only tax-paying, productive workers of American society who compete for jobs, and that the tea-party is simply trying to “free” the enslaved blacks from Massa Democratic Party Machine because the tea party movement that would make these racist–yes, racist–assumptions about blacks is the only “abolitionist” movement out there.

This is what is racist about this “letter,” not the reference to “colored people” a term we gave ourselves.

By: Timjuckmann

Timjuckmann — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:24:00 +0000

I get the impression that the NAACP resolution sent him into a fit of rage and he accidentally let his inner racist out. True it is horrible satire, but maybe because he really believes some of the stereotypes he is trying to send up.

By: Earl

Earl — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:42:22 +0000

From the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks…

By: dale west

dale west — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 01:38:21 +0000

Ishtarmuz in response to Mark Williams’ letter to Abe Lincoln, Wrote Ayn Rand. http://ishtarmuz.wordpress.com/2010/07/19/in-re...

By: Go

Go — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:49:54 +0000

I doubt that the author is actually racist – he's not PC but that doesn't make him a racist – but he is absolutely the worst satirist ever. This is a truly retarded piece of writing.

If he wants to write about the incongruity of the NAACP in using the word “colored” for more currently acceptable terms, or about the short sightedness of the NAACP for promoting conditions of dependency that keep blacks at the bottom of the economic ladder, this piece totally missed the mark. There are some real criticisms that seem to motivating this piece, but they just aren't well said.

I'm writing this from the perspective of a Democrat and Obama supporter. But I think the current criticism of “racism” isn't proved by this piece. Maybe those who have listened to his radio show can decide the issue based on his day-to-day comments.

By: Sgarre1

Sgarre1 — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 05:35:47 +0000

this cretin is always on CNN defending his new brand of in your face racism as Conservatism….