Ryan Chartrand“Where the hell were all of (us) when people were hatin’ on multiculturalism like a month ago?” We were exactly where all of you have been for the last 10-odd days, Adrian.
You cannot have it both ways. IF (and I do say “IF”) Koman’s article was in the same category as other unfair-ethnic-generalization articles – AND we are primarily interested in uniformity of justice (as opposed to, say, cheap shots or payback) – then all such articles ought to invite the same response by all groups, no matter which group was targetted.
Should us white guys back off because the article was written by “one of us”? The identity of the author does not modify the content of the message (though it may modify the content of the metamessage, which can be perceived as clever by some, betrayal by others). Minorities are at least as vociferous toward those who dare to criticize their own.
You could make the alternative argument that the unfairness is derived not so much from any one instance but from the the uniform and persistent presentation of such material in general. This would seem to me to constitute a stronger position.
“Score one point for underrepresented groups!”? What is your goal, here?
Just for the record, I think that Koman’s article, while tasteless and unfunny, wasn’t racist. Life is a learning experience and everyone can afford to cut everyone else a little slack.