This is what we're up against!

[ronnykmarshall]

[HFishbine]

1. Or

We can repudiate stereotypes (even of white people) and speak to all people about the things that matter.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

3. Or...

We can grow a sense of humor.

[ronnykmarshall]

4. Thank you!

You took the words right out of my keyboard. :toast:

[sangh0]

17. That's the bigot's argument

"Relax! It's just a joke."

As if there's any doubt that picture wasn't deliberately staged to promote stereotypes about poor people.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

22. See, here's the difference...

The picture was not picking on any person in particular, just drawing humor out of a stereotype.

You calling me a bigot IS personal and baseless. You should retract immediately.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

Great picture!

But really, how'd you get such a private photo of our President and First Lady???

[ronnykmarshall]

5. I have my ways.

Musta been when Laura was expecting the twins. That explains the cool refreshing beverage.

[Dhalgren]

2. In a word (and not to put too fine a point on it), yes.

.

[kentuck]

6. Is that really your brother and sister ??

:)

[ronnykmarshall]

9. Ain't they cute.

They make such a nice couple.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

24. Here's a fine example...

Excellent job kentuck! :toast:

Instead of getting all sensitive, you rolled with the punches and made a very humorous comeback. That's the name of the game! I'm sure the original poster had a good time, even at his own expense.

[demnan]

7. That's a nice deck.

[brainshrub]

8. I don't like this picture

Maybe I do need a sence of humor... but why is it funny to make fun of working-class people?

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

10. If we can't laugh at ourselves...

who can we laugh at?

[brainshrub]

14. We aren't laughing at ourselves!

We are making fun of a class of people. Classism is just as ugly as racism. There's nothing funny about it.

God, I wish I know how to use PhotoShop! I would make those two dark-skinned people and change the flag on the dog to the Flag of Sao Tome.

Then we would see how funny you think this picture is.

[NoPasaran]

15. If we can't laugh at the rural lumpenproletariot

Who is left?

[sangh0]

18. Why do you need to have someone to laugh at?

Is your life really that sad?

[NoPasaran]

26. Not as long as I can laugh

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

16. Nothing funny about it?

That's odd... a whole bunch of comedians seem to make a great living out of it. Unless that picture is depicting you SPECIFICALLY, don't take it personally.

You know how many bad ethnic jokes I've had to deal with in my lifetime? That EVERY person has to deal with? You've got three options as far as I can tell: A) Chuckle for a few moments, enjoy the JOKE for what it is, and move on. B) Take it seriously, get all angry, and accomplish nothing. or C) Don't look at the picture at all. No one's forcing you.

[Smirnoff]

19. ??

Are you being sarcastic?

[brainshrub]

21. No

If this was a black family it would be removed because it would be considered racist. This photo is classist.

[HootieMcBoob]

20. working class people?

oh boy

[PVnRT]

23. Well, what are they? Millionaires?

If they're not working class, what are they?

[cprise]

11. Yeah but

...I bet they have a Lincoln Navigator in the driveway and an expensive gun collection.

[displacedtexan]

12. I don't know how you fight...

people who vote for God...
unless you convince them that * is the devil.

[ronnykmarshall]

13. I goofed

I should have posted this in the Lounge. Sorry.


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=691193

[PVnRT]

25. Change those to two black people and take away the confederate flag

Now how funny is it?

Like it or not, those are the "working class," or "working poor" that so many in this party purport to represent. Speaks a lot as to how deep that representation goes, doesn't it?

[Smirnoff]

27. Settle down

Ok, well make them black, take away the flag, and the alcohol then it's just a normal picture that doesn't matter. It's just meant to be funny.

[BigDaddyLove]

28. Better yet..........

just label them Freepers....they seem to be the accepted sterotype that everyone agrees to make fun of here.

[unblock]

29. yo, all you folks who think this photo is classist

what makes you think these people aren't millionaires?

[DarkPhenyx]

30. What I can't figure out is...

...why, when we find this funny and attempt to classify the entirity of the south like this, we are shocked and confused that the Southern Democrat feels left out of their party, and the undecided voters think that our candidates have nothing in common with the and are snobby and classist.

[VelmaD]

31. Not shocked and confused here...

just incredibly saddened. As a southerner (and a Texan) I get so tired of the stereotype that gets brought up, even here, over and over again. There are a lot of folks in pickup trucks with gunracks wearing cowboy boots and gimme caps who are yellow-dog Democrats. (I happen to be related to several of them.)

Goddammit we're supposed to be the Party that is above this type of behavior. We're supposed to be the Party that judges people on the content of their character rather than on outside appearances.