Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words - which is good, because I'm at a loss to explain Fox Nation's enthusiasm to give Elizabeth Warren the racist nickname "Fauxcahontas” – in their headline.
Regardless of how you feel about Warren, using her Cherokee heritage, which has been validated, adds a new level of offense to the stunt. If you're waiting for how this will play out, here's a spoiler: Fox won't apologize to Native Americans, nor will they fire the employee responsible. It's a waste of time and energy to expect that- but I took a grab anyways, because it will be worth the two seconds to pull up the next time they talk about how "not racist" they are.
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Joseph West commented
2012-05-16 23:50:48 -0400
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You know, Ellen, it used to be that to find stuff that was so utterly awful that it made you laugh, you’d have to wait for some of those old Z-movies (especially the horror and sci-fi ones) that would eventually wind up on Mystery Science Theatre 3000 (though they were often funnier when you could catch them on some syndicated series hosted by folks like Elvira or even the old “Creature Feature” programs; these were funnier because you’d get to make up your own running commentary and your own dialogue).
It’s kind of a shame that a website (passing as a “news” site) is taking the place of the movies. (Of course, there are sites like “The Onion,” but they’re being INTENTIONALLY funny and sarcastic. FoxNation isn’t.)
It’s kind of a shame that a website (passing as a “news” site) is taking the place of the movies. (Of course, there are sites like “The Onion,” but they’re being INTENTIONALLY funny and sarcastic. FoxNation isn’t.)
Ellen commented
2012-05-16 22:45:22 -0400
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I have to admit that this cracked me up. Not in a good way but as in, this is so awful it’s funny.
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2012-05-16 20:54:43 -0400
Must be seen to be believed!
