Must-Read: The Irrelevant Rev. Sharpton

This is the one I've been waiting for.

Just as the good Revs prepares to preside over "nigger" loving Dog the Bounty Hunter's racial cleansing,  New York based writer Ta-Nehisi Coates has quite tidily excoriated the  "President of Black America" in this piece from the Washington Post:

"There's another reason why the media have elected the reverend president of black America. For cable networks, Sharpton is the gift that keeps on giving. He provides an easily disposable villain, a simple out for his most loyal constituency: white racists. For those who already doubted the humanity of black folks, who believe that we spend our days counting the ways white people owe us, who think we chant "Reparations now!" at least once every seven minutes, the bombastic Sharpton is a perfect confirmation.

Sharpton ceded the high ground long ago. When he becomes the face of often legitimate racial injustices, his critics are then free to snort, "Yeah, but it's Al Sharpton." Sure, that's unfair to the cause. But the reverend is no victim. Largely lacking mass traction with black America outside of New York, Sharpton needs the media to keep up the illusion of his relevance. The pact is simple: He gets a platform, and the media get great television."

Though the hateration is fierce, it's warranted.  Maybe you'll disagree... Only one way to find out.

Comments

[frequent reader]

The best thing about this post -- maybe even the best thing about this blog -- is the "That's Racist!" tag.

Indeed, it is.

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