» News
New York Times Teaches You How to Buy Separate (but equal) Gifts!
Good news! The New York Times, being so much Smarter Than Us, has come out with a gift buying guide to instruct us on how to be Post-Racial and buy separate, but equal, gifts for our friends. What a way to embrace diversity!
I would have never realized that my non-whitey, non-cracker friends are actually strange, different creatures who obviously couldn’t possibly like the same things that I like. Apparently, their gift preferences are based solely on their oh-so-mystical skin colors! Thankfully, the New York Times is there to save the day and to save me from the embarrassment of handing out the “wrong kind” of cookies. Glynnis MacNicol, of Mediaite asks the following:
What I would like to know is who thought this was a good idea? In this year’s NYT’s Annual Holiday Gift Guide there is a section devoted to “Of Color | Stylish Gifts.” From the intro to the section.
Somali fashion, do-it-yourself henna kits, children’s books that draw inspiration from the lives of Barack Obama and Sonia Sotomayor: it’s not hard to find gifts created for and by people of color this holiday season. Here are some possibilities.
I had to read that twice. Because really New York Times? NYTPicker, who was the first to note the addition thinks there’s no other word for it but racist. I’m not sure I’m willing to go that far. But badly, terribly thought out, bordering on offensive, absolutely.
Well, unlike MacNichol, I would go that far: it IS racist. The real kind, not the Harry Reid made-up kind. It’s also a very thinly veiled attempt at foisting Obama into the mix of absolutely everything. Dudes, we are tired of him. Even people who like him are sick of his big mug everywhere. Oh! Mugs! Is there a “special” kind I should buy for my black friends? What about my Hispanic ones? Or my gay friends? And here I thought the only thing that I shouldn’t ever give anyone is a fruitcake. Well, except for the neighbor who I don’t like down the street.
According to this guide, the only thing I should see about my non-white friends is their color — and that is all they should see as well. Every suggested gift has “mocha” or “black” in the title, as if people define themselves, and their tastes, by their skin pigment density alone. Once again, it is the left who sees only color. It is the left who insists on putting people in little boxes and keeping them separated – and NOT equal.
Sorry, New York Times, but most people who live outside Ivory Towers (racist!) define themselves simply:
As people.
Dede
December 9th, 2009
Well, I’m certainly glad they told me this cuz, I never know what to buy for my black friends. Or my gay ones, or my liberal ones…oh wait I don’t have any of those….guess that makes me intolerant.
Tweets that mention iOwnTheWorld.com » Blog Archive » New York Times Teaches You How to Buy Separate (but equal) Gifts! -- Topsy.com
December 9th, 2009
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Lori Z and Dede Taylor, Jay Provost. Jay Provost said: RT @snarkandboobs: New Posty: "New York Times Teaches You How to Buy Separate (but equal) Gifts!" http://bit.ly/7msBDA #tcot #rs #majority [...]
Tom Mo
December 9th, 2009
I don’t buy s*it for nobody. Bah Humbug. Too
damn expensive. Oh you forgot johnie, oh what
about the twins, and mary, oh you forgot little jimmy. Phuck it. Merry Christmas. Come on I’ll
buy you an eggnog laced with Dewars.
Dan Ryan Galt
December 9th, 2009
So I guess the “Michael Jackson Skin Lightening Kit” is not a good gift to give my black friends?
And I suppose the “Mechelle Hair Straightening Kit” is out of the question too.
What’s a person not of color to do?
Carlos
December 9th, 2009
Must be a slow news day…
How about a mychelle obama upliftingunderbra belt?
Call me Lennie
December 9th, 2009
You should have mentioned the title of the Obama book. Are you folks ready for this
“Barrack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope”
And then this neutral non-partisan comment
“Why get your kids yet another video game when you can (retch inducing phrase in 3 ..2…1) open their minds”
And kudos to Matt for that parenthetical commenting device — it works
Alpha Maser
December 9th, 2009
Most Republicans were mostly post-Racial after Abraham Lincoln (a Republican) signed the emancipation proclamation that ended slavery.
Many more followed suit in the 60s with Martin Luther King’s (also a registered Republican) civil rights movement.
Its always been the Democrats that have hurt the blacks the most. 100 years have progressive policies have given us Detroit, Chicago and Philadelphia which actually were shining cities on a hill 100 years ago. The one time member of the KKK, Democrat Senator Robert Byrd is still in the Senate! Revisionist history taught in today’s schools is getting unbearable.
Democrats lie to gain power. They are full of false promises and Bovine Scat.
matt
December 9th, 2009
Lennie,before we get to mocking my writing style I feel as though I should inform you of something.
alot of slow people are also easily damaged by peer rejection and isolation….especially me.
Now I have to go change my facebook statis to “I cry because I am Goth”
cfm990
December 9th, 2009
Thanks NY Times! Without your guidance, I might have given out KFC gift certificates. What a bunch of jerks. Now tell me, should I send them a Christmas card or a Kwanzaa card?
Chrissy5754 aka Walter'sGrammy :o)
December 9th, 2009
Seen on Hillbuzz (Dec 9, 2009):
“Dr. Utopia has the lowest approval rating of any president at this point in his presidency in the history of these surveys. He is ranked lower than CARTER right now.”
iOwnTheWorld.com » Blog Archive » New York Times Teaches You How … Buy by about
December 9th, 2009
[...] the original post here: iOwnTheWorld.com » Blog Archive » New York Times Teaches You How … By admin | category: buy | tags: are-wondering, buy, challenges, embrace-diversity, [...]
Call me Lennie
December 9th, 2009
No Matthew, don’t DO IT! You know what they say — Plagiarism is the sincerest form of flattery. Didn’t you see the part where I said “kudos to Matt?”
That’s like saying “Praise be to Matt” or “All glory and honor is yours, oh Matt” If I were an Arab I might have said “Al humdu li Matt”
Don’t take me wrong big fella
matt
December 9th, 2009
but not “Matt Akbar!!”??
Rebecca83095
December 9th, 2009
Well, now I am really ’stymied’
. What shall I get my Marxist, fascist, socialist, commie friends?
rebecca83095
December 9th, 2009
Now, I’m stymied – what do I get my Marxist, fascist, commie friends?
Wyatt AARP
December 9th, 2009
@rebecca: fisting kits.
rebecca83095
December 9th, 2009
Yes, that’s IT!
rebecca83095
December 9th, 2009
uh oh – double post (or is that the Doublemint Twins?)
jana
December 9th, 2009
Well, now we know what gifts are appropriate for “people of color”… but the article stops there.
What if we are unfortunate enough to actually know a few white people? And, God forbid, we like them enough to buy them a gift (even though they’re white)?
Should we just buy all of them matching Confederate flags and call it a day?
ScratchNSniff
December 9th, 2009
Sorry Rebecca I have an idea but I don’t want to corrupt you. On the gift idea for your pinko friends here is a link. Don’t axe me how I found it.
http://www.bachelorette.com/penispacifiers.html
ScratchNSniff
December 9th, 2009
http://www.bachelorette.com/penispacifiers.html Gift idea for Pinko commie friends.
ScratchNSniff
December 9th, 2009
Rebecca, if the fisting kit idea doesn’t work I have an idea for gifts for you pinko commie friends.
http://www.bachelorette.com/pepapo.html
I love the button that says “click to enlarge.”
ScratchNSniff
December 9th, 2009
Okay, I have to go do something manly now. That previous post was one stage above shopping on “The Man Chart” in activities to avoid. Where’s my fisting kit. BAW HAW HAW HAW
rebecca83095
December 9th, 2009
Thanks, Scratch – would they also need a dental dam to go with it?
Fausta’s Blog » Blog Archive » The NYT segregated shopping guide is out
December 10th, 2009
[...] Things White People Like To Buy (For People Of Color) Where Da White Gifts At?!?, via Ed Driscoll. New York Times Teaches You How to Buy Separate (but equal) Gifts! NYT Dreaming of a Colored [...]
New York Times Teaches You How to Buy Separate (but equal) Gifts! « Snark And Boobs
December 12th, 2009
[...] New York Times Teaches You How to Buy Separate (but equal) Gifts! 2009 December 10 tags: New York Times, Racist by snarkandboobs (originally posted at iowntheworld.com) [...]
AbummaAmome
December 24th, 2009
Hello members,
I just came across this forum when I was searching for information which can be easily found on this forum. Glad that I found this forum. Looking to contribute whenever I can and have a good time.
A small introduction:
I own a bridal bouquets
e-commerce business. I started this biz prety reccently.I hate day jobs and business has been my passion always. When looking for advice A consultant advised me to give free report on what to look for when planning a wedding with every purchase that the customer makes.
I am still single and I have not witnessed a marriage at close quarters. So I am looking for people who can share their experiences, fears and suggestions for people who are about to get married. Your time and effort will be compensated. Feel free to call me at 1-877-576-6237 or visit my site http://www.weddingaccessoriesbyesther.com/
If you can share your experiences here it would be awesome too. Guide this fellow member.
Thank You.