Jamaicans say VW’s Super Bowl ad isn’t racist; White Americans disagree

http://twitter.com/#!/Ragashanti/status/298229091524554752

Jamaicans like the ad:

Everyone calling the Jamaican Super Bowl ad racist obviously no nothing about our culture. We love & endorse it.

— The Wanted Princess (@BreeTheWanted) February 4, 2013

As I fellow Jamaican…VW’s ad was very funny not racist…people need to chill

— Allana (@ajpersaud) February 4, 2013

But what do Jamaicans know?  Some white Americans insist they know better:

OMG THIS AD IS SO RACIST.

— Dylan (@Phazon117) February 4, 2013

Racist VW ad is racist.

— Natalie Be’er (@natalierachel) February 4, 2013

Good to see #VW go with the white guy pretending to be Jamaican racist ad. #friedchickenandwatermelon

— Ira Socol (@irasocol) February 4, 2013

Well that VW Jamaican ad was embarrassingly racist.

— Drew McKevitt (@drewmckevitt) February 4, 2013

It just me or was VW’s ad incredibly racist? “white people doing jamaican accents? Classic!” – some coked up VW exec.

— Andrew Garaventa (@AJGaraventa) February 4, 2013

Jamaican accent ad made me feel uncomfortable.

— rachelsklar (@rachelsklar) February 4, 2013

Am I the only one that thought the Jamaican accent VW ad just now was vaguely racist?

— Michael W (@mworringer) February 4, 2013

What the fuck is this shit?? Why does he have a Jamaican accent in @vw ad?? And I thought Jar Jar Binks was racist. #SuperBowl #NotBuyingIt

— The Opinioness (@OpinionessWorld) February 4, 2013

Maybe it is time for some people to dial down their racial-sensitivity meters a notch or two.

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/02/03/jamaicans-say-vws-super-bowl-ad-isnt-racist-white-americans-disagree/

CPAC invitation calls MSNBC’s Chris Hayes ‘one of America’s leading conservative voices’

http://twitter.com/#!/chrislhayes/status/305298407298306048

As Twitchy reported, MSNBC’s Chris Hayes was invited to participate in a CPAC panel while gay conservative group GOProud was not. The stupid, it burns:

CPAC’s invitation letter to Chris Hayes referred to him as “one of America’s leading conservative voices.”

— Chris Hayes’ Bike (@JimmyPrinceton) February 23, 2013

Hayes appears to have received the same form letter as other invitees.

As one of America’s leading conservative voices, your participation in CPAC 2013 will be critical in our efforts to unite and energize conservatives.

But Hayes’ “leading conservative voice” is unlikely to make it to CPAC after all.

#CPAC invited @chrislhayes to participate at its annual conference. His response: on.msnbc.com/UUbBA8 #uppers

— msnbc (@msnbc) February 23, 2013

On @upwithchris just now, @chrislhayes said he will accept CPAC’s invitation IF CPAC drops its ban on GOProud’s sponsorship. #uppers #tcot

— Jonathan Larsen (@jtlarsen) February 23, 2013

Update:

For those of you who need a reminder of who Chris Hayes is:

MSNBC’s Chris Hayes observes Memorial Day weekend: ‘I’m uncomfortable calling fallen soldiers heroes’; Update: More backpedaling fail

Heckuva job, CPAC!

Way to go, #CPAC. Give this @chrislhayes guy, et al, a club to beat on conservatives with. You’d make great French generals. #caring #TCOT

— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) February 23, 2013

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/02/23/cpac-invitation-calls-msnbcs-chris-hayes-one-of-americas-leading-conservative-voices/