It’s a common argument. We think we see a pattern. Behavior A provokes Reaction B. E.g., when a white person in a gorilla mask attacks a black politician, that’s a horrible, racist act that has to be denounced everywhere. <\/p>\n
Then we see an exception to that pattern. Conservative Larry Elder gets attacked by a white person in a gorilla mask, and we hear … crickets. No denunciations. No accusations of racism. <\/p>\n
It certainly seems like hypocrisy (I think it is), but it’s worth taking at least a moment to reflect on the poor quality of this form of argument. <\/p>\n
We don’t know if Behavior A always<\/i> provokes Reaction B. We see that sequence some times, and we think it’s a pattern. But is it really? If Behavior A doesn’t always<\/i> provoke Reaction B, do we know why? Might the Larry Elder case fit into that general exception? <\/p>\n
It is a weak sort of an argument, and I’m sure David Hume would hate it. But it’s strong enough<\/i> that we should call out the media for ignoring this story. <\/p>\n
It seems pretty obvious that it’s only “racist” (in the minds of the mainstream media) when people attack liberal blacks, and use props that are historically associated with anti-black bigotry. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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