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If you wanted to keep a lid on your racial bias you couldn't do worse than be the guy or the police department that arrested Henry Louis Gates, Jr. in his own home and then perp walked him with the cuffs on.

Obama Wades Into a Volatile Racial Issue

I agree with Obama. Racial profiling aside, it was really a stupid move.

Not only is Gates famous, he is notably testy.

They didn't know it was him? Well, no. A Cambridge cop. I know whereof I speak. But he is a sergeant. Or was.

Gates is a loud and vociferous opponent on any debate or question. Outspoken. Chutzpah to spare. And all the bristling pride of a man emancipated, until this, from daily confrontations with racism.

I have always admired Gates. He is a powerful voice on many fronts and he is also fun to listen to. Very bright and funny.

I know that he called up a ruckus on the cops. No question. He pissed them off.

And there you have it. The "uppity nigger". Kick his ass. Set him down. Humiliate him with the cuffs in the front so everyone can see them. Put him back to his own level.

There will be more of this. The frustration of having a black President sublimated to other acting out.

I know that this is how it is from my own experience as a gay man. We are under the PC umbrella now. So, if you are a homophobe, go around the side. Keep them guessing. You can't punch them out anymore but you can fuck with them another way.

I am not paranoic about this. I have had a relatively harm free life. The trick is to be able to see when this is happening to you and to label it. To speak out. Not to take any shit.

And we shouldn't be taking shit from cops anyway. It is not a crime to call him out and ask for a badge number and name.

Of course, it could be that there was nothing racial about this at all. We have some arrogant cop bastards in Palm Springs and it has nothing to do with either racism or homophobia. Some are black, some are gay and some are both. They are just arrogant bastards. But you still don't have to buy into it.

Well, maybe you think that you do but I do not.

Labels: Administration Obama, gay rights, race