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Vicki McClure Davidson | April 22, 2010

I learned something new today about racism in Japan. Apparently, in Japan, a McDonald’s commercial featuring a light-skinned Caucasian American male mangling the Japanese language has been deemed “racist.” I’m not sure by whom. I’m a light-skinned Caucasian American, and would most definitely destroy the Japanese language whether at McDonald’s or a sushi bar. I’m [...]

Category: International Relations, Race Issues, Social and Political Climate, Videos, Audio Files | 5 Comments »
Tags: American, black, Japan, Japanese, Japanese commercial, Little Black Sambo, McDonald's ad, McDonald's commercial, race issue, Race Issues, racism, Sambo, video, world news, YouTube

Vicki McClure Davidson | April 22, 2010

Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, aka Blago, was thrown under the Obama bus more than a year ago — his corruption trial is scheduled for June. Wanting to subpoena the president and having it actually happen during this upside-down-topsy-turvy, unicorn-lollipops era of Hopenchange… well, snowballs have a better chance of lasting when cast into the fiery [...]

Category: Government, Law & Constitution, Media & Communication, Social and Political Climate | 1 Comment »
Tags: Barack Obama, Blago trial, Chicago, Chicago politics, Congress, corruption, corruption trial, Democrat, Democrats, filibuster, Illinois, Obama, Obama senate seat, political, politician, Pres. Obama, Rod Blagojevich, Senate seat, Tony Rezko, Valerie Jarrett

Vicki McClure Davidson | April 22, 2010

Freedom of speech is alive and well… provided you don’t offend radical Muslims, however. Taking satirical pot shots at Christians, conservatives, special needs kids, Jews on the Comedy Central cartoon South Park — offending a vast majority of Americans… no problem, this is America, where we can offend anyone we choose to offend! Depict Muhammad [...]

Category: Cartoons, Funny Photos, Entertainment, Celebrities, Freedom of Speech, Religious Views | 10 Comments »
Tags: animation, cartoon, censorship, fatwa, Freedom of Speech, infidels, Internet, Islam, Islamic, Islamic extremist, Islamic hate, jihad, jihadist, jihadists, matt Stone, Mohammed, Mohammed bear, Muhammad, Muhammad bear, Muslim, Muslim extremist, Muslim hate, Muslim intolerance, Muslims, radical Islam, radicalism, South Park, South Park 201, South Park 201 episode, South Park censored, South Park Muhammad, South Park Studios, terrorist, Trey Parker