First, allow me to say that I wouldn’t participate in this, even as a Native American woman who would eat for free. But seriously, this isn’t sending a message, it’s an insult. It’s a flaw that brings attention to the ultimate weakness, the refusal to accept people and stop boxing them in. This isn’t sending a message, it’s a slap in the face disguised as a political point. Or to just say it and be done, it’s a cheap shot. One of the worst, because it tries to look clever and pretentious when it’s really just racist and sexist hiding behind a “statement” to the public. While I am a strong advocate of free speech, I do hate to see it used for evil even as I acknowledge its necessity.
CNN has the full article here, and you can watch the video below.
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This is the trademark insensitivity that has come to mark the Republican stance. If this is how they plan to address equal rights and gender equality, no thanks. Any message they were trying to send, even if it was well-meaning, is lost in the delivery. It tells me where they place their value, and while I’m not surprised I am surely disappointed. There are plenty of ways to make a statement. Most traditionally, with words that rely on facts to make a point. I try to have a good sense of humor about most things, but this looks like hate disguised as a joke. The good news is, I completely disagree with what they are trying to accomplish, and a backfire of this level will actually come around to benefit the people who have earned my respect and show progress taking strides towards racial and gender equality.
This is how the next generation of Republicans view progress and equality. I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.
And, I suppose, I should be glad the muffins aren’t $16. I look for sunshine where I can.
At a town hall event meant to appeal to Latino voters at a Mexican restaurant in Manchester, an African-American man confronted Gingrich about recent comments he made that have drawn the ire of the NACCP and other civil rights leader. Gingrich controversially said last week, “I’m prepared, if the NAACP invites me, I’ll go to their convention and talk about why the African-American community should demand paychecks and not be satisfied with food stamps.”
A longer-lived staple of conservative anti-racist cred has been their effusions over Martin Luther King, Jr. Yes, back in the old days they 
