It seems America's media just can't get enough white jokes these days.
On NBC's Tonight Show Friday, host Jay Leno began the program taking a shot at Mitt Romney as well as the color of his skin (video follows with transcript and commentary):
JAY LENO: Well, as you know, there is a, oh my God, just a huge snowstorm going on back east. I hope everybody is doing okay. I now some folks have lost power back east. So, good luck to them. You know, I spoke to my buddy in Boston. They've already gotten a ton of snow in Boston. He said Massachusetts is now whiter than a Romney family reunion. That's how much snow.
Will jokes about Romney and white people ever get old, or will the race-obsessed media continue to bludgeon caucasians for the color of their skin?
Now in fairness, I thought this was a funny joke.
However, the double standard here is that Leno couldn't possibly say something similar involving African-Americans.
That wouldn't have been acceptable, right?
He likely would have been required to make an apology.
But a similar joke about white people? Bring it on!
The point is this was just a joke and maybe one that folks found funny.
But if we are ever truly going to become a post-racial society, then all race-oriented jokes should be acceptable, not just those aimed at white people.
If that's not going to be the case, then all race-oriented jokes should be verboten - including the caucasian ones.
A white guy can dream, can't he?
