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Yesterday, Mittens was asked about immigration reform. Among the things he said:
Certainly not a Michigan accent.
As entlord put it in the comments, "He is referring to those accents which have a great deal of melanin."
I really don't understand how anyone can think like this, or say things like this -- "Hmmm, an accent, I wonder if he's here illegally?" -- without being instantly called on it and dressed down. Let alone how a major party candidate for the Presidency of the United States can do it.
And, on one level, I hope I never do.
"You don't have a way of telling, if someone comes and they speak with an accent do you say, well, are you here legally or illegally?"Somehow, I bet he doesn't wonder if someone's here illegally if they have a Boston accent. Or a Brooklyn accent. Or an Italian accent. Or a Texas accent. Or a Georgian, German, Scandinavian, Carolinian, British, French, Russian, or possibly even Asian accent.
Certainly not a Michigan accent.
As entlord put it in the comments, "He is referring to those accents which have a great deal of melanin."
I really don't understand how anyone can think like this, or say things like this -- "Hmmm, an accent, I wonder if he's here illegally?" -- without being instantly called on it and dressed down. Let alone how a major party candidate for the Presidency of the United States can do it.
And, on one level, I hope I never do.
