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posted by [personal profile] mimerki at 05:35pm on 08/02/2011
WTF? Leaving aside the race issues, I'm not sure what the faux-philanthropy theme is supposed to get them. (I know, it's hard to leave aside the race issues and I don't mean to minimize them.) "So, I can save money *and* feel like a privileged asshole? Sign me up!"

What's next?
"It's a bloody shame so many local library systems can't pass levies to get much needed funds, but you could save some money at Borders!"
"We all feel horrible that there are perfectly nice (white) kids growing up in poverty. How about a trip to the amusement park?"
"African-Americans have had a rough time of it. Soul food is delicious!"
"Loisa supports most of her extended family in an unnamed South or Central American country by cleaning the houses of middle class white people in the US. Why don't you pay her even less?"
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posted by [personal profile] sigelphoenix at 05:59pm on 08/02/2011
I get what you're saying - usually when people fuck up like this, they're trying to go for something else, something funny or genius or whatever, and just totally step in something they didn't mean to. Here, it's like they are purposefully being dismissive of other people's hardship ... for the sake of being dismissive of other people's hardship?

The only idea I have is that it's some form of hipster racism, because they're being just a touch more offensive than is usually allowed in polite company, but oh, they're so cheeky about it, ha ha. And it makes for a memorable Super Bowl commercial, hooray. *eyeroll*
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posted by [personal profile] mimerki at 06:46pm on 08/02/2011
Exactly. It doesn't feel like it's supposed to be funny or clever or even shocking. It just feels thoughtlessly middle-class, like people who just don't understand why it's hard to stop being poor.
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posted by [personal profile] sigelphoenix at 07:50pm on 08/02/2011
But they'll still donate, see, because they're such kind souls. They just don't actually give the people/causes they're helping actual respect. My favorite kind of donor.
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