Calling out instances of racism is not at all amusing, in fact it's rather like cleaning out the bath tub; ugly and unpleasant. Still, racism of the garden variety, knocking other people to make yourself look good, continues to proliferate. Amy Chua, the infamous "Tiger Mom," and her husband Jed Rubenfeld have published a book called "The Triple Package" which argues that some ethnic groups are better than others, Jews, Chinese, Nigerians, Cubans, Nigerians, do better than others because they "feel superior" to others and because they have more impulse control. There's no real discussion as to why Cubans are "better" than Mexicans or Puerto Ricans, or why Nigerians are better than other African nationalities. I also suspect that Chua's Sinitic supremacism isn't going too well with Japanese or Koreans. Chua and Rubenfeld may think they're so smart but their arguments would only convince stupid people.
What's disturbing is that racists have become more flagrant. They make offensive and stupid statements and act like they're being very brave. It seems that the discussion of race in this country is going backwards than forwards.
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