National Review's Dog-Whistle 'Apology' for Racist John Derbyshire Article

[Typical NYC Lib]

Last edited Sat Apr 7, 2012, 04:09 PM - Edit history (3)

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/295506/derbs-screed-rich-lowry

I hereby present one Rich Lowry, Editor of National Review Online

Derb’s Screed
By Rich Lowry
April 6, 2012 9:08 P.M.


Needless to say, no one at National Review shares Derb’s appalling view of what parents supposedly should tell their kids about blacks in this instantly notorious piece here.

The mentioned "screed": http://takimag.com/article/the_talk_nonblack_version_john_derbyshire

"Derb"? Not "Mr. Derbyshire", or even "John"? Situations like this are no time for endearing nicknames, and the use of such strongly implies (at least to me) a nudge-nudge wink-wink to NRO's racist fans.

[Typical NYC Lib]

1. And yes, I know that NRO has a section called "Radio Derb" So what?

Circumstances like these do not lend themselves to jocularity. Growing up, there was a guy in my neighborhood named Sam, whom everyone in my peer group called "Centipede Sammy" due to his proficiency at a popular video arcade game of the early 1980s. Then he raped a girl, and nobody called him "Centipede" anymore.

[Typical NYC Lib]

2. Jim Marshall Dead at 88: Finally! OH GOD I Hate Loud Music!

(Or maybe not, since this kind of shit seems to be the coin of the realm here today!)