re: #50 GnarlyGnomeOfGnowledge

My issue with this update is this:

Yes, “spade” is been used to pejoratively refer to black folks, but “call a spade a spade” predates that usage by a long, long time. Quoth the Wiki:

Context is everything and there is no excuse for intellectual laziness.

First…note that I block quoted what I linked from Jezebel. It’s not my opinion or a statement I endorse.

Second, I’m fully aware of the origin of the phrase “call a spade a spade.” And I can use Wikipedia.

Third, please note that I’ve posted in the last thread that I don’t think it’s purposeful dog whistle.

Finally—the “context” is criticizing a black man that she also describes as infantile, a fraud, and an incompetent. Plus she’s doing a bunch of lying about energy policy. If I was going by the context—the show she was on, the audience, as well as her record of inflammatory and insulting remarks, I would have zero reason to give her the benefit of the doubt.