re: #721 Bloodnok

And it’s possible for people not to see the racism because, well intentioned though they may be, they don’t want to admit it’s there because it is a horrible thing. None of us want to see it, and especially coming from “our side”. As KT said miles upthread -it may not even be that the intent is racist. It’s just that it can be seen as racist and it’s not what the GOP needs in exchange for a few cheap insults. I just happen to believe it is.

In every single LGF thread about racism, people have insisted that it doesn’t really exist, and tried to rationalize it away. This even includes the most indisputable, obvious cases, such as that Photoshop of Obama as a witch doctor with a bone through his nose. I was astounded when people actually tried to argue that it was not a racist image — and not just a few people.

Denial is a very powerful force right now on the right wing.