Good news for those four or five people who read the Associated Press’ hand-wringing death notice for the term “illegal immigrant” and wanted more. Salon’s David Sirota applauded the AP’s move as a “big victory for objectivity and against the propagandistic language of bigotry” — and not just your everyday garden-variety bigotry, but dog-whistle bigotry:
Thus, as any honest person can admit, when Republican politicians and media blowhards decry “illegals,” they are pretending to be for a race-blind enforcement of immigration laws, but they are really signaling their hatred of Latino culture.
Before you xenophobes race to defend yourselves against charges of bigotry, consider this: do you really want to go on record as disagreeing with GOP superstar Gov. Chris Christie?
Crazy person/Salon contributor @davidsirota believes using the words "illegal immigrant" makes one a bigot. Can't make this stuff up.
— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) April 5, 2013
https://twitter.com/davidsirota/status/319999589765750784
https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedAndrew/status/319999773581119488
@AG_Conservative @davidsirota "There are no illegal immigrants"? HAHAHAHA!
— Mister36 (@Mister36_MN) April 5, 2013
https://twitter.com/davidsirota/status/320000177995923456
.@davidsirota First, Christie never called anyone a bigot, unlike you. Second, he is wrong. Third, he isn't the GOP front runner.
— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) April 5, 2013
.@AG_Conservative than what shall we call immigrants who break federal immigration laws. I suppose criminals could work @davidsirota
— rdengr (@rdengr1) April 5, 2013
https://twitter.com/davidsirota/status/320001855847546881
Why can’t you white people be more like your hero and presidential frontrunner, Chris Christie?
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Yeah, how is it, exactly, that “only” white people are complaining? Do white people even read Salon?
Wow shocker. Actual blatant racism from @davidsirota when defending a "dog-whistle" racism argument. https://t.co/G6owbH41l7 #notshocked
— (((Aaron “Worthing” Walker))) (@AaronWorthing) April 5, 2013
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https://twitter.com/davidsirota/status/320010474466971648
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.@davidsirota You think only people of color break immigration laws and I'm the bigot? That makes a lot of sense.
— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) April 5, 2013
https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedAndrew/status/320004309364387842
https://twitter.com/rachelveronica/status/320020538066092032
https://twitter.com/adamsbaldwin/status/320005993436151808
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