The general theme of my column criticizing Charleston City Paper columnist Will Moredock’s “White Guilt was to point out that it was a phenomenon unique to whites alone. Moredock’s subsequent column today simply proves and reinforces my original point.Imagine a husband tries to console his upset wife by telling her that being preoccupied with neighborhood gossip about her by other wives, catty comments overheard at the grocery store and what nasty comments women at work were making – will only serve to drive her even more crazy. Now imagine that instead of taking her husband’s comments to heart – the wife responds “but you don’t understand! Sally said this, Jenny said that, etc, etc.”
This is essentially the reaction by Moredock to my initial criticism. His response doesn’t cut to the root of my criticism – it waters it, nurtures it, and continues to grow…And it’s hard to understand how Moredock might believe I have any love or special attachment to the Republican Party.
Writes Moredock:
“Being a liberal newspaper columnist in this conservative old town means suffering through a lot of outrageous letters and web postings. That comes with the territory, and on a good day I have discovered that it can even be fun.
I am not much given to quoting Republicans, but Gov. Mike Huckabee had it right when he said, “When you’re taking a lot of flak, that means you’re over the target.” I’ve been taking a lot of flak lately and loving it. But I confess I was a bit surprised to see my friend and colleague, Jack Hunter, taking potshots last week in his City Paper column. (“White Guilt,” June 25)
I am used to having critics put words in my mouth and misrepresent my ideas. But I was surprised to see Jack employ these techniques. Let me state for the record that I do not hate white people. My family and most of my friends are white. Furthermore, I do not hate myself, Jack. If you had met me more than three or four times, you would know that. This is the kind of Kmart psychoanalysis one expects from Jerry Springer.
In his column, Jack takes me to task for writing: “This violent, ill-tempered little state continues to live in fear of the future, of black people, of multiculturalism. The white majority lashes out at all three with their Confederate flag, their racist T-shirts, their angry letters to local newspapers. And they lash out with their lockstep subordination to the Republican Party. The GOP remains the White People’s Party, a perfect index of this state’s sublimated white supremacy.”
What part of this statement do you not agree with, Jack?”
Read Moredock’s entire column and leave comments here
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