We Are So Too NOT Racist, Also. And Stuff!

[Beetwasher]

Diversity Is In The Eye Of The Beholder: A Day At Uni-Tea

It was billed as the most diverse tea party rally ever. For three hours Saturday afternoon, we waited for the diversity to show up.

Was Saturday's Uni-Tea rally in Philadelphia a success? Well, it depends on your definition of "epic fail." If you're more on the defensive end of the tea party spectrum, you would have left the rally this afternoon even more convinced that the movement is not now about race and never has been. If you're the kind of tea partier who'd like to see that abounding not-racism result in some actual demographic diversity in the movement, the Uni-Tea rally appeared to be a borderline disaster.

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Among those who did make it, for most of the time the numbers of non-white faces could be counted on two hands, and maybe a foot.

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The long-term effect of what was essentially a small group of white tea partiers gathering to be told by minorities that they're not racist is unclear. But organizers said they accomplished a lot at the event, and said that more Uni-Tea rallies are planned for the future.

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http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/07/diversity-is-in-the-eyes-of-the-beholder-a-day-at-uni-tea.php?ref=fpa

[Beartracks]

1. Significant percentages

Funny... In order for the 10-15 non-whites to appear as a significant percentage of attendees, organizers would have to acknowledge that the rally had low turnout. Gee, a catch 22.

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[Brewman_Jax]

2. The teabaggers love diversity

as long as it's the abstract idea--not for real.