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Originally posted by sgtclub
I understand what he was trying to say, but in order to make his point I think he used a stereotype based on race which is offensive (at least to me). You all seem to want to let this slide because (1) you think the stereotype (that staff workers ARE predeominately minorities) is true (which it's not), and (2) he was really slamming the GOP not minorities. That just doesn't work for me. What's the difference between what he said and a statement like "All Jews are bankers" or "all Irish are drunks" . . . wait, strike that last one, it may be true.
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No, I think he was saying that if you hold a function at a hotel, chances are that there will be a minority person acting in a staff capacity. At an R function, thy will be the only minorities in the room -- because while hotel staffs generally include some minorities, the R party does not.*
*of course, it does, but less than 42%, and it was rhetoric anyway.
