OK to Slur CONSERVATIVE Latinos

Posted on May 1, 2007

We read:

“The Board of Directors of The Latino Coalition today called on CNN to condemn the statements by Jack Cafferty during his appearance in CNN’s The Situation Room on March 12th. During the show, Mr. Cafferty referred to the U.S. Attorney General as the “President’s Water boy”. CNN should follow the steps of CBS and MSNBC during the Imus scandal and fire Mr. Cafferty.

“This kind of rhetoric from a journalist is simply unacceptable and racist,” said TLC President Robert G. Deposada. “We cannot be hypocritical when it comes to racist statements in our national media. If the Attorney General was an African American, and Mr. Cafferty would have called him a water boy, the entire media establishment and civil rights organizations from across the country would be calling for Mr. Cafferty’s firing.”

“Attorney General Gonzales is a highly qualified and very accomplished professional. For anyone to call this highly respected Latino a water boy, is simply outrageous and shows enormous amounts of prejudice,” Deposada added.

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It may be noted that various Leftist sites (such as the aptly-named Crooks and Liars) repeated the slur without comment.

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8 Responses to “OK to Slur CONSERVATIVE Latinos”

Eric Forhan on May 1st, 2007 7:48 am

Hmm… I guess I don’t see it. “Waterboy” (usually a guy who brings water for football players) could well have been applied to a person of any race. It’s an insult, yes, but not a racist one. Had they said, “Cabana boy”, the racist argument would probably be more valid.

Deposada was probably correct in that Blacks would have been in an uproar — but they would have been wrong too. It seems Deposada is trying to play the race card here just as Al Sharpton or Jessie Jackson probably would.
Jeff Molby on May 1st, 2007 10:39 am

Honest question: What’s the connection between “water boy” and latinos? It’s clearly derogatory, but I don’t think it has anything to do with race. I’ve heard it applied to anyone who is (allegedly) a mindless “yes man” with no respect for that persons race.
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Jon The Mechanic on May 2nd, 2007 5:47 am

Jeff, I would think that, when you also look at the person who said it and take the context, if an ethnic group finds it a slur, then that is enough reason to denounce it.

I read the transcript of the segment. The context that I read that in was that Alberto was the “good little servant” and doing what he was told, and that he did not have the will to stand up for himself.
Jeff Molby on May 2nd, 2007 6:37 am

Jeff, I would think that, when you also look at the person who said it and take the context, if an ethnic group finds it a slur, then that is enough reason to denounce it.

Nah, you can’t just declare something a slur after the fact. It was certainly an insult, but nothing about the statement indicates that it was an insult related to his race
iraqwarwrong on May 3rd, 2007 8:31 am

RFOL Waterboy thats a good one. You guy’s are just upset that he called it like it is. I heard this “so” called “Latino” does’nt even critacize Bush for his pro rascist policies. He’s basically acting like those meek gardeners you see waiting for job’s on the street “ooh ooh would you like you’re hedges trim to Mr. Bush”. So waht are we SUPPOSE to call him.
Brujo Blanco on May 3rd, 2007 12:41 pm

The point of the article is that if this type of comment was made about any liberal or dem it would have been considered a slur. Here in Maryland they depicted Michael Steele, a black Repubican, in black face on an official democrat website. When he was running for office it was common to hear racial slurs uttered against him without comment.

When I was in law enforcement I was called every name in the book to include racial slurs. Thick skin is the ticket.

I believe that when they called the Attorney General a Waterboy I believe they were being disrespectful. Not a crime but it is disrespect.
Jeff Molby on May 3rd, 2007 1:10 pm

The point of the article is that if this type of comment was made about any liberal or dem it would have been considered a slur.

That’s pure speculation, but even if someone did, they would be just as wrong.

I believe that when they called the Attorney General a Waterboy I believe they were being disrespectful. Not a crime but it is disrespect.

No doubt. It was definitely an intention insult, but it had nothing to do with his race.