I had the same thought. We don't say the American flag is racist because slavery was conducted in America and was even written into the Constitution (before it was retracted), such that every one who flies an American flag must be a racist who promotes kidnapping and enslaving people from Africa. (I'm sure some…

Technically, women are a majority. But I get what you mean. It's a crappy economy for a lot of folks, which tends to turn everyone against one another. I'm sure Mary or her sons wouldn't have said boo if the the folks who'd gotten the jobs were white, even if her sons were qualified – it couldn't be reverse racism…

It's comforting to know they play cellos in HELL.

Intent is important. I agree many whites doth protest too much (or at least more so than when there was legally enforced segregation), but the song is about dialogue, and did feature L.L. Cool J (not exactly typical for most country songs). I wouldn't characterize Brad Paisley or his song as racist. The über-PC…

It's a little ironic given what the author said about the character Judith's reaction to her husband not responding to cat-calling, how many of the comments are about how their husbands, boyfriends, brothers, or fathers responded (or failed to respond) to instances of cat-calling.