- I feel just terrible for George Allen. Here he is, a Republican senator running for reelection in Virginia, a potential presidential candidate, a genuine man who obviously has not a prejudiced bone in his body. And yet he has suffered from a series of coincidences, one after another, that have given skeptics the unfortunate misimpression that he is a racist...
...As for "macaca," Allen later explained with obvious sincerity that it was simply a made-up word. Alas, this made-up word also happens to be a slur against dark-skinned people, one common among French Tunisians, and it also happens that Allen's mother is French Tunisian, and that Allen speaks French.
What bad luck. My friend once decided to welcome a new family to the neighborhood. He knew they were Christian, so he decided to surprise them with a cross. Except he knew they couldn't see it at night, so he decided to set it ablaze. Well, that family was black, and it turns out that burning crosses have a certain negative connotation with some black families. So you can just imagine his embarrassment over the whole misunderstanding. I'm sure most of us have had something like this happen. ...
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