Tea Party Express' Mark Williams: NAACP's Use Of 'Colored' Makes It Racist

Because nothing says "not racist" quite like white folks making fun of black folks and their primary civil rights organization.

Mark Williams must own a shovel factory.

Sweet Jesus! This is one of the things that I knew was going to happen when these Tea Party folks started talking about the NAACP. To them, the NAACP sprang into existence in 2008 and before that, I doubt that 90% of them knew that august organization existed.

Since there are some Tea Party people who are going to post in defense of this statement and try to argue that the NAACP is racist because it uses the term 'colored'.

That was the term that was in common use in 1909 when the organization was founded. Since then we have gone through a number of iterations (pretty much one a generation) used for blacks...colored-->negro--black--afro-american--african american. Given this historical fact, one can see that the NAACP isn't going to rebrand itself. Just as 20th century Fox didn't rebrand itself 21st century Fox in 2001.

The fake letter to Lincoln says far more about the Tea Party than all of their press releases.

And to the Tea Partiers who like to troll here...

Half of all black people in America are middle-class. We earned our way there in spite of opposition from people with the mindset on display in the fake letter above.

Black people aren't looking for a handout unless you define a handout as knocking it off with the stereotypes, assumptions and outright hostile behavior.

Your assumption that black people don't want to work is a long-standing stereotype and is racist at its core.

Your assumption that black people just want a handout is a long-standing steroetype and is racist at its core.

Your assumption that black people don't pay taxes, don't work hard, don't contribute to society or if we do we are the 'exception' in a race of free riders and sloths is racist at its core.

Your assumption that black people do not and cannot think for ourselves or do not want to is a stereotype and racist to its core.

There is NOTHING in that 'letter' that has not been said about black people since the very first of us set foot on these shores.

And one more thing, since I'm in a truth-telling mood. The following are all true, since the Tea Party likes to pretend that 1960 was the pre-Cambrian era.

1) I am the first member of my family (immediate or extended) to *never* spend a day in a segregated classroom.
2) I am the first member of my family to have only ever lived in integrated neighborhoods.
3) I am the first member of my family to have never known a day I couldn't go to the library or the public pool because blacks weren't allowed on that day.
4) I am the first member of my family to have no memory of using a 'colored only' restroom or taking a drink of water from a 'colored only' water fountain.
5) I was born in 1967

So, you really going to say that 1967--a mere 43 years, just two generations--is ancient history beyond the living memory of any person who isn't senile and so what's the big deal? More than half the people at Tea Party rallies--from what I can tell both from media and locally--are more than 10 years my senior. Which means, depending upon where they grew up, they *do* remember the water fountains, the colored only restrooms, and all the other accouterments of segregation. You going to tell me that it's all water under the bridge and something no living person remembers? Really?

Was there a single non-white person in that crowd?

This is getting a bit frightening, these people are like a powder keg with a wet fuse and a box of old matches.

Here's hoping that fuse stays wet.

I know I'm gonna catch alot of heat for what im about to say but i don't see anything wrong with what he(mark) said. it seems to me that The Naacp only wants to promote a socialist agenda and will label whoever disagrees with the as racists! The Naacp should be ashamed of themselves

Wow. These remarks are simply unbelievable.

And even more so, since the Tea Party Express is a creature of the establishment (it's a FreedomWorks creation). It's not one of the grassroots Tea Party groups.

This should be running on every TV news show. Will it be?

Interesting that even most of the comments on his blog are against him. It's also been posted to the Tea Party Nation forum where there are several anti-NAACP threads, we'll see what they say.

I'm surprised that they aren't saying that the "C" in NAACP is spelled 'Coloured' and claiming that they not only does that word being used imply racism, but unAmericanism as well.

Martin Luther King is rolling in his grave. Why?
Benjamin Todd Jealous is president and CEO of the NAACP and says Anthony “Van” Jones is a “National Treasure." While Van Jones may have left the White House under a cloud, the NAACP says that’s not his whole story. The group considers him a pioneering hero for the environment and civil rights — so much so that it awarded him one of its highest honors: an NAACP Image Award. It’s a move that stoked the fire from Jones critics. Jones resigned in September 2009 from his position on the Council on Environmental Quality, under a firestorm of criticism over a petition he had signed. The NAACP keeps saying he is the most misunderstood man. I'm trying to figure out exactly where he's misunderstood. Is he misunderstood because he's a 9/11 Truther? Is he misunderstood because he's a self avowed communist? Is he misunderstood because he is a guy who defended Mumia Abu Jamal, the cop killer? Let's see. Is he understood because he wants a revolution? I'm trying to figure out how he's misunderstood. How is he misunderstood? We know where Van Jones stands on Marx. The question I have now is: Where does the NAACP stand on Marx?Where does the "NEW" NAACP stand on the Black Panther party? Does the NAACP's timing seem strange considering the November election is just around the corner? The NAACP would never use "the race card" would they?

Well it has finally happened and I am glad. The racists have finally come out of the closet after being relieved of their "freedoms" by the civil rights laws of the sixties. It must have been so painful to see the country "taken away" since and blacks got the "right" get welfare? How does a program that funds more poor white people than the entire black population of this country become the equivalent of affirmative action for lazy Negroes who don't have a nice dialect?

Older African American have told me in some ways social interactions with whites easy because the civil rights era since you knew 9/10s times you would be seen as subhuman. The percentage of those who feel that way has definitely dropped, but the people who still do say are very,very loud and those of you of good conscience are very, very quiet. Calling out the folks who still yearn for Dixie on a blog is fine but where are the politicians when it comes to denouncing this rhetoric? Where are the Democrats or God forbid Republicans politicians who will tell the fools that there is no place left for this in America? Where are the other groups of conscious who condemn this rhetoric? As I said I am glad they have finally come out of hiding and the question is are you going to let them speak for all of you or is anyone going to stand for the fact that blacks became full citizens of this country and an injury to American is an injury to all?

Today the University of Texas(Texas Gosh Darn It!) voted to remove the name of dorm which had been named after a former law professor who was an active member of the KKK. It should be remembered that the KKK hated not only Blacks, but Jews and Roman Catholics(Papists!). Today's haters focus on Muslims and immigrants. They tell the Big Lies, just like the Nazis: Obama is a Socialist/Obama isn't and American. All America's problems are the fault of immigrants or affirmative action or a Jewish conspiricy or fill in the blanks. The Right Wing Reactionaries, who flock to the Tea Party, don't believe in the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution. They believe in lies, hatred(blame some minority for all our problems), and their own power. Nazis. Haters. Liars.

As far as I know, "colored" is not a racist word, never has been. Neither is "negro". They may be a little out-dated, but not offensive.

Of course tea-party is racist. They are just more clever now and know how to disquise thier "real" intentions, but only for awhile. People catch on sooner or later. You will know them by their fruit!

This whole thing is stupid and so negative. Our country has drifted away from our founding principles and the Constitution. That is the purpose behind the True Tea Party Movement. I'm NOT a racist and i dont agree with the comments that Mr. William made, nor do I believe for a moment that they describe the Tea Party or its memebers. It seems that everybody is lying in wait to spring the racism card, instead of concentrating on the real areas that we need to work on to get our country back on her feet! We are ALL Americans, and shouldnt separate ourselves with a prefex/suffix. Interesting how the enemies of our great Republic don't care what race or creed we are, they are out to kill us all and look at us all as Americans! Why is it that our enemies can just lump us all together as one people, and we can't? They dont differentiate between killing African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, Irish-Americans...et all...Time for intelligent thought and conversation. Time to not get into the same predicament and have people represent us that do not truly represent us. Time to stand up as Americans and roll up our sleeves and get things fixed. so many of these other problems that are important will heal as well once we get the important Principles back into play and steer clear of the current socialistic course that will puposely attempt to pit us all against each other, be it with racism or any other issue,to take our time and focus and distract us with these idiotic rhetorics and squabbles while our freedoms are taken away

Oh, brothers! We have all gathered here, to preserve our hallowed culture and heritage! We aim to pull evil up by the root, before it chokes out the flower of our culture and heritage! And our women, let's not forget those ladies, y'all. Looking to us for protection! From darkies, from Jews, from papists, and from all those smart-ass folks say we come descended from monkeys!