This seems to be a fairly popular view among people who see "reverse racism" in America, however I think it is mistaken to assume that poor blacks have it easy

This seems to be a fairly popular view among people who see "reverse racism" in America, however I think it is mistaken to assume that poor blacks have it easy and that the so-called "elite" only look down upon poor whites. Btw several powerful establishment figures seem to think of "rednecks" as far more important than the so-called "elite". Sarah Palin and mother politicians use Redneck jokes to endear themselves and identify themselves with their core constituencies. It is hard to imagine someone like Obama or Deval or some other mainstream black politician use n-word jokes for political benefit or to describe themselves.