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I think it's important to point out that the names chosen are not only denotations of race, they are denotations of class. Maybe instead of the liberals feeling

I think it's important to point out that the names chosen are not only denotations of race, they are denotations of class. Maybe instead of the liberals feeling better about killing the white guy to save the black guys, they feel better about killing the rich guy to save the poor guys. There is a tendency to conflate class issues with race issues in America, and I think that really muddles the debate somewhat.

trjordan 16y ago
There is a tendency to conflate the two because they are strongly correlated. It's not a mistake to assume that Tyrone is poor and black and Chip is rich and white -- it's a best guess based on observations about reality in the US. Does it make it absolutely moral to make that assumption? Of course not, people should be treated without regard to previous biases, etc. But it doesn't mean the statistical inference is invalid.
- ryanpetrich 16y ago
  Chip Ellsworth III sounds distinctly aristocratic. Another "white-sounding" name could be chosen that doesn't have that quality.