It is insufficient to read Derbyshire’s article without reading some of the other versions he refers to in his first paragraphs. They are all black authors from the left telling how they supposedly had a “talk” with their youngster about survival in a prejudiced society. Derbyshire is making “a modest proposal” in a Swiftian sense.
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04/09/2012 3:42:24 PM PDT by
stephenjohnbanker
(God, family, country, mom, apple pie, the girl next door and a Ford F250 to pull my boat.)
“It is insufficient to read Derbyshire’s article [without reading all the links] in his first paragraphs. They are all black authors from the left telling how they supposedly had a “talk” with their youngster about survival in a prejudiced society.”
Exactly right.
Without the words of those black authors firmly in mind, Derbyshire’s essay looks like a pointless rant.
Instead, as you point out, it is a carefully crafted and informative satire.
Derbyshire didn't anticipate the firestorm of criticism.
If he had, he would have posted a sound bite from each of those Hard Left Black essays before he began his critique.