Apparently not...
Dems still want to reserve the right to call him a racist if need be...
http://www.theroot.com/blogs/paul-ry...lfriend-matter
She (the author of this piece) even invokes the specter of Strom Thurmond as an example...funny...no mention of Robert Byrd? Oh that's right, he was a Democrat...
Quote:
Research has shown that those who hold stereotypes about a particular group of people are unlikely to have those stereotypes altered merely by encountering someone who defies that stereotype. Instead, they are likely to view the individual defying said stereotype as an exception. In other words, it is possible to have a black friend, Asian friend, Hispanic friend or Muslim friend or wife and still exhibit prejudice toward that group. The friend or wife is simply viewed as the exception who is not like the others.
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So there you have it...he STILL could be racist...
By the way, is there ANY evidence AT ALL that Paul Ryan could possibly be a racist? Why was this article even written? To tell us HE STILL COULD BE, even with the ex-black girlfriend...
Holy Mother of God is this insanity...
(PS. For another stellar example of journalism from the same author regarding Ryan, take a gander at the following:
http://www.theroot.com/blogs/barack-...t-black-voters )