After an unresolved debate over whether the NAACP is still relevant since the election of President Barack Obama, the organization has been working hard to prove to America that they are still worth our attention.
Most recently, the NAACP has issued a resolution to denounce the “racist” actions of the tea party movement; actions that they say have overwhelmingly been directed toward President Barack Obama. The tea party has fought back declaring that they are not racist and will not stand for the NAACP’s degradation.
If the NAACP feels that an attack on a group of people’s alleged personal feelings toward the President of the United States or black people in general is going to reassert their relevancy in this country, they are wrong. Whether or not the tea party is a group of racist mongrels is irrelevant when it comes to efforts of the NAACP. A group who was part of the fight for voting rights, equal job opportunities for all Americans, equality in our nation’s schools, etc., should not be concerned with the personal feelings of a small few. While the tea party has gained much coverage in recent news, they have yet to reach a level worthy of the NAACP’s efforts—at least not efforts that will result in little more than just words on paper. Unfortunately, passing a “resolution” relating to the alleged racist actions of the tea party is much like passing a resolution condemning the actions of Red-Neck Johnny from Cheraw, South Carolina because he told his grandson that he doesn’t like Mexicans. It’s pointless.
However, perhaps the NAACP’s planned conversation with BP Representatives about the supposed lack of clean-up jobs offered to minorities will be a success. Who knows…
