Why Twitter May Be One of the #ThingsToureThinksAreRacist

Following MSNBC commentator Toure's failed attempt to express his outrage at GOP Presidential nominee's Mitt Romney's alleged racism, two reactions have been emerging from Romney's supporters. First, there was the immediate (and arguably justified) repulsion and outrage that Toure accused Romney of "ni**erization," a term that would offend most people simply by being uttered. Second, and more entertainingly, conservatives on Twitter have turned Toure's ludicrously low standards for racist discourse into an object of brutal mockery using the hashtag #ThingsToureThinksAreRacist.

What's included in that category, according to these jokesters? Practically everything. See below:

Whiteboards. They've taken the place of blackboards in too many classrooms. #ThingsToureThinksAreRacist

— benshapiro (@benshapiro) August 16, 2012

 

 

A, E, I, O, and "YOU PEOPLE!" #ThingsToureThinksAreRacist

— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) August 16, 2012

Death. There's a white light at the end of the tunnel. #ThingsToureThinksAreRacist

— benshapiro (@benshapiro) August 16, 2012

The fact that @toure cannot spell "niggerization" and instead spells it "niggerazation." #ThingsToureThinksAreRacist

— benshapiro (@benshapiro) August 16, 2012

#ThingsToureThinksAreRacist White water rafting

— Tyler Hunter (@tylerhunter23) August 16, 2012

#thingstourethinksareracist The Black Hills of South Dakota, The Red Rocks of Colorado & The White Cliffs of Dover

— Josh Painter (@Josh_Painter) August 16, 2012

The 314,173,000 people who don't watch his show #thingstourethinksareracist

— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) August 17, 2012

#ThingsToureThinksAreRacist Billy "White Shoes" Johnson

— Logan Miller (@ExiledReb) August 17, 2012

And as a hat tip to the place we found most of these lovely Tweets...

The @twitchyteam coverage of his dumb "niggerazation" race-baiting. #ThingsToureThinksAreRacist ==> is.gd/SkO63f

— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) August 16, 2012

So given that he's been the object of utter obloquy from practically all of Twitter, this raises a single, vital question - does Toure think Twitter is racist? No comment has yet been made from the man himself.

UPDATE: The Romney campaign is apparently "discussing" Toure's original remarks with the MSNBC top brass. Obviously, they are not happy. Could this end up costing Toure his job?