O'Reilly claims he can't see color

On the O'Reilly Factor last night, host Bill O'Reilly claimed that when he imagines "Joe Six Pack," the "immediate image that comes to mind is a guy of no color with a six pack of bud." Temple University professor Marc Lamont Hill replied that O'Reilly "might be the only person in the galaxy who is able o imagine a raceless human being."

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[xinecallaw]

I can relate to Orielly ability to see the 'racial' offense of 'Joe *6-Pack', because I didnt even think about it till I saw this. I always pictured Joe 6-pack as an average day redneck with a 6-pack of beer. So to me, I thought it was more of an insult than anything else. However, I do understand his perspective, it could be used as a 'code word', but I find it strange to attribute McCain and Palin as to being intellectual enough to use such a thing, they do not have the capacity to do that.

[Jshect]

Yea, O'reilly likes to pretend he's this nuetral, unbiased person, which he's definitely not. He claims he's an independent, but all he does is praise Republicans and bash liberals. If he were truely independent, he would bash the Republican and the Democratic politicians equally, and constantly praise independents like Ralph Nader. He's full of shit.

[kraigmp]

Lib fags can suck my black cock

[bigjstokes]

@Matthewharris11

9 out of 10 men in this country are white, hence "normal, average, and run of the mill" . There's nothing inherently WRONG about this, but to say that "Joe Six-Pack" is racially neutral is just being willfully ignorant. The idea of "not being able to see color" is laughable, which is why Colbert looks Sharpton in the eye and says "I don't see race, but I'm told you're black." O'Reilly does the same thing in this video, and it would be a joke if he wasn't serious. You fail :)

[Matthewharris11]

@bigjstokes I saw lots of guys with ripped abs. But I also came across the Urban Dictionary, which defined Joe Six Pack thus: "A normal or average "run of the mill" person; or rather a person of daily life." Nothing about skin color there either. BTW, I like how you finish your posts with "The End" or "I win." Which is to say, "Only I get to talk, you shut the fuck up." OK, you win. The End.

[bigjstokes]

@Matthewharris11 Google image Joe Six Pack. I win.

[Matthewharris11]

@bigjstokes Well, it took three weeks, but you cracked the case! Good work. We now not only know Joe is white but his favorite body position, furniture, entertainment source, his marital status, interpersonal behavior and vocal inflections. A regular Margaret Mead, you are. But what's the color of beer? You're not seeing it? So you're saying it has no color; it's like Sprite. But beer doesn't look like Sprite, silly.

[bigjstokes]

Steven Colbert is hilarious. Oh wait, this actually is O'Reilly.

[bigjstokes]

@Matthewharris11 Joe sixpack is a fat white guy who sits on the couch and yells at his wife. The end.

[Matthewharris11]

He means he doesn't see a man of a particular color. DUH. How hard was that to figure out? Does Joe Six Pack mean a tall guy or short guy? Or can it be either? A young guy or old guy? Or no particular height? Boy, you liberals are such morons.