Racist Or Stupid?

Unbelievable.  So post Emmy showcare, people have taken to Twitter to complain about the tribute to Robin Williams with references that he is a racist.

how is Robin racist you ask?  Well he does what many refer to as a racist impression of a Muslim woman in Iran asking for help.

Ummm....have you looked at the Middle East of late ladies?  The politically correct police are once again demonstrating their utter ineptitude when it comes to the state of the world.

The young ladies to the left (and probably happy to sit there) are offended that Mr. Williams would do an improv sketch where he uses a scarf as a headdress as he impersonates a woman in totalitarian Iran.  You know the same place that supports Female Genital Mutilation.  The same place where women do not have the option to not cover their faces?  The same place where a woman speaking out on any issue - not authorized - she might be beaten.  That Iran ladies?

I do get that they are probably children or perhaps young women who are starting out their lives, but is this really the fight they want to wage?  Moreover, who are their friends making these tweets their favorites?

Robin Williams was always working for the little guy, the under dog, but he did so using a right we have in America called the First Amendment.  He used his free speech rights to push the envelope - often uncomfortably for people - and he offended many by doing so, but he wasn't racist.  If you were offended by this you miss the opportunity for comedy to provide a transformative change to policy discussions.  While you might not like Williams' take on stereotypical activity against women in Iran, that does not make it racist.  It must be very convenient to live in a world where you don't see or feel danger because it is all around you.  If anything Williams tried to make an unfortunate situation funny, but he didn't act as a racist.  I wonder if any of these ladies were bothered when Williams started a joke about Pavarotti walking into a comedy club: "Two jews walk into a bar..." or when he pushed at the Roman Catholic Church.  Somehow I doubt it which makes me wonder.  Are they racist...or just stupid?