Salon contributor David Sirota applauds AP's stand against 'dog-whistle bigotry'

Brett T. | 12:15 AM on April 05, 2013

Good news for those four or five people who read the Associated Press’ hand-wringing death notice for the term “illegal immigrant” and wanted more. Salon’s David Sirota applauded the AP’s move as a “big victory for objectivity and against the propagandistic language of bigotry” — and not just your everyday garden-variety bigotry, but dog-whistle bigotry:

Thus, as any honest person can admit, when Republican politicians and media blowhards decry “illegals,” they are pretending to be for a race-blind enforcement of immigration laws, but they are really signaling their hatred of Latino culture.

Before you xenophobes race to defend yourselves against charges of bigotry, consider this: do you really want to go on record as disagreeing with GOP superstar Gov. Chris Christie?

Crazy person/Salon contributor @davidsirota believes using the words "illegal immigrant" makes one a bigot. Can't make this stuff up.

— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) April 5, 2013

https://twitter.com/davidsirota/status/319999589765750784

https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedAndrew/status/319999773581119488

@AG_Conservative @davidsirota "There are no illegal immigrants"? HAHAHAHA!

— Mister36 (@Mister36_MN) April 5, 2013

https://twitter.com/davidsirota/status/320000177995923456

.@davidsirota First, Christie never called anyone a bigot, unlike you. Second, he is wrong. Third, he isn't the GOP front runner.

— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) April 5, 2013

.@AG_Conservative than what shall we call immigrants who break federal immigration laws. I suppose criminals could work @davidsirota

— rdengr (@rdengr1) April 5, 2013

https://twitter.com/davidsirota/status/320001855847546881

Why can’t you white people be more like your hero and presidential frontrunner, Chris Christie?