Funky Father Pfleger Does "Vanilla Ice"

Father Michael Pfleger of Chicago has been the focus of national attention since he delivered a racist "hate whitey" rant to Barack Obama's all-black congregation. Yes, Father Pfleger has demonstrated his bonafides as an authentic angry black. He did this through his afrocentrism, embrace of black liberation theology, detest for America and his anti-white racial animosity. There's just one problem: Father Pfleger is white.

Yesterday we explored the theme of radical priest Father Pfleger in his role as the new Al Jolsen (i.e. in "blackface"). Today Michelle Malkin referred to Pfleger as "Vanilla Ice." I had to laugh at that -- Vanilla Ice was a white rapper who co-opted the black street culture's monopoly on rap. Like black rappers, this white rapper danced around the stage like his butt was on fire, shooting out words from his mouth as if from a machine gun. Black rapper fans hated Vanilla Ice and he was the butt of many jokes. Vanilla Ice could do rap as well as anyone, but he wasn't authentic. He wasn't the "real thing."

Like Vanilla Ice, Father Pfleger does a good imitation of the angry black subculture, but that's all it is -- a form of pandering, of patronizing.

In any case, I whipped out my Photoshop tools and Voila! That's Father Pflger above as "Vanilla Ice." Groove for us, Father! Funky, funky!

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Update: Pastorius from Infidel Blogger's Alliance sent me this great rap, dedicated to Father Pfleger:

Now the congregation is jumping
With the Ice on stage all the babes are pumpin'
Quick to the point to the point no faking
I'm cooking Kafir's like a pound of bacon
Spitting out grease with that ice ice flavor,
That's how I rolls in my Rolls, Father Pfleger
With my homies, Barack Obama and Jeremiah Wright,
Says they likes me, even if I'm all white
Ice, Ice, Baby

Here's a video of Vanilla Ice

And here's Jim Carey's imitation of Vanilla Ice (this may be the video that inspired Father Pfleger!)

Obama's Chickens Coming Home to ROOOOST!

A little digital shenanigans for a Saturday afternoon (and a lot of Sunday tweaks).

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Father Michael Pfleger In Blackface: A Parody?

My friends at Infidel Blogger's Alliance likened Father Pfleger's racist rant at Trinity United to Al Jolsen. Al Jolsen was a performer of the 1940's who sang black minstrel songs while in "blackface."

Blackface was when white performers put burnt cork all over their faces to make them look black. However, they steered clear of their eyes and mouth, giving them a look that was an insulting caricature of real black people.

In those racist times, thanks to blackface singers, white audiences could enjoy black songs without having to be exposed to real black people. Perhaps the caricature look was reassuring to white audiences, as it made it obvious that the singer was not really black, but merely playing an obvious role.

Father Pfleger's vicious rant at Trinity United Church in Chicago seemed like a parody of radical black ministers like Jeremy Wright and Louis Farrakhan. Indeed, Pfleger's voice and inflection sound identical to those of Pastor Jeremy Wright. A white performer acting black through insulting stereotypes...Pfleger's "sermon" was indeed a Blackface moment.

Pfleger's racist diatribe was yet another "pastoral moment" for Barack Obama, who seems deeply in bed with hateful extremists, whether they be unapologetic former terrorists or radical priests and ministers.

The videos of Father Pfleger have been posted all over the web. If you haven't seen it, you can watch it below.

Reverend Wright's Right-Hand Man

Reverend Jeremiah Wright of the Trinity United Church of Christ of Chicago welcomes an honored guest to his congregation. The guest thanked Reverend Wright for his moral support of the guest's recent demolition efforts in New York City.