The indignation cops strike again

Yes, I criticized Paris Hilton for her intemperate remarks about blacks and gays. I wasn’t offended — I’m simply an opportunist when it comes to dumb sluts. If they give me an opening (no pun intended), I’ll exploit.

But the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation tells me I should be deeply bothered by the remarks of a dimwitted debutante:

GLAAD President Neil G. Giuliano says, "When Paris Hilton utters these words into a camera, it creates a permanent record that… she must bear responsibility for.

"These are not frivolous words, and to use them as if they are gives tacit sanction to the racism and homophobia they engender. Hilton has an obligation to go on the record, explain herself, and publicly apologize to the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) and African American communities and all those offended by these slurs."

Actually, I’m more offended by Giuliano’s manufactured outrage. Talk about exploitation …   

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