It appears that Dan Snierson of Entertainment Weekly thinks making fun of the white folks is just fine. Is his humor mean spirited? No, not really. Is it racist? No, not really. Is it funny? No, nobody has accused him of that either.

However, are we living in a world of double standards? Yes, most definitely. Snierson consistently provides unfunny filler in his “Hit List” piece for Entertainment Weekly. Is his latest “Hit List,” Snierson again humiliates himself with a joke aimed at 70/80′s pop duo Hall and Oates that falls flat as usual. Snierson schtick is to announce upcoming celebrity events and then add  (what he believes to be) a humorous remark. In the latest issue Snierson informs us that “Hall and Oates announce plans to perform at wineries in Australia and New Zealand” and then adds his 8th grade humor, “And that is this weeks ‘Whitest News We Could Find.’”

Yes, Snierson actually gets paid for this. Oh to be profoundly unfunny and to get paid for it (David Letterman need not feel lonely). Now, besides Snierson garnering a paycheck for the work that any juvenile could provide there is another point. Would Snierson dare make a “joke” like this replacing “White” with Hispanic, Asian, Black, Jewish, Polish, et. al.? Would Snierson say “Los Lobos tours Mexico. And that is this week’s ‘Most Hispanic News We Could Find.’” This is equally as unfunny, but this would offend some people. The question is, why?