You mean besides the fact that his sign is clearly saying that Congress is the slaveowner and anyone who pays taxes is the "niggar"? Clearly alluding to what he thinks is a subserviant relationship? Yeah, that's racist.

I think he chose the word for A) shock value and B) to illustrate that he thinks Congress's treatment of the taxpayer is just as bad as the racism that people used to justify slavery.

I just want to say that I think it was a poor choice of word. If we denouce rappers for using it then we have to denouce others. That said: If we aren't supposed to judge all of Acorn on "a few rogue employees" then should we be not judging the tea party movement on one nutjob whose shown himself to be out for profit with a sign?

It was definitely a poor choice of words. As Ladas pointed out, the word "Slave" would have worked too. He was going for shock value and like most shock attempts, it was in poor taste.

Furthermore, it looks faked to me. 1) The white hardboard has some sort of construction paper attached to it, on which is written "niggar." 2) based upon the source material at the man's website, I believe that he can spell things properly. 3) The tape across the bottom of the construction paper area is not paralleled at the top, and would thus the paper would be likely to fall down. 4) The place where it looks like there was tape at the top appears to have been "cut off" to make room for the equal sign.

You mean besides the fact that his sign is clearly saying that Congress is the slaveowner and anyone who pays taxes is the "niggar"? Clearly alluding to what he thinks is a subserviant relationship? Yeah, that's racist.

Since it isn't the man in question I hate to get sidetracked, but if this was meant tongue in cheek or as a social commentary then why wouldn't he use quotes around niggar, as in = "niggar"? Gonna have to beg to differ and say this is racist.