Age of Obama: Nicki Minaj Plays Race Card Against Rock Legend

You’d think being a rock superstar would earn Steven Tyler a modicum of respect.

Not quite.

Tyler recently critiqued current “American Idol” judge Nicki Minaj, saying the rap star would likely vote down a young Bob Dylan if he tried out for the show.

Current judge Nicki Minaj responded with a vulgar Twitter tirade:

“You assume that I wouldn’t have liked Bob Dylan???” Minaj responded via Twitter. “Why? black? rapper? what? go fuck yourself and worry about yourself babe.”

“I understand you really wanted to keep your job [on Idol] but take that up with the producers,” she continued. “I would have sent Bob Dylan to a cornfield??? Steven, you haven’t seen me judge one single solitary contestant yet! … That’s a racist comment … Lets make [Steven] a shirt that says ‘No Coloreds Allowed’ then escort him down 2 Barbara Walters so he can tell [her] how he was threatened w/guns.”

Racist?

Tyler went on to say his “American Idol” crew, which included black judge Randy Jackson and Latina Jennifer Lopez, would have given someone like Dylan the green light.

Is the pop culture world condemning Minaj for her cruel comments and incendiary accusation?

Nope.

Is Tyler slinking away and apologizing for offending Minaj?

Yup.

It’s standard operating procedure in the Age of Obama. The race card can fit virtually any situation, and you don’t need facts to back it up. Chris Matthews can call Mitt Romney supporters racist without proof and keep his gig. Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns can savage the Tea Party as racist without proof and retain his standing in film circles.

So when Minaj fired off her angry retort, she knew she would face no backlash. In fact, she could have predicted Tyler, a rock legend, would quickly apologize for doing nothing wrong. And now Tyler has being- called-a-racist on his permanent record.