IS CALLING AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN “SLAVISH” a racist taunt? Well, unlike “macaca” at least we all know what the word means:

The Rev. Anthony Evans, who heads a group called the National Black Church Initiative, released a statement last night calling Hoyer’s comment “outrageous and destructive.” “If I did not know Rep. Steny Hoyer, I would say that he is a racist,” Evans said.

I don’t know Steny Hoyer, so I guess I won’t offer an opinion.