Never mind that the White House itself has chosen to double down on Vice President Joe Biden’s comment to a crowd in Virginia Tuesday that a President Mitt Romney would “put y’all back in chains.” Moore, Biden admirer and author of “Stupid White Men,” has deemed the backlash “made-up outrage,” picked up the tasteless metaphor and run with it.

When u finish college $100K in debt, YOU are in chains. When u are denied medical help, YOU are in chains. When u r evicted, YOU r in chains — Michael Moore (@MMFlint) August 15, 2012

When a political party wants control of your uterus, YOU are in chains. When u haven't been given a stellar education, YOU are in chains… — Michael Moore (@MMFlint) August 15, 2012

When the avg. net worth of white households in this country is $110,000 and for blacks, it is $4,995, those black citizens are in chains. — Michael Moore (@MMFlint) August 15, 2012

The transparent race baiting of Biden’s slavery metaphor was bad enough, but worse still is how casually the metaphor can be extended, apparently with a straight face. Student loans are the equivalent of chains? Who fit those chains, exactly?

https://twitter.com/mssjnnfer/status/235849506950873090

26y/o. living paycheck-to-paycheck b/c of my $45k in student loans. Been threatened by TX Higher Education Coor. Board. #WeAreInChains — Jenna Bro (@JBrockm) August 15, 2012

@MMFlint My husband graduated 10 yrs ago and still has $150k in student loans 4 a job he'll never make more then $60k in. #WeAreInChains — Rhonda (@AACTCL) August 15, 2012

@MMFlint My husband graduated 10 yrs ago and still has $150k in student loans 4 a job he'll never make more then $60k in. #WeAreInChains — S. Gray (@Spitgray) August 15, 2012

I'm am trying to live in a country where there is no avaliable decent job #weareinchains — María Clara (@mariaclarepo) August 15, 2012

Speaking of jobs…