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Mon Dec-29-08 05:21 PM
Response to Reply #42 |
| 50. Right I understand, that was a racist meaning, but that was real |
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question, what the difference ?
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| -Negro? Fucking NEGRO? Are you fucking kidding me? |
Redstone |
Dec-29-08 04:19 PM |
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word is born n/t |
yeswecanandwedid |
Dec-29-08 04:21 PM |
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its pretty damned awful. I have to check the calendar to see what |
roguevalley |
Dec-29-08 05:03 PM |
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The new word of choice... |
Tandalayo_Scheisskopf |
Dec-29-08 04:22 PM |
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that's so gayical! |
sui generis |
Dec-29-08 04:29 PM |
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And for good reason: |
Tandalayo_Scheisskopf |
Dec-29-08 04:33 PM |
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Your post is pure poetry. n/t |
ColbertWatcher |
Dec-29-08 04:41 PM |
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Thank you. Racism is the cancer that will kill America, unless we excise it. |
Redstone |
Dec-29-08 04:43 PM |
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Excellent point. Context DOES count. |
Redstone |
Dec-29-08 04:39 PM |
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"Negroidal?" PLEASE tell me you're joking. (I know you're not; that information is just |
Redstone |
Dec-29-08 04:34 PM |
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I wish I was joking. |
Tandalayo_Scheisskopf |
Dec-29-08 04:38 PM |
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Those are summer teeth |
HillWilliam |
Dec-29-08 05:37 PM |
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I didn't know living things that are that regressive had the ability to type. nt |
Ilsa |
Dec-29-08 07:42 PM |
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They can't help it if they're ASSHOLOIDAL |
johnfunk |
Dec-29-08 05:32 PM |
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They are hemorrhoidal, because they are such a pain in the ass. nt |
mcg |
Dec-29-08 06:32 PM |
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Sounds like one of those new fangled prescription drugs |
notadmblnd |
Dec-30-08 12:03 PM |
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appalling, isn't it? |
sweets |
Dec-29-08 04:22 PM |
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remember macacca? they (republicans) are racists...plain & simple |
spanone |
Dec-29-08 04:24 PM |
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Yet they support policies that help the most non-whitest of countries. |
HypnoToad |
Dec-29-08 05:28 PM |
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deleted |
RetroLounge |
Dec-29-08 06:07 PM |
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delete |
merh |
Dec-29-08 06:36 PM |
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deleted the post... |
RetroLounge |
Dec-29-08 06:43 PM |
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I deleted my post |
merh |
Dec-29-08 06:46 PM |
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There's the elephant in the room |
Xipe Totec |
Dec-29-08 04:30 PM |
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I'm glad that they are showing their true colors so soon. |
Cleita |
Dec-29-08 04:30 PM |
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Bingo |
malaise |
Dec-29-08 05:21 PM |
#51 |
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UNCF? |
HornBuckler |
Dec-29-08 04:32 PM |
#8 |
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Are you black, African-American, or otherwise of African descent? |
Redstone |
Dec-29-08 04:39 PM |
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I have benefited and contributed directly from/to UNCF |
HornBuckler |
Dec-29-08 04:43 PM |
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Oh, we're all mutts in America. I'm half American Indian and half Irish, and my wife |
Redstone |
Dec-29-08 04:46 PM |
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But those terms were in common usage |
ObamaVision |
Dec-29-08 04:50 PM |
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Except that they're making fun of his skin color. |
BullGooseLoony |
Dec-29-08 04:53 PM |
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No. They're just being jerks, and using a popular film/fiction construct to do it. |
MADem |
Dec-29-08 05:14 PM |
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Yeah, but if Spike Lee ever made a song about a particular person |
BullGooseLoony |
Dec-29-08 05:18 PM |
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I am not defending the stupid song or that Rush jerk. My remarks are limited to the |
MADem |
Dec-29-08 05:26 PM |
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I'm not shocked at the term, just at its usage by a prominent Republican. |
Redstone |
Dec-29-08 05:36 PM |
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That doesn't shock or surprise me at all, frankly. nt |
MADem |
Dec-29-08 07:20 PM |
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The term "Magic Negro" isn't as offensive as the song is |
marshall |
Dec-30-08 07:25 PM |
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the context is that he needed a two-syllable word to match the tune... |
QuestionAll |
Dec-29-08 05:41 PM |
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The point is it really doesn't matter the particular word. |
BullGooseLoony |
Dec-29-08 05:44 PM |
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Kinda, but the negro gives it a lil extra KKK vibe. |
TheKentuckian |
Dec-29-08 09:47 PM |
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Limbaugh didn't need to even inject race into his song, but the "Magic Negro" term is commonly known |
MADem |
Dec-29-08 07:18 PM |
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Wikipedia is shit |
Mugweed |
Dec-29-08 05:33 PM |
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What you said. I absolutely NEVER take a Wikipedia article at face value. |
Redstone |
Dec-29-08 05:58 PM |
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Sorry, that article IS accurate. But I've provided other links for the |
MADem |
Dec-29-08 07:10 PM |
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Rush Limbaugh at this RNC guy were using it in a completely different context from Lee. |
Hanse |
Dec-29-08 07:37 PM |
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Please do try reading what I write. I'm not "comparing" anything. |
MADem |
Dec-29-08 07:39 PM |
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You don't really expect me to believe that, do you? |
Hanse |
Dec-29-08 07:44 PM |
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Wow, you really cannot read, can you? My deepest sympathies. |
MADem |
Dec-29-08 07:52 PM |
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I reread it twice. |
Hanse |
Dec-29-08 07:56 PM |
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No, I am not arguing that. AT ALL. You plainly can't read for comprehension. |
MADem |
Dec-29-08 08:08 PM |
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From your own lips... |
Hanse |
Dec-29-08 08:22 PM |
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AGAIN, Limbaugh is being DISPICABLE. Which is what I said ....if you'd not cherry pick. |
MADem |
Dec-29-08 08:32 PM |
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... |
Hanse |
Dec-29-08 08:42 PM |
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You make crap up, and it's tiring. Enjoy your fantasy world. You've got it all to yourself. |
MADem |
Dec-29-08 09:17 PM |
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I've made my son redo a whole school report because he used Wikipedia exclusively |
NotGonnaTakeIt |
Dec-29-08 09:27 PM |
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But it was not altered. It's absolutely accurate. It reflects what Spike Lee said. |
MADem |
Dec-29-08 07:06 PM |
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Not really |
Truth Hurts A Lot |
Dec-29-08 08:07 PM |
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Where TF do you get THAT? Are you devoid of reasoning skills? |
MADem |
Dec-29-08 08:17 PM |
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I'm saying.... Spike Lee can say it... Rush and the RNC can't! |
Truth Hurts A Lot |
Dec-29-08 08:29 PM |
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The difference is this. |
MADem |
Dec-29-08 08:55 PM |
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I see what you're saying. |
Withywindle |
Dec-31-08 05:51 PM |
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Yeah, but we all know context is key |
Truth Hurts A Lot |
Dec-29-08 08:04 PM |
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You have to look at when the NAACP was founded... |
MadMaddie |
Dec-29-08 08:09 PM |
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Those are old names, using the words that were commonly used at that time |
gollygee |
Dec-29-08 09:05 PM |
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The GOP will never be competitive among blacks & other minorities |
baldguy |
Dec-29-08 04:35 PM |
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If they do, you're right. However, never say never. |
MADem |
Dec-29-08 07:46 PM |
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Anyone who takes offense to you using a derogotory word in reference needs to "lighten up" |
YOY |
Dec-29-08 04:41 PM |
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Huh? |
Redstone |
Dec-29-08 04:44 PM |
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It seemed that you appologized for using the term "negro" in reference in your OP |
YOY |
Dec-29-08 04:49 PM |
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Of course I did, even though I was just quoting someone. I have manners. |
Redstone |
Dec-29-08 05:02 PM |
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Limbaugh, The Magic Pill-Head. n/t |
IanDB1 |
Dec-29-08 04:42 PM |
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What in the hell are you raving about? |
acmavm |
Dec-29-08 04:46 PM |
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this news story...link inside |
anigbrowl |
Dec-29-08 04:59 PM |
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Don't pay attention to the news much, do you? |
Redstone |
Dec-29-08 05:00 PM |
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Some people take time off from it over the holidays |
anigbrowl |
Dec-29-08 05:02 PM |
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Sorry. I wouldn't have noticed it myself, had I not checked the CNN website today. |
Redstone |
Dec-29-08 05:03 PM |
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Inadvertant dupe. |
Redstone |
Dec-29-08 05:00 PM |
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More than the "typical" usage of the word- I can see an elderly person |
BullGooseLoony |
Dec-29-08 04:51 PM |
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My partner's grandmother hated the term "black" |
Terran |
Dec-29-08 04:58 PM |
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Yeah, being fairly young the (negative) connotations of "black" or "white" in my mind |
BullGooseLoony |
Dec-29-08 05:04 PM |
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'Black', like 'white' makes no cultural assumptions. It's just a description. nt |
MookieWilson |
Dec-29-08 05:45 PM |
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BINGO!! You get the point. |
Redstone |
Dec-29-08 05:04 PM |
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Yeah- they're incredibly ignorant about the issue they're dealing with. |
BullGooseLoony |
Dec-29-08 05:09 PM |
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Hey, it works better in a song than Black or African-American.... |
LaPera |
Dec-29-08 04:52 PM |
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he needed a two-syllable word... |
QuestionAll |
Dec-29-08 05:36 PM |
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The phrase "Magic Negro" came from a progressive reporter for the LA Times |
bamalib |
Dec-29-08 04:56 PM |
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You fail. |
thecatburgler |
Dec-29-08 05:04 PM |
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Failed by some anonymous electrons on the internet |
bamalib |
Dec-29-08 05:34 PM |
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It's older than that |
Chulanowa |
Dec-29-08 05:16 PM |
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No it didn't. Spike Lee popularized it. WAY before anyone ever heard of Barack Obama. |
MADem |
Dec-29-08 05:16 PM |
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Spike Lee and others may have used the phrase |
bamalib |
Dec-29-08 05:33 PM |
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I don't dispute that. Spike Lee didn't originate the term, either, he simply popularized it in this |
MADem |
Dec-29-08 07:27 PM |
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racist spin |
Uzybone |
Dec-29-08 05:24 PM |
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You fail at logic |
bamalib |
Dec-29-08 05:32 PM |
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You know nothing about me so stop making assumptions |
Uzybone |
Dec-29-08 05:39 PM |
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Rappers have far more influence in the population than the RNC chairman |
bamalib |
Dec-29-08 05:50 PM |
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Ridiculous |
Uzybone |
Dec-29-08 05:55 PM |
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The Chairman of the RNC and DNC are not the leaders of the parties. |
bamalib |
Dec-29-08 06:45 PM |
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Fiddy has 0 power. |
YOY |
Dec-29-08 06:59 PM |
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Learn to read |
bamalib |
Dec-29-08 07:30 PM |
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I read quite well. You're really just a rude little prick who said something monumentally stupid. |
YOY |
Dec-29-08 07:39 PM |
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How long have you been on social security -- two decades at least? |
bamalib |
Dec-30-08 06:35 PM |
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Yes, it's a film colony word. Angels, etc. are often portrayed by Black actors. nt |
MookieWilson |
Dec-29-08 05:44 PM |
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So blacks can call whites REDNECKS ... because Jeff Foxworthy does. |
JoePhilly |
Dec-29-08 08:02 PM |
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Why not? Redneck is no longer a slur, if it ever was. |
MADem |
Dec-30-08 03:18 PM |
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I never understood the LA Times article that prompted the parody |
Common Sense Party |
Dec-29-08 04:57 PM |
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Well, try reading it more closely |
anigbrowl |
Dec-29-08 05:30 PM |
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excuse my ignorance, i'm not used to this terminology, |
Sandrine for you |
Dec-29-08 05:11 PM |
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Again, it's not the word, it's the usage. |
BullGooseLoony |
Dec-29-08 05:13 PM |
#42 |
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Right I understand, that was a racist meaning, but that was real |
Sandrine for you |
Dec-29-08 05:21 PM |
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The difference is whether it's an honest discussion or an attempt to mock or slander |
anigbrowl |
Dec-29-08 05:34 PM |
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DOUBLE bingo. |
BullGooseLoony |
Dec-29-08 05:40 PM |
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Ok ,"Negro" can be used in a honest discussion, and also can be |
Sandrine for you |
Dec-29-08 06:07 PM |
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You want to really understand this? |
whopis01 |
Dec-30-08 12:14 PM |
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Ok, I see. Thanks for the explanation. And you are right : |
Sandrine for you |
Dec-30-08 12:23 PM |
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only the number of letters |
Mugweed |
Dec-29-08 05:43 PM |
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It's disgraceful. Horribly racist. I would never defend it. |
yardwork |
Dec-29-08 05:16 PM |
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what makes me want to puke |
JitterbugPerfume |
Dec-29-08 05:19 PM |
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Negro is a no-no |
Uzybone |
Dec-29-08 05:20 PM |
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Seconded. |
HypnoToad |
Dec-29-08 05:29 PM |
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maybe he could donate the proceeds to the united negro college fund...? |
QuestionAll |
Dec-29-08 05:33 PM |
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"Barack the Magic Negro lives in D.C. lives in D.C...." |
Swamp Rat |
Dec-29-08 05:39 PM |
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No racism here is there? |
Uzybone |
Dec-29-08 05:42 PM |
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And what in the hell does Snoop have to do with |
asdjrocky |
Dec-29-08 06:04 PM |
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Gays, women, Jews and Catholics are being told to "lighten up" here about Warren. nt |
MookieWilson |
Dec-29-08 05:43 PM |
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Not by me. |
Redstone |
Dec-29-08 06:00 PM |
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The word Negro... |
hayu_lol |
Dec-29-08 06:13 PM |
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It isn't in that context, no. |
MPK |
Dec-29-08 06:33 PM |
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You don't get my point, do you? When it's used to slander a President-Elect of |
Redstone |
Dec-29-08 06:45 PM |
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It's not being used to "slander" him. It's being used to MOCK him. |
MADem |
Dec-29-08 08:03 PM |
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OK, I think we're on the same side here. It just appears that you've delved into the issue |
Redstone |
Dec-29-08 08:40 PM |
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We're totally on the same side. On both issues. |
MADem |
Dec-29-08 09:14 PM |
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Thanks for the background info, MADem. I hadn't known that. |
Redstone |
Dec-29-08 09:24 PM |
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No, they're not. |
Hanse |
Dec-29-08 07:39 PM |
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You don't reaed so good do you? |
HEyHEY |
Dec-29-08 08:46 PM |
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Yup... 100 per cent correct. |
HEyHEY |
Dec-29-08 08:45 PM |
#134 |
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There are valid contexts for that word. |
Orsino |
Dec-29-08 06:17 PM |
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Whoa. The whole concept and issue, encapsulated in just a few words. Excellent. |
Redstone |
Dec-29-08 08:47 PM |
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I'm so old I remember when people like MLK decided they wanted to be |
DemBones DemBones |
Dec-29-08 06:25 PM |
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I thought I was the only "oldster" who remembered Negro as proper language - |
lynne |
Dec-29-08 06:39 PM |
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Context is everything, Barack the magic black man would be racist too.. |
Uzybone |
Dec-29-08 06:42 PM |
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The OP made "Negro" the issue, not "Magic Negro." |
DemBones DemBones |
Dec-29-08 09:18 PM |
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At least there are two of us who remember the civil rights movement. nt |
DemBones DemBones |
Dec-29-08 09:23 PM |
#147 |
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Me too. nt |
MookieWilson |
Dec-30-08 01:46 PM |
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I don't want to tell anyone to do anything. Didn't I make that clear? Please stop accusing me |
Redstone |
Dec-29-08 06:55 PM |
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Your agenda is to tell everyone that "Negro" is a racist term |
DemBones DemBones |
Dec-29-08 09:21 PM |
#146 |
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Son of a bitch needs a big ass kicking! |
lonestarnot |
Dec-29-08 06:27 PM |
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AMEN, Redstone!! As a black, (AA) Woman, who's been black most |
Ecumenist |
Dec-29-08 07:05 PM |
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Yes it is |
Taverner |
Dec-29-08 07:05 PM |
#100 |
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Redstone you got it |
MadMaddie |
Dec-29-08 07:22 PM |
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Deleted message |
Name removed |
Dec-29-08 07:42 PM |
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Which North? |
MPK |
Dec-29-08 07:49 PM |
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I miss Richard Pryor |
ismnotwasm |
Dec-29-08 07:47 PM |
#116 |
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The Republican Party is the home of racism in America... |
Az_lefty |
Dec-29-08 07:57 PM |
#120 |
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Sorry people, this is indefensible |
HEyHEY |
Dec-29-08 08:44 PM |
#133 |
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Thanks for the Northern perpsective. And so accurate, as so much Northern perspective |
Redstone |
Dec-29-08 09:15 PM |
#143 |
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. |
deaniac21 |
Dec-29-08 08:46 PM |
#136 |
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Once again, I know that. I can even roll the 'r' in Spanish. But that's not my point. |
Redstone |
Dec-29-08 09:00 PM |
#140 |
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Chip Saltsman, meet Earl Butz |
JustABozoOnThisBus |
Dec-29-08 08:55 PM |
#138 |
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Jesus, Earl Butz! Are we the only ones who remember him? |
MADem |
Dec-29-08 09:26 PM |
#149 |
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"not sure which terminology is the most polite these days" |
whopis01 |
Dec-30-08 12:24 PM |
#155 |
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I only meant that it was racist in that specific context. As I said, it is NOT for me to |
Redstone |
Dec-30-08 03:50 PM |
#159 |
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Well my anger wasn't (or shouldn't) be directed towards you |
whopis01 |
Dec-31-08 05:45 PM |
#163 |
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That jerkoff would LIKE it if black Americans lightened up! |
ginbarn |
Dec-30-08 01:40 PM |
#156 |
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It's not so much the word as that they intended to be insulting |
treestar |
Dec-30-08 05:57 PM |
#160 |
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