You are viewing an obsolete version of the DU website which is no longer supported by the Administrators. Visit The New DU.
Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

Is "Hankerchief Head" offensive, And does it matter who says it? [View All]

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread
This topic is archived.
Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion: Presidential (Through Nov 2009) Donate to DU
LittleClarkie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-03-06 06:39 PM
Original message
Is "Hankerchief Head" offensive, And does it matter who says it?
Advertisements [?]
There's an article from Black Commentator about the McKinney vs Johnson race

http://www.blackcommentator.com/193/193_cover_mckinney.html

that identifies Hank Johnson as Hank (erchief Head) Johnson. What are your opinions on that moniker. Offensive? Justified? Does it matter if the person using such a term is black, white, red or cocoa brown?

It was jaring for me to see it in the article in question I guess, but being a lilly white Norweigian and all, I admit I'm probably ignorant. And so I thought I'd gather opinions and see where the discussion goes.

I'm not even sure I know what they meant by calling Hank Johnson that, unless it was an "Uncle Tom" sort of designation.

What say you?
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 

Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion: Presidential (Through Nov 2009) Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators


Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC