I had no problems with them. And I don't even like the guy and hope he loses his reelection battle.
The Shrike Send a noteboard - 12/01/2010 03:32:42 PM
Though the practice of preferring lighter-skinned Black people to darker-skinned Black people is racist, the comment about that is not inherently racist in my eyes. This even extends to women's hair as NYT article pointed out. Afros on men/women versus straightening of hair to make it more "white". It's just the truth. Same as saying that men have it easier than women in the workplace. That is not being sexist. That is stating a truth. Now the practice of preferring men to women is sexist.
Just like if I were to use the words nigger or kike in this sentence to elaborate a point would not be racist but using them to describe people would be.
So yes, it is a truth that to be a lighter-skinned Black may make it easier to be elected. And that is not racist in my eyes. And the diction of the speaker just completes the package. To me, though, it is always about education. The "blackcent" that Bill Cosby refers to is a sign of lack of education. And that is not something that I want in a leader.
I'm tired of the hyper-sensitivity of the American populace to race.
Just like if I were to use the words nigger or kike in this sentence to elaborate a point would not be racist but using them to describe people would be.
So yes, it is a truth that to be a lighter-skinned Black may make it easier to be elected. And that is not racist in my eyes. And the diction of the speaker just completes the package. To me, though, it is always about education. The "blackcent" that Bill Cosby refers to is a sign of lack of education. And that is not something that I want in a leader.
I'm tired of the hyper-sensitivity of the American populace to race.
So what EXACTLY is the problem with Reid's comments?
- 12/01/2010 04:11:56 AM
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it wasn't just that he commented on the lack of "dialect"
- 12/01/2010 04:16:27 AM
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Regardless of that, I don't see the ability to use dialect as a racist statement.
- 12/01/2010 04:32:07 AM
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when was the last time you heard a white person speaking ebonics?
- 12/01/2010 01:41:24 PM
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A week or so ago.
- 12/01/2010 08:09:09 PM
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Isn't that the definition of a wigger? A white person who speaks/acts like a black person?
- 12/01/2010 09:49:34 PM
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And the fact that Wigger = White N****r isn't racist at all! *NM*
- 12/01/2010 10:33:04 PM
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I wasn't using the term seriously 9_9
- 13/01/2010 04:26:20 AM
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Mocking white people for "acting like black people" by modifying a slur on blacks... hm... *NM*
- 13/01/2010 06:50:46 AM
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You know, what IS a good term for black people these days?
- 12/01/2010 04:36:33 AM
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I just use "black"
- 12/01/2010 02:27:16 PM
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Why is it OK to discriminate on the grounds of language but not race?
- 12/01/2010 08:23:21 AM
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Please tell me you were joking... *NM*
- 12/01/2010 01:29:37 PM
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Your AAE is a language the way that Pig Latin is a language.
- 12/01/2010 06:38:35 PM
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You know, arguing what a language is with a linguist is pretty much set up for failure *NM*
- 12/01/2010 07:58:42 PM
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I recall having a similar discussion on this very topic a few years ago with Tim.
- 12/01/2010 08:10:53 PM
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Re: I recall having a similar discussion on this very topic a few years ago with Tim.
- 12/01/2010 09:06:01 PM
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Maybe, but having knowledge of the topic wasn't one of my advantages in that argument. 
*NM*
- 13/01/2010 03:36:31 AM
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*NM*
- 13/01/2010 03:36:31 AM
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I don't even know where to begin.
- 12/01/2010 09:43:21 PM
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That third point is going a bit far.
- 12/01/2010 10:06:08 PM
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You're right, I was conflating two separate points.
- 12/01/2010 10:14:48 PM
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Well, it still only applies...
- 12/01/2010 10:24:08 PM
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You ascribe too much intelligence to the average American racist 
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- 12/01/2010 10:30:39 PM
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- 12/01/2010 10:30:39 PM
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You're guessing at people's motives and making what appear to be broad, unsupported assertions
- 12/01/2010 11:04:47 PM
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I don't mean they're racist in all respects.
- 13/01/2010 06:52:20 AM
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Your defintion of racism and sexism seems to massively differ from mine
- 13/01/2010 03:37:46 PM
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I had to think about this for a few days, but I've now worked out my answer.
- 16/01/2010 01:59:25 PM
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I had no problems with them. And I don't even like the guy and hope he loses his reelection battle.
- 12/01/2010 03:32:42 PM
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Who seriously uses the term "Negro dialect" anymore?
- 13/01/2010 02:00:15 AM
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It's not the word "Negro" in "Magic Negro" that's the most offensive part. *NM*
- 13/01/2010 09:16:20 AM
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