Normally he does call out people when they throw out absurd viewpoints, but like most people in this thread, I didn't hear the conversation so it's hard to really comment on it.
I used to listen back in the 90’s. Then, I discovered Phil Hendrie, whose show is basically just a gigantic parody of the entire genre. Only then did I realize how RIPE FOR PARODY the entire genre really was. Now, I only listen every once in a while to a few local guys. Strictly for the unintentional comedy.
It is racist of her to want more minorities to be at the tea parties? I didn't hear the comment, but from what pgabriel posted it doesn't necessarily show racism, that is just how you took it to be. As Casey's post showed, you could take it as the term African-American is ridiculous. For all those of you that think Conservative radio hosts never jump on some of their so called conservative callers, you are dead wrong. It doesn't happen to often, but I've heard Hannity, Wilkow, & Levin all jump on conservative callers for saying stupid things. Questioning Obama's citizenship was one thing I heard one of them tell a caller he was dead wrong.
They tried, but apparently you can't continue to produce and distribute a radio program when nobody wants to actually listen to it. Kind of odd, really, you'd think with so many left-wingers out there, and how apoplectic they get over Limbaugh and the like, they would have eaten that Air America thing up, but apparently not. Maybe try NPR.
I cannot agree with this because the term is African-American not african. The problem I have with the word African-American is that it is not a race, it is a term describing some geographical ancestry origin and nationality. I accept it as a subset of a race, but when you describe a subset you should have already described the set first. African-Americans are the majority segment of the United States' black population, so I accept the word being around, but the race descriptive word is black. African-American is not descriptive (or accurately descriptive) to replace that word currently. It will never change though, as AA has been deemed the more PC term for race even though it isn't. just ask this guy.
LOL, the consignment of the right wing to a dying medium like radio is probably not something you should be taunting about - it's true that the younger, multicultural demographic does not, like the opposite sphere, find much to love about the AM dial....which is great because it is of far less relevance today.
I guess I dislike the term for a different reason, namely refering to someone being an African American whose family has been here longer than mine. I don't really get it. We don't really use the term Asian American or Euro American or Hispanic American. I really just don't understand it. I don't really understand Caucasian being used either. I would think most people aren't offended by black or white. Then again, we don't use red or yellow. I'm starting to ramble in my brain.
I think blacks would prefer to keep any distinguishing names for their race. Being called "African American" instead of "American" may help ensure that they (and all of us) don't forget what blacks' positions were in this country for some 250 years - slavery, 3/5 of a person, not being equally represented under the law, etc. Not to mention the racism that pervaded America throughout the 19th and 20th (and even now the 21st) centuries. Like it or not, the systematic oppression of blacks is deeply embedded in America, and it's understandable and commendable to want to retain ethnic labels that differentiate the races.
That can be the reason to distinguish the African-American group from the black race, but it does not make African-American a term for race.
Except for the culture of African Americans in this nation has made contributions that are worthy of distinction. They include inventing the telephone(see Lewis Lattimer), popular dances and music throughout the 20th centurey, the first open heart surgery etc. The accomplishments are more impressive due to the positions blacks were put in, in the nation's history.
