Are you of one of these religions? Do you know the history of blackface? I guess we shouldn't mind if a politician was running for office and said I'm going to choose that n*gg*r John Doe as my Treasurer?
Because I don't know. Based on the timing and name of the party, as well as the fact that there weren't any black people in the pictures, I can make a guess. No, because if there's no one there to hear it, it can't be a sound. I learned that in 9th grade. He said he shouldn't have to tell his five year old that blackface is racist. I think he should have to since there are undoubtedly people out there telling their kids that blacks are inferior to whites. Blackface is a sad reflection of racism in this country. In a vacuum, he's right, it's not a bad thing. Problem is, we don't live in a vacuum. Yeah, because I'm the one comparing Catholic priest jokes to racism.
Where did I say a Catholic priest joke is the same thing as racism? All I said was if someone I told a Catholic priest joke to was offended by that, I'd practice common courtesy and not tell that joke to them whether I agreed with them that the joke was offensive.
If that's what YOU believe because I didn't state that. I'm trying to not argue on issues beyond the spectrum of what American college kids are doing, with this incident in particular. I would love to speak about worldwide racism but that isn't what this thread is about. Not sure why you would post that response
You were trying to make the point that you shouldn't say things to offend people. I just applied your logic that you shouldn't say anything to person A if person B would be offended. I used YOUR quotes. I wasn't applying my logic, I was using yours. Remember proofs from Geometry? You = Joker Person A = Buddy Person B = Mommy in Law You <> Person B You = Person A ====================== You = Racial Slur Sayer Person C = White Guy Person D = Black Guy You <> Person D You <> Person C ====================== If Person D is offended and Person B is offended, you should not say the joke or racial slur to Person C or Person A.
Apathy is not the answer 50 yrs ago . .. more people felt this was perfectly acceptable 50 yrs ago . . . Lynchings were a way of life If everyone said. . well you cannot change how people why try would our society be *as* tolerant as it is today? Power Concedes nothing without Demand If not asks for change. . . then change will not come Rocket River
1. Kind of 2. Are there any ******s here tonight? Could you turn on the house lights, please, and could the waiters and waitresses just stop serving, just for a second? And turn off this spot. Now what did he say? "Are there any ******s here tonight?" I know there's one ******, because I see him back there working. Let's see, there's two ******s. And between those two ******s sits a kike. And there's another kike— that's two kikes and three ******s. And there's a spic. Right? Hmm? There's another spic. Ooh, there's a wop; there's a polack; and, oh, a couple of greaseballs. And there's three lace-curtain Irish micks. And there's one, hip, thick, hunky, funky, boogie. Boogie boogie. Mm-hmm. I got three kikes here, do I hear five kikes? I got five kikes, do I hear six spics, I got six spics, do I hear seven ******s? I got seven ******s. Sold American. I pass with seven ******s, six spics, five micks, four kikes, three guineas, and one wop. Well, I was just trying to make a point, and that is that it's the suppression of the word that gives it the power, the violence, the viciousness. Dig: if President Kennedy would just go on television, and say, "I would like to introduce you to all the ******s in my cabinet," and if he'd just say "****** ****** ****** ****** ******" to every ****** he saw, "boogie boogie boogie boogie boogie," "****** ****** ****** ****** ******" 'til ****** didn't mean anything anymore, then you could never make some six-year-old black kid cry because somebody called him a ****** at school. ~Lenny Bruce
you ever stop and think that maybe some people will get offended at just about anything? i can clearly see why something like blackface, and nooses, and kkk costumes are offending... but when i hear black people (or anybody for that matter) complain about when white kids dress in thug gear, and wear "bling", and the like - boo-freaking-hoo. getting mad at kids imitating POPULAR culture??? you get no sympathy from me.
You don't think that having the party on MLK's birthday and calling it "Living the Dream" had anything to do with it? I haven't heard widespread outrage about white people dressing like that on an everyday basis. Typically if they do that all the time, they're not mocking a culture, they're embracing it.
That's fine, but can't you at least acknowledge my "Red Dawn" reference? I thought is was pretty funny.
What does MTV, hip hop artists, athletes, etc promote as "Living the Dream" ESPECIALLY to that age demographic?
Sorry, never saw it. Is it any good? Quick imdb check...it looks a little cheesy. But then I guess all 80's movies now look a little cheesy. Especially w/ Patrick Swayze. At least it looks like he doesn't break out in dance in this one. Or does he?
