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Parks moves to ban use of N-word in Los Angeles
Los Angeles Wave ^
| 11/8/2007
Posted on 11/10/2007 8:58:00 PM PST by South40
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To: Santa Fe_Conservative
connotes a lazy person with no self respect or regard for family, a person who is ignorant, stupid, slow moving, does not speak proper English and has childlike qualities There is also about fifteen other words that describe the same thing, maybe they shoud be banned as well.
To: Rastus
They should start with narcissist. (Like Herr Parks)
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posted on
11/10/2007 9:10:48 PM PST
by
fieldmarshaldj
(~~~Jihad Fever -- Catch It !~~~ (Backup tag: "Live Fred or Die"))
To: Santa Fe_Conservative
And the H-words? And the S-words? And the G-words? And the...
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posted on
11/10/2007 9:11:32 PM PST
by
pillut48
(CJ in TX --Soccer Mom and proud RUSH REPUBLICAN! WIN, FRED, WIN!!!)
To: South40
Is "N-word" code for nappy-headed?
To: Santa Fe_Conservative
What do you have against Baptist/sat
To: All
I just had a thought—if this thing passes and the N-word is banned, and someone actually uses the N-word, will they symbolically be accused of using symbolic ‘hate speech’???
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posted on
11/10/2007 9:13:56 PM PST
by
pillut48
(CJ in TX --Soccer Mom and proud RUSH REPUBLICAN! WIN, FRED, WIN!!!)
To: South40
Once upon a time we use to learn etiquette or to be courteous, thoughtful etc.
Women libs and amoral parents fostered this culture of chaos upon society!
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posted on
11/10/2007 9:17:13 PM PST
by
restornu
(Improve The Shining Moment! Don't let them pass you by... PRESS FORWARD MITT)
To: Intolerant in NJ
Gonna be hard to do in nearby Hollywood, which uses it regularly in their movies......
What's really frustrating is when a movie uses it in such a way that the plot nearly turns on THAT WORD - and then, when the movie airs on network, something else gets substituted. I saw one movie where a prison riot started over someone being called that - but when the movie showed on Bravo, the word got dubbed in as 'black'. What? We're supposed to think the riot got started because someone used the politically correct term at the time of the movie?
An even more odious example of that is in Die Hard 3, where Bruce Willis is forced to walk through Harlem wearing a sandwich board that says "I HATE NI___RS", which was supposed to get him killed. When the movie showed on network, it said "I HATE EVERYBODY" - what, we're supposed to accept that, instead of blacks killing whites upon extreme provocation by a racial slur, they'll do it just because an equal opportunity hater is marching around town? Aren't they promoting a racist attitude towards blacks by painting this picture?
To: pillut48
How can they pass that with out starting to erode the 1st amendment?
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posted on
11/10/2007 9:18:18 PM PST
by
restornu
(Improve The Shining Moment! Don't let them pass you by... PRESS FORWARD MITT)
To: pillut48
I'm with you. Take just about anyone and you can find some word/label that they find offensive. I would hope that anyone called an offensive name would have enough self-respect and enough self-esteem to shake it off, know that they are the bigger/better person for not having to resort to name-calling.
The upside of freedom of speech means you can say just about anything you want. (short of the typical "fire" in a crowded theater) The downside is you have to put up with other people expressing their views too.
I often have to just shake my head and laugh at some of these people pushing diversity, tolerance, etc. They are all for tolerance and understanding - right up to the point where they are confronted with someone who is intolerant, opinionated, perhaps even bigoted. Then these proponents of tolerance tend to become some of the most intolerant people in the world. They cannot tolerate intolerance, they must fight it, suppress it, ban it, penalize it, etc. Their hypocrisy can actually be quite funny. But alas, whatever happened to "I disagree with what you say, sir. But I will defend to the death your right to say it!"
As for the LA Law... I guess that means about 50% of the rap songs will be banned within the city limits. Maybe they can fine any radio stations broadcasting into their airspace too. Sounds like another unenforceable, unreasonable, feel-good, do-nothing law.
To: Rastus
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posted on
11/10/2007 9:20:34 PM PST
by
donna
(Duncan Hunter: US Army, 1969-1971, with service in Vietnam)
To: South40
connotes a lazy person with no self respect or regard for family, a person who is ignorant, stupid, slow moving, does not speak proper English and has childlike qualities,
All right - which democrats in DC are they referring to?
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posted on
11/10/2007 9:24:16 PM PST
by
azhenfud
(The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
To: South40
All the problems and this idiot worries about that?
No wonder things don’t change in the city.
To: claudiustg
I think mostly Blacks use this term anymore. Is there going to be a symbolic punishment for this symbolic banning? Maybe hang a noose on their door? ;-)
To: beezdotcom
What's really frustrating is when a movie uses it in such a way that the plot nearly turns on THAT WORD - and then, when the movie airs on network, something else gets substituted...caught two old-timers on TV just today (still waiting for the leaves to fall to be raked here in S Jersey) in which the N word was used prominently -
Trading Places used it to help motivate Eddie Murphy to do in the Duke Brothers when he was sitting in the bathroom stall and heard one of the Dukes say to his brother "Do you think I'd ever let a N- run our family business?" - of course by the time the movie appeared on the Comedy Channel the word vanished in a blip of silence, as you point out.....
And then there was Blazing Saddles where it kinda disappeared as part of the movie, as in "The new sheriff's a Nig-boing" (bell ringing) - hilarious - I don't remember any great protests about even the potential use of the word when the movie came out, but those were days when everyone wasn't out looking to be offended on any excuse......
To: South40
I think they should just ban rap, it will be easier,
and all the crap coming out of Holliwood as well. They are going to have to throw out all archives of all old movies made before this N word ban came into effect.
Toss it all out, burn it all. And don’t make any more until a complete list of insensitive words are properly banned before making new tv shows and movies. Start fresh with a clean slate.
Of course, something will come along and be nasty and start the process all over again..
To: Rastus
"This article is confusing. I dont see an example of the N-word they are talking of banning. Nepotism? Neophyte? Nuclear fission? What?" True! You won't know you uttered the word until you are arrested. Then the cop will say you're charged with using the N-word. And the jury will say your guilty of using the N-word. And the Judge will say 'Ten days and $100.00 fine for using the N-word.
And Groucho will say, 'You win the rubber chicken for saying the magic N-word.
And through it all, nobody will tell you what the N-word is. Even when the law is passed, it will be the most ambiguous piece of writing you ever did see.
An underground cult will form, which will be dedicated to chanting the N-word as soon as they find out what it is.
To: South40
I wonder if they are prepared to fine or arrest a lot of black people if they pursue this.
To: Eastbound
I see we’re on the same wavelength. I don’t like the word, either, but if you’re going to report, report.
I like the idea of this cult. It’ll be more mysterious than the Masons.
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posted on
11/10/2007 10:06:09 PM PST
by
Rastus
To: Terpfen
"Wonder how theyre going to enforce this in Compton." Or against black rappers, comedians, actors and their record labels and studios and show venues.
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posted on
11/10/2007 10:06:51 PM PST
by
Positive
(Nothing is sadder than to see a beautiful theory murdered by a gang of brutal facts.)
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