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To: Alamo-Girl

So then it’s correct for all those African American Libs to be offended by Rush’s “Barack the Magic Negro” song, eventhough the intent was not to offend blacks. It’s just a consequence and they are right.

Is that correct?


715 posted on 10/20/2009 10:51:32 AM PDT by netmilsmom (Psalm 109:8 - Let his days be few; and let another take his office)
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To: netmilsmom
As far as I know there is not a right or wrong to offense just a matter of fact, either a person is offended or he is not.

I would not expect the things that offend you to offend me or someone else. Nor would I expect the degree of offense to be something which can be conveyed by words.

Technically speaking that is called "qualia" - like pain or pleasure, love or hate. It can only be experienced, it cannot be conveyed. Qualia, btw, is the "poison pill" to artificial intelligence.

717 posted on 10/20/2009 11:03:46 AM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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To: netmilsmom

Rush was not the originator of that. He was just copying and making fun of what someone else had said. No one has ever proven that Rush is a racist or said the things others have said he did. They talked about that on BOR the other day.


899 posted on 10/21/2009 8:25:16 AM PDT by Marysecretary (GOD IS STILL IN CONTROL!)
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