Posted on 04/24/2018 9:31:46 AM PDT by Liberty7732
“Now wait just a cotton pickin’ minute!”
Sounds like a ‘Hate Crime’,
If only we had an Eric Holder or Loretta Lynch!
Made me chuckle,sorry.
And, they want these kids to vote...
He should have made the first part about being a nerd and picking his nose, but I pick you, etc. But then the someone with a pocket protector would have been offended and ......
I heard recently that the phrase “cotton pickin” is now a racial slur.
Good God. There are plenty of white people who had to scrape by for many generations picking cotton.
There is going to be an inevitable push back. Here in the South, our ancestors, heritage and culture are under constant attack, so far folks have continued to believe in the political process, but day by day that wavers.
The kids are from the south so there is certainly some valid historical context here; however, it certainly was insensitive and in today’s climate — just plain dumb. But you know what? Kids are dumb and my guess is that they innocently thought this was pithy cute.
When Jamie Foxx joked on SNL that he got to kill all the White people in his latest movie, I don’t recall a national outcry. But Starbuck? Whew!
Or maybe two kids who are sick of the PC insanity that's ruining this country and were responding to the stupid overreaction lately to harmless epithet 'cotton-pickin'!
“—————letting parents and students know that guidance counselors and administrators were available to help students deal with the ordeal. “
Of course they’ll be there-—sort of like “grief counselors will be available”.
I went to school during WWII-———it was our parents,or nothing.
We all survived quite well.
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No more racist that a BLM rally or a typical mainline church service. Next?!?
Yup, should have been more sensitive. Maybe; “If I were a fat kid, I’d be picking candy bars” or If I were an albino I’d be picking sun screen”. You know, something inoffensive.
I’m white priveledged
And quite priveledged
To asked out for prom!
Awww... that’s sweet. Maybe a bit racist, but still sweet. I bet he gets some sugar after the dance.
Miami media is running this story today, clutching pearls Bigly.
I’m not going to run cover for this guy. Not this time.
Too many dumb kids think that everything needs to be put online, and then act stunned that their international billboard attracts crazed responses.
Enjoy the free speech, just be equally ready to enjoy the free replies.
I tried. I really really tried not to laugh but, that was some funny stuff right there!
This idiot manchild clearly needs some learnin’.
“...while the local NAACP wants to go into the school to teach the right way to think about race relations.”
It’s called “brainwashing” of young minds, and fear tactics.
We’re a free country, and was get to think about “race relations” any damn way we want. Screw you NAACP.
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