Black Pol: My Slap White People Remark was 'Black Hyperbole'

Newsmax.com ^ | 08/18/02

[rickmichaels]

New York City Councilman Charles Barron said Sunday that he was using "black hyperbole" when he told a Washington, D.C. crowd gathered yesterday to demonstrate for slavery reparations that he wanted to slap white people who didn't sympathize with the cause.

"I want to go up to the closest white person and say, 'You can't understand this, it's a black thing,' and then slap him, just for my mental health," Barron announced as 2,000 to 3,000 reparations supporters looked on.

As the New York official uttered his incendiary remarks, vendors from the New Black Panther Party, which provided security for the event, hawked T-Shirts that read "Kill Whitey" and "How did we get to America? Heartless Christian Buyer, Ruthless Jewish seller," the Washington Times reported.

Asked about his explosive slap-the-nearest-white-person comment, Barron told WABC Radio's Steve Malzberg he was only joking before the interview turned contentious. The exchange went like this:

MALZBERG: How long have you wanted to slap white people?

BARRON: Well, let me say this to you. It's interesting that they would take that out of my speech. I think everybody knew there that was what we call improvision - oratorial improvision and black hyperbole. And y'all wouldn't understand that 'cause you're uptight and you're gonna take it where it was not intended. Everybody at the rally laughed. White stage hands and camera people laughed. When I came off the stage, I shook hands with whites who were there and they congratulated me on a great speech. No one has taken that serious but you.

MALZBERG: Well, I'm taking it serious because it's presented as serious in the wire story. What in the world is black....

BARRON: It's not serious. That's not serious. It's black hyperbole. Let's talk about reparations.

MALZBERG: Wait, wait, wait. If you'll be quiet for a second I'm gonna ask you the question, what in the world is black hyperbole?

BARRON: You don't know what a hyperbole is?

MALZBERG: Yeah, I do.....

BARRON: Let me break it down for you.....

MALZBERG: N-n-n-n-n-no, I do but you just....

BARRON: Let me break down the parts of speech for you.

MALZBERG: You yourself - no, no, no, hold on. Now you're on hold because now you're insulting. Put him on hold because I want to - you said, "You won't understand this because you're white and uptight and blah, blah, blah but black hyperbole." So, yes, I know what hyperbole is. My question to you was, what is - what you said I wouldn't understand because I'm white - black hyperbole.

BARRON: It's a sense of humor. And we take things - we identify humor, they're gross exaggerations. That's a hyperbole. And it's a sense of humor that we have politically that our folk will understand and some other folk will get uptight and take it very seriously.

MALZBERG: So if I made a joke before a white audience that I wanted to - just for my mental health - slap a black person, then I could always claim that, that was white hyperbole.

BARRON: No. Because that's not how white people joke around. You're just trying to make a hypothetical to turn this into something it's not.

MALZBERG: Oh, so black people....

BARRON: Let's talk about reparations.

MALZBERG: I will. Black people joke around by talking about....

BARRON: Let's talk about reparations....

MALZBERG: Wait a minute. Don't tell....

BARRON: You could put me on hold again if you'd like.

MALZBERG: So you're just going to.....

BARRON: 'Cause I'm not entertaining no more of you wasting my time on black hyperbole you just don't get.

MALZBERG: Alright. Good-bye, city councilman. Thank you very much. I'm not going to be treated rudely and badgered on my show. (End of Excerpt)

[ASDFGHJK]

"mmm their eloquence escapes me; their logic ties me up and rapes me..." -- Sting, "DaDooDooDoo"

[big bad easter bunny]

Do you think black people know history well enough to know the Jews were also slaves?

[shuckmaster]

Barron announced as 2,000 to 3,000 reparations supporters looked on.

Every other report says there were less than 500. Where'd the other 2,500 suddenly appear from?

[monkey]

I was there. 2-3 thousand is probably correct. Maybe a few more.

[MadIvan]

New York City Councilman Charles Barron said Sunday that he was using "black hyperbole" when he told a Washington, D.C. crowd gathered yesterday to demonstrate for slavery reparations that he wanted to slap white people who didn't sympathize with the cause

I hope he'll take it as "hyperbole" when I deck him if he tries.

Regards, Ivan

[wimpycat]

Oh, so when my granddaddy used to say, "Send them all back to Africa!", it wasn't racist, it was white hyperbole! Now I get it. I'm this guy enlightened everybody about the subtle difference.

[ASDFGHJK]

LOL. Racial hyperbole. Maybe it can a new classification of hate crime.

[apochromat]

I think it's hyperbole because it would depend on how large or dangerous-looking his slapping object would be. Maybe I should read the article again.

[gortklattu]

Shooting off his mouth again.....

[MadIvan]

Now that's not nice. Cleavon Little was utterly hilarious.

Regards, Ivan

[I still care]

That right, slaves for 400 years to the Egyptians. And a law was passed that all Jewish babies had to be killed.

The comment I remember from Barron yesterday was that the blacks were going to go take their reparation money from Washington without anyone's permission and were going to leave "scorched earth" in the process. Well, I guess that's just more hyperbole. I'm sure they don't mean it.

[gortklattu]

No disrespect was intended for the late Cleavon. My attempt at satire was directed at others.

[4.1O dana super trac pak]

"oratorial improvisation?"....I never miss Malzbergs show, he usually has at least one ultra leftist nut on. Barron has been a guest at least 5 times.

[dennisw]

Charles Barron is a dirtbag and former Black Panther. He's an NYC councilman feeding at the public trough already....Thus already getting his "reparations". but he wants mo', much mo'.

He is evil, demagogic scum that you will be hearing more about since he is a good speaker.

http://www.onepeoplesproject.com/barron.htm

[Terridan]

Remember Maxine Waters "hyperbol" during the riots, L.A. after the Rodney King verdict? On live T.V., she screamed into the cameras telling "her" people, "don't riot and burn your own neighborhoods! Go into the White neighborhoods." I was shocked that she wasn't arrested for being a U.S. Congressman and inciting arson and rioting!
But you know what? The rioters NEVER left their own neighborhood, they have an aversion to "armed citizens".

[niteowl77]

White hyperbole ranges from such horrendously racist diatribes as "yep" and "you betcha," all the way to things like your granddaddy's musings and beyond. We are all racists, we are all guilty, and if these 24/7 haters get their wish, we are all going to be dead.

Wipe the American makeup off a large percentage of the noisy African-American 'rat "leadership," and you will see Robert Mugabe looking back at you with hate in his eyes.

[winodog]

Actually he said he was mad and he wanted to go out and slap a white man quite a few times. More then just three or four. At one time he said he wanted to slap a cracker.

[blam]

"Do you think black people know history well enough to know the Jews were also slaves?"

Yup. ...and many blacks claim that they were the Egyptians who built the pyramids. Might they be the same people who enslaved the Jews then?

[Jon Geb]

If a white said anything even close to this it would make national headlines. If I went on stage and said "black" instead of "african American", I might be in hot water. This is rediculous.

[Lancey Howard]

Do you think black people know history well enough to know the Jews were also slaves?

LOL, of course not.
Do you think they know who it was who provided the "merchandise" to the slave traders?

Hahaha...!
This silly thing in Dirty City was just an excuse to party and "boogie down".
Anything interesting in the news today?

[Tumbleweed_Connection]

Barron told WABC Radio's Steve Malzberg he was only joking before the interview turned contentious.

What kind of humor would the Leftists imply if this had been quoted from a conservative?

Remember;

"Those who survived the San Francisco earthquake said, 'Thank God I'm alive.' But, of course, those who died, their lives will never be the same again."-- Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer of California.

[Paul Atreides]

God forbid they should be marching in an effort to free present-day slaves in Africa. Ooops! I forgot; no handouts in that.

[apochromat]

slap a cracker

Another great use for government cheese.

[blam]

"The rioters NEVER left their own neighborhood, they have an aversion to "armed citizens"."

I think the Koreans with Ak 47's and SKS's on top of the building kept them in the 'hood.

However, they did vow to go to the three 'B's' next time. (Bellaire, Brentwood and Beverly Hills)

[Don Joe]

Mr. Barron certainly has a way with words. Here, he sums up the essence of the "reparations" movement with one concise phrase: "you're gonna take it where it was not intended."

[Howlin]

And many blacks claim that the Romans shot the nose off the Sphinx becuase it looked "too black."

[leadpenny]

I was there.

If I may ask, in what capacity?

[mountainfolk]

Councilman Barron started his speechifying by addressing the crowd as ---Africans in America----Then he seemed to be either stupid or tipsy or both. Kept saying he was so mad he was going to sit down. Must have been an inside joke because he was amused and repeated it several times as tho it was the funnist line of the day. The boxes for contributions took up more time later on and I thought these guys are getting their share of reparations shaking down their own. I do hope Americans remember this event the next time pressure is put on us to make DC a state.

[AngryJawa]

"Back off or the ****** gets it!"

"Do what he say! Do what he say!"

Gotta love "Blazing Saddles". You can't make a movie like that one anymore...

[Terridan]

Yeah well bring em' on! I really believe, and have heard some local "librals" lately, talk about protecting themselves, purchasing firearms, because of the innundation of illegals, whom they welcomed with open arms, are starting to scare them, breaking into homes, and stealing cars, etc. I was suprised at the changes in attitudes by these peaceniks... ;)

[apochromat]

The truth is plain to see. Complaining to the political cartel helps them. Humor works for me.

[Dakmar]

Yup. ...and many blacks claim that they were the Egyptians who built the pyramids. Might they be the same people who enslaved the Jews then?

You're good. Maybe the Jews should sue blacks for reparations.

[Arkinsaw]

Do you think black people know history well enough to know the Jews were also slaves?

LOL, of course not.

Sooner or later we are going to have to stop making generic statements about "black people" based on the ridiculous actions of only a couple of thousand agitators. We have black conservatives here, we have Alan Keyes, we have Walter Williams, we have Trueblackman, etc. and they also are "black people". If we want more black conservatives, which we do, we are going to have to stop that.

[MadIvan]

But you know what? The rioters NEVER left their own neighborhood, they have an aversion to "armed citizens".

And that was in the People's Republic of California no less. ;)

Regards, Ivan

[Lancey Howard]

Can you imagine stepping back in time a few hundred years and warning the people here that bringing in slaves was a really bad idea, uh, I mean a really immoral thing to do? The people at this "rally" only wish that could happen, yessirree Bob, they sure do.

[Thumper1960]

Black hyperbolist Barrons' e-mail.

barron@council.nyc.ny.us

[B4Ranch]

African American descendants of slaves should sue the African descendants of slave sellers and the African American descendants of the colored slave owners first. By doing this they would show that they aren't after money, just justice.

[RightOnline]

Well, I'd love the chance to meet Councilman Barron and give him every opportunity to try and slap me. Please. I'd love it......just once.

Pr*ck.

[Dakmar]

Chris Rock has a word he uses to describe the troublesome, desructive blacks, but I don't think we'll get much support for using it ourselves.

[Dakmar]

I think it's out of line to sue anyone for what their ancestors did or did not do. Collective guilt is a dangerous legal priciple.

[FreedomPoster]

My favorite thing about the rally was definitely the clothing.

I called a friend to tell her and her politically-interested daughter to take a look at this event. She changed the channel, and one of the first comments she made was, "Well, there *are* some interesting African prints to be seen here." LOL!

[Paul Atreides]

[apochromat]

To be serious for a minute, I'm not sure anything could've been done to stop it, especially a few hundred years ago. There was no adequate policing capacity for it. Any sort of contraband had a good chance of getting through.

[Arkinsaw]

Chris Rock has a word he uses to describe the troublesome, desructive blacks, but I don't think we'll get much support for using it ourselves.

I'm not sure of the necessity to add a racial component to "troublesome, destructive". Nevertheless, the comment I was complaining about was regarding the intelligence of "black people" which is a much bigger category than "troublesome, destructive".

[neutrino]

So, I wonder if I could get away with some White hyperbole? Hmm?

I suspect not. Isn't equal protection under the law just dandy? (/bitter sarcasm)

[William Terrell]

. . .he told a Washington, D.C. crowd gathered yesterday to demonstrate for slavery reparations that he wanted to slap white people who didn't sympathize with the cause.

Everybody at the rally laughed. White stage hands and camera people laughed. When I came off the stage, I shook hands with whites who were there and they congratulated me on a great speech.

Well, obviously those people "sympathized with the cause".

No one has taken that serious but you.

And several millions of white people who don't "sympathize with the cause".