Posted on 06/30/2013 6:01:11 AM PDT by don-o
She gets it. I wonder if she will suffer the same fate as Paula?
Jesse “Jerkson”says she can be”Redeemed”?I wonder how much he’ll charge her???
Nothing like a little ignorant mudslinging to start the day. Include yourself, ma'am, in the "we" that doesn't always get things right.
Longing for the day when such qualifiers are not necessary and cheering Professor Dixon for her wisdom and sophistication.
Paula wouldn’t be having this problem if it weren’t for her southern accent. This is anti-south bigotry.
Right. But, I wonder if she was pressed on this, would she perhaps see her own fault in judgement? Maybe?
I was telling the Mrs that Jackson would have earned huge points with me had he used HIS bully pulpit to defend her immediately. Since he waited until after the dirty work, he lost that opportunity.
It isn’t a bad article. Both of my knees were jerking in unison, but taking a snippet from deep in the article is certain to ensure you have taken it out of context.
All in all, what she says is true, I think.
I miss your point. What context are you talking about? I posted it all.
Sorry, I wasn’t being clear. I wasn’t saying you took anything out of context, I was just making the observation that it is one of those articles you have to read the entire thing closely to avoid that pitfall.
I have often opined that I am grateful to liberals for their inadvertent skill at telegraphing the entirety of what they are going to say in the first few words or sentences of a lengthy discourse. I have likely added years to my life by reading the first few words and realizing: “Okay. XXX is bad. YYY is evil. ZZZ is criminal.” When I read the entire article, I am rarely surprised, so they perform a service. It is the same when you hear a communist using the term “running dog capitalist”, you don’t really have to listen. You know exactly where they are coming from and what they will say.
This article written by a liberal is not one of those.
Sorry about the misunderstanding, poor communication on my part.
They had a beloved mascot, a black lab named "Nigger" (which was killed the night of one of the big raids, hit by a car. It was a crushing emotional blow to the men of the squadron.
What was odd was hearing the word used over and over again, shouted out with joy, abruptly issued as a command, descriptively used as parts of discussion, all with no racial overtone but used as the name of the dog.
When the movie was shown in the nineties, they edited the name of the dog out.
May Nigger enjoy each and every day with his companions at Rainbow Bridge...he was a good boy.
We knew the American RAF pilot, Joe McCarthy. He became a real estate agent in Virginia and managed properties for my mother in the late 70s and early 80s. Fascinating old guy.
I don’t think people should use racial, ethnic, or religious slurs. Thanks to my parents, I never do, and I’m surprised when others do. However, if “nigger” is so destructive that it can’t be said by any white person, even in a historical sense, “The pilots had a dog named Nigger,” then why is it in common use among some of the richest and most successful “entertainers” and political hacks in America?
My answer is that any stick to beat up non-”progressive” society will do, no matter how silly or inconsistent it is.
I try to be aware of my own propensity for “shorthand thinking.” It’s easy for me to pigeon hole based on any number of factors. And I’m more often right than wrong (by my lights.)
However, this one caught my eye based on the pivot point she chose - that being forgiveness. That concept has been cheapened, corrupted even.
It was just refreshing and encouraging to see that even suggested as a course of action.
Agreed. You have to accept the algorithm can be wrong...and adjust accordingly...:)
We are in agreement on this...
Would have been interesting to witness this little self-denunciation session.
This has an interesting relationship to the discussion about “cracker” over the last couple of days. It’s true that people can people can pick up what’s supposed to be an accusation and make it a point of solidarity, “Okay, I’m a redneck ... wanna make something of it?” However, I don’t think it’s helpful for people to embrace negativity.
As a counter example, our Puerto Rican deacon greets his friends coming into church with, “Hola, Cristiano!” not because they’re all named “Christian” but because it acknowledges the best and most important point about the gentlemen: that they are Christians.
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