Political Correctness: Make a Judgment

There is no negative connotation intended toward you in my remarks (just to make sure you know.)

She told a story of a German who was in a tank (for reasons a bit unclear to me because of her dialect (accent?) and met a Polish citizen. The Pole asked the German what he was doing in a tank, and the German (kidding) said "We're back!" She said he got ten years for that bit of "insensitive" levity.

I don't see why you even want "cool points" with this bunch, Snood, since they've shown their willingness to lie through their teeth trying to make it seem that whites are being victimized by having to show some respect to people whom they didn't have to in the past.

That's what Lash is largely about on this forum. This whole thread is just a continuation of that. The Republicans have been appealing to the backlash vote since the sixties. The whole idea is to be seen in opposition to the blacks so that white people who aren't so crazy with the whole civil rights thing will get the message that the Republican Party is the place to go for people who think blacks are getting "too much".

This is absurd. Can you point to anything that would support this statement? It doesn't gel with my opinions at all.

Get real. Lash is the one who has put up post after post telling us how acceptable it is for white people to use the N-word in certain circumstances.

I do have a thing about usage--and right now, in my culture, nigger is the most powerful word.


Then with a straight face tries to tell us that her black friends let her call them that all the time.

I haven't used that word in years. During a period of time, I worked closely with people in a very volatile situation--and we all used it toward one another laughingly. It happened to be a 98% black staff... Your statement is erroneous and aggressive toward me. Having a bad day?

Why would anyone make up such crap?

Why would anyone be unable to believe that it's the truth? Those people were my close friends--a few of whom had children who called me Auntie "Lash". If you haven't had such relationships, i can understand how it's inconceivable to you--but don't transfer your limitations onto me.

It's all political positioning.

It was my life experience-coupled with a thorn in my ass about political correctness.

While making a few hollow shows of attempting to reach out to the black community, the Republicans feel there is even more political gain to be had seeming to stand up to blacks.

I am a person, a woman, a mother, a daughter, a friend, a lover, a sister, a student and many other things. I am not a Republican before any of those. You are thinking in a tight, small box.

This is an emotional issue for minorities, and maintaining that using the N-word is all right under certain circumstances sends a clear message to whites who really aren't that crazy about blacks that the GOP is the place to go.

If I am quoting someone or referring to the word, I will not use the term "the N-Word." Make of it what you will, usage Nazi. And, take a powder.

I guess I just wanted to say that I'm not so reactionary that I could interpret something as innocuous as what McCain said as harmful. But I think you're right about most of what you said.

Those who have never had close black friends cannot relate, Lash. I can. Those who don't have any friends at all will usually be the most hateful, judgmental, and snotty towards people they disagree with or who they don't want to believe. Come to think of it, that's probably why they don't have any friends. A Catch 22 kind of thing.

But you can bet they hunt in packs and they'll pile on like dogs and rational debate that allows for different points of view is a concept unnatural and foreign to them.

They're very good at stalking and nipping at heels though. I'll give them that.

Damn. "Tar baby" again. I hadn't known he said it.

So, I don't see the news anymore. Big firestorm or no?

Foxfyre wrote:

Those who have never had close black friends cannot relate, Lash. I can. Those who don't have any friends at all will usually be the most hateful, judgmental, and snotty towards people they disagree with or who they don't want to believe. Come to think of it, that's probably why they don't have any friends. A Catch 22 kind of thing.

But you can bet they hunt in packs and they'll pile on like dogs and rational debate that allows for different points of view is a concept unnatural and foreign to them.

They're very good at stalking and nipping at heels though. I'll give them that.

Hey, Fox.

I really think that's it. Do they even HAVE blacks in keltic's neck of the woods? LOL