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Texas Mayor Proposes Ordinance to Ban the N-Word
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| January 24, 2007
| By Sara Bonisteel
Posted on 01/24/2007 7:59:11 AM PST by edcoil
Mayor Ken Corley of Brazoria, Texas, has proposed a city ordinance that would make using the word in an offensive fashion a crime equal to disturbing the peace and punishable by a fine of up to $500.
The 62-year-old mayor, who is a self-described "middle-class white boy," came up with the idea after watching Rev. Jesse Jackson and Rev. Al Sharpton discuss banning the word on TV after "Seinfeld" comedian Michael Richards used the word in an act last November.
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KEYWORDS: freedomofspeech; nword; orwell; orwellian; priorrestraint; race; races; racial; racism; racist; racists; slur; slurs
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Speech police coming.
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posted on
01/24/2007 7:59:12 AM PST
by
edcoil
To: edcoil
To: edcoil
How does he feel about "niggardly" and rap CDs?
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posted on
01/24/2007 8:00:59 AM PST
by
2banana
(My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
To: edcoil
Any they going to ban "honky" and "gringo" and "white devil," too?
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posted on
01/24/2007 8:00:59 AM PST
by
3AngelaD
(ic.)
To: edcoil
I was wondering how long before this made national news.
To: 3AngelaD
"White-Boy", in reference to an adult is insulting to me.
To: edcoil
Coming?
They've already been here for quite some time.
It is a criminally and civilly punishable offense to make an unwanted pass at another person during most of one's waking lifetime.
Representative government and elective democracy means that morality is the will of the elected officials who represent the people.
There is no such thing as freedom of speech, and there never has been. There is freedom to be a little bit controversial, so long as a reasonably large enough group of people also agree with you. Nothing more. Never has been more.
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posted on
01/24/2007 8:02:47 AM PST
by
Vicomte13
(Turin Turamabar turun ambartanen.)
To: edcoil
So, this week's "Meathead of the Week" award goes to Mayor Ken Corley of Brazoria, Texas.
Congrats, Ken! You're a meathead!
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posted on
01/24/2007 8:04:02 AM PST
by
RexBeach
To: edcoil
...self-described "middle-class white boy,"... In other words, a "cracker".
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posted on
01/24/2007 8:04:03 AM PST
by
GoldCountryRedneck
("Idiocy - Never under estimate the power of stupid people in large numbers" - despair.com)
To: edcoil
I hate that word,but don't you think the police has better things to do then chase people around that curse,or use racial slurs.
To: SoFloFreeper
Under the proposed Brazoria ordinance, users of the N-word would be fined only if a complaint were filed against them, thus protecting those who think they are using the word as a term of endearment. > Always follow-up the N-word with - I love you man.
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posted on
01/24/2007 8:04:57 AM PST
by
edcoil
(Reality doesn't say much - doesn't need too)
To: edcoil
Does this mean that rappers and black comedians will no longer be welcome in Brazoria, Texas?
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posted on
01/24/2007 8:05:59 AM PST
by
kempster
To: edcoil
What about the F-word? Heck, I think that old comedy routine about the seven dirty words will have to be changed?
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posted on
01/24/2007 8:06:25 AM PST
by
Nextrush
(Chris Matthews Band: "I get high....I get high.....I get high....McCain.")
To: betsyross1776
"The Finger" ...gesters will no doubt be next on the Mayor's priority list.
Fine that baby $100.00
To: edcoil
Does each demographic get to choose one word to ban? Gays, straights, whites, latinos, men, women, blind people, obese people, Catholics, Muslims, Baptists, Jews, Orientals, Indians, people from Taxachussetts, pilots, golfers, etc... ? Everybody choose the ONE word you want prohibited. What word would mutes choose?
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posted on
01/24/2007 8:08:17 AM PST
by
coloradan
(Failing to protect the liberties of your enemies establishes precedents that will reach to yourself.)
To: coloradan
I believe the DNC chose: "American"
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posted on
01/24/2007 8:09:11 AM PST
by
edcoil
(Reality doesn't say much - doesn't need too)
To: edcoil
While people who use such a term (including those of African descent) should be both ostrocized and criticized by those around them--pressured to change their behavior, using such a term is still protected by free speech. Similarly, neo-Nazis have the right to support anti-Semitism. Scum has to be tolerated to protect greater freedom.
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posted on
01/24/2007 8:09:15 AM PST
by
Jedi Master Pikachu
( WND, NewsMax, Townhall.com, Brietbart.com, and Drudge Report are not valid news sources.)
To: betsyross1776
The police would love it. A law like this would give them another reason to keep from actually arresting real criminals.
Real police work can be hard and sometimes dangerous...
To: edcoil
I don't mind public indecency laws for cursing. Norms for public behavior aren't the slippery slope of communism.
However, the mayor would have better luck with the F-word. The problem with banning "nigger" is that strict enforcement will fall predominantly on blacks, especially young black males, and the NAACP and ACLU will charge that this is a racist law.
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posted on
01/24/2007 8:12:38 AM PST
by
SampleMan
(Islamic tolerance is practiced by killing you last.)
To: kempster
Does this mean that rappers and black comedians will no longer be welcome in Brazoria, Texas? That may be the ultimate purpose of the law. Sneaky sneaky...
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posted on
01/24/2007 8:13:01 AM PST
by
Ronin
(Ut iusta esse, lex noblis severus necesse est.)
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