Posted on 07/11/2008 8:18:18 AM PDT by doug from upland
HERE IS THE STORY. A black activist commissioner in Dallas County was upset in a meeting by the use of the term "black hole."
I called the Commissioners Court and asked for Commissioner Price. They connected me with his secretary, Melanie. We had a nice friendly conversation. It is not racist, and I am not afraid to say it, but her voice indicated that she was a black lady.
MELANIE: Commissioner Wiley.
DFU: Yes, ma'am, I'm Doug and I'm calling from California about the story of the black hole and Commissioner Wiley.
M: Yes, sir. (sort of a little of a chuckle...she has undoubtedly had lots of calls.
DFU: I teach an astronomy course at the local community college and I always try to be sensitive and not offend people. I am wondering if it would be better to use the term "hole of color" in my class.
M: No, that won't be necessary. Commissioner Wiley knows what a black hole is in astronomy.
DFU: Okay.
M: He is not offended by the phrase. This thing just escalated. There have been other comments in the past that led to this.
DFU: Oh, good. So it's okay to use "black hole," and I won't have to say "hole of color."
M: Yes, sir. He understands. That's fine.
DFU: That's a relief. Thank you. Goodbye.
M: Goodbye.
Here is our guy - http://www.dallascounty.org/department/comcrt/jprice.html
It is particularly fun to mock people when they don’t know they are being mocked.
The 'hole of color is a Dallas politician.
FOX - Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price is sticking to his comments that the term “black hole,” which a colleague used, is racist. Price also says language such as “angel food cake” and “devil’s food cake” is also racially insensitive.
I guess Melanie was trying to diffuse the situation. It has apparently become a Mexican standoff. :)
These kind of people always remind me of young and ignorant post-teens who always manage turning just about anything being said into something with a sexual connotation. I’m sure you know the type. Sort of the “Bevis/Butthead” mentality.
No matter what is said, these professional victims try to make it into a racist statement.
Shows very poor cognitive abilities, IMO.
You is BAYD!!
THE ULTIMATE YOUTUBE MOCKING OF PC - http://youtube.com/watch?v=Sy9V4o22V78
How about calling him “A vortex of infinite stupidity” ?
Reminds me the following scene in “Eddie” with Whoopie Goldberg:
Edwina “Eddie” Franklin: Hey, Patton, pass the ball! What are you, the black hole of basketball? Come on!
Joe Sparks: (to Stacy) You going to let her call you a black ho?
Darren Taylor: Man, a HOLE.
Stacy Patton: What’s a black hole?
Polynice, Olden: A black hole is a theoretical object in space. It is so dense that matter collapses... and light itself cannot escape. (shoots his free throw)
Terry Hastings: I knew that.
We should call it an African-American Hole and pay it anti-matter reparations.
You cannot post pictures of half-black, half-white Barak Obama on this thread.
You are way too funny, dude.
For those of you who do not live in the Dallas-Ft Worth area, John Wiley Price is a race baiting SOB in the classic mode of Jeremiah Wright, Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton. He is a full time POS!
He never let’s his white side out to play.
This is interesting. On his hotlinks, he has cut the link for LIBERATION NATION. http://www.johnwileyprice.com/jwp.html
There is no such job as black activist.
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