I’ve listened and listenend to the tape and, OK, I’m stupid. I can’t understand everything he’s saying and ask, is it because the girlfriend is black that Dog doesn’t want his son dating her? Or is it for some other reason. Color me blonde.
From what I understood (listening to the bleeped version), he was saying that the group uses the “n-word” all the time. He’s afraid that if his son brings his black girlfriend around, she will be offended. I THINK he’s afraid she would then tape them saying the n-word, it would be leaked to the press, and ruin Dog’s career.
Which is why it is so ironic, that he used the n-word in having this discussion with his son, who was taping the conversation and leaked it and destroyed his career.
And it is destroyed. Whether it’s fair or not, there’s no way he comes out of this one. You can admit using the n-word. You probably couldn’t get away with punishing your son for marrying a black woman.
But you are NEVER going to get away with objecting to your son being with a black woman because you use the n-word and are afraid she’ll be offended and turn you in.
The solution is to stop saying things that offend the people who are dear to you, or the wives of those who are dear to you.
Not to remove the people who would be offended.
I have not listened to the tape.
I do not care who others date or have sex with or marry.
I would prefer they be responsible....especially about the eventual outcome of coupling.
However, it is more common than not the world over that folks (this includes parents) prefer to date or marry within their group.
Folks who prefer to buck that trend are free to do so but should not consider those who do not bigoted by default.
I do not think that makes a racist...but that’s just me and I confess readily to not being obsessed about racism anyhow and think it is far far far overplayed and overemphazised and that it has basically emasculated educated whites from being realistic and at the same time enabled non whites to say anything....except offend homosexuals (see: Isaiah Washington)
So....Doggie....hmmm....I’m ambivalent...don’t much care to tell the truth.
Lot more important things that some sorta crude unusual white folks saying tacky things.....