I don't see why everybody is in arms about this stupid ex-slave comment, you jump on him for doing something respectable and he mentions slavery and everybody wigs out. Sweetliberty and everyone else who is bothered by that is only underlining a big problem in America of extreme sensitivity.
When did it become respectable to lie?
What deprivations did this 'x-slave' encounter in his rise to fame and fortune?
His self-defacing manipulation of reality is an insult to the America, and will result in a just conclusion!
It is common courtesy to post to a FReeper named in a post.
Define the absence of sensitivity when a Negro calls another Negro the 'N' word, and the ....extreme sensitivity.... exhibited if a caucasion uses the same word.
Why is a double standard imposed?
If the 'N' word is not appropriate for a caucasion to speak or write, equity would require the same rule apply to Negroes. Perhaps you disagree?