[HawaiianGecko]

 

I am 54. When I hear the phrase, "Feets don't fail me now," I immediately think of it as a great album from the '70s. In fact a google search of the phrase in quotes comes up with nearly 13,000 hits and the entire 1st page is all about the song.

governsleastgovernsbest ... Yes I agree with you. If Rush had said this he would have been hammered for it, but not by me as I wouldn't have seen it as racist. Come to think of it, if it wasn't for this thread I would have never thought it a racist phrase, now I'll have to double clutch and think before I'm in a black club and feel the urge to shout. "Feets don't fail me now!" 

If I was the owner of the club, I'd buy me a drink and laugh knowing that I'm a bit more secure with my life as a black man than the politically correct crowd.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

This has turned out to be one of the more interesting threads I've ever posted.

I took it for granted that everyone was familiar with the racial background of the phrase, but - largely due to age differences - that obviously isn't true.

Also, many people accused me of being PC, or overly sensitive on racial matters, whereas my only point was that the MSM has a double-standard and would have surely nailed Rush for using the phrase, whereas Berman, a liberal, is likely to get off scott free.

Even so, I predict we won't hear Berman use the phrase again any time soon!