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The hate factory - N-word outburst adds to the denigration that passes as entertainment
NY Daily News ^
| November 23, 2006
| Stanley Crouch
Posted on 11/23/2006 1:40:47 PM PST by neverdem
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posted on
11/23/2006 1:40:49 PM PST
by
neverdem
To: neverdem
I guess Robert Byrd is and entertainer.
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posted on
11/23/2006 1:45:33 PM PST
by
personalaccts
(Is George W going to protect the border?)
To: neverdem
White women have stood up against the misogyny in popular entertainment, but black people have not had much to say about the denigration. Is he kidding?
Being an outraged minority is a multi-million dollar a year business.
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posted on
11/23/2006 1:46:40 PM PST
by
SkyPilot
To: neverdem
I have only seen or heard one genuinely funny comedy routine involving the use of the 'N-word': Dave Chappel's piece in which he plays a blind, black white-supremacist. It works precisely because it lampoons both racism, and the African-American embrace of the epithet.
(Actually I think Chappel's best work always works by simultaneously mocking white and black folk in complementary or contrasting ways.)
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posted on
11/23/2006 1:47:12 PM PST
by
The_Reader_David
(And when they behead your own people in the wars which are to come, then you will know. . .)
To: neverdem
Ah, Stanley, take a chill pill.
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posted on
11/23/2006 1:47:31 PM PST
by
durasell
(!)
To: neverdem
Ain't it cool to own a word that honkies cannnot say??
To: neverdem
Ain't it cool to own a word that honkies cannnot say??
To: neverdem
To: Lexington Green
Every group owns its own vocabulary. Ever see the faces on a group of Southerners when a Yankee tries out a southern expression? How about when a Southerner tries out a yiddish expression?
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posted on
11/23/2006 1:52:29 PM PST
by
durasell
(!)
To: Lexington Green
LOL.. excellent and true.
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posted on
11/23/2006 1:58:34 PM PST
by
SeaBiscuit
(God Bless America and All who protect and preserve this Great Nation.)
To: neverdem
What they actually suffered, if anything, was an unintended caricature of a redneck in heated rage, expressing conventional disdain for black people. Michael Richards was born in Culver City, California. What we southerners are suffering, if anything, is unintended but expected bigotry by the mainstream media, expressing their disdain for flyover country in general and the south in particular.
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posted on
11/23/2006 2:02:12 PM PST
by
TN4Liberty
(Sixty percent of all people understand statistics. The other half are clueless.)
To: neverdem
Stanley Crouch's right. There are certain words that should never be used by any one in polite company. If black people can't respect their own kind by refraining from using the N-word as if it was a term of endearment, they shouldn't get offended when its said by whites. Either a profanity is ALWAYS wrong or its not a profanity at all. Something to think about here.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus
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posted on
11/23/2006 2:02:44 PM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: neverdem
Of course, nothing heals the hurt quite like money. Mere apologies, BAH!
I wonder how much MY hurt is worth, the terrible, soul ripping hurt I suffer daily from Rosie O'Donnell's daily insults towards my Christian faith, by her wrong headed opinions of it which may lead others in this world to hate me for my beliefs.
The hurt can't be resolved by A mere apology, or by Barbra Walter's ordering Her to stop insulting Christians, to stop Her constant lies about it's history which she obviously knows nothing about.
Should I sue Rosie, The View, and Barbra Walters For the injuries, for the soul wrenching pain they cause me, and every Christian in America?
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To: SeaBiscuit
I shared a cocktail years ago with a black kid who worked for me and I opened his eyes to race. He did not understand that tv shows lampooning whites could be as hurtful to me as the obverse. It really struck him that Whitey might have feelings too.
We also spoke of the different reactions the brothers and the crackers have to the cop who pulls them over. He told me that it was almost required of him to give the cop attitude. It told him that two words were all that a cracker says to a cop writing a ticket to him says. Yes sir, or No sir.
He's gone on and done well for himself. I think that we became friends.
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posted on
11/23/2006 2:07:56 PM PST
by
Thebaddog
(Labrador Retrievers are the dog's dog)
To: neverdem
Can we still use the word 'denigration'? You know what it means.
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posted on
11/23/2006 2:08:27 PM PST
by
RightWhale
(RTRA DLQS GSCW)
Comment #17 Removed by Moderator
To: neverdem
Sticks and stones will break my bones but names will never hurt me.. learned that over 50 years ago and it still works.. all these whiners who get 'offended' at 'names' are pathetic babies or just use it for other motives.
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posted on
11/23/2006 2:10:00 PM PST
by
SeaBiscuit
(God Bless America and All who protect and preserve this Great Nation.)
To: neverdem
I rarely agree with Crouch, but he's right on this one. Once humor and wit were displaced by infantile spewings of obscenities and insults, this was bound to happen. When I look at many early comedies, prior to the Lenny Bruce generation, I marvel at how innocent they were - and how uproariously funny. All a performer had to do was raise a knowing eyebrow to get his message across, or do a simple double entendre that could get the audience laughing so hard they cried. But that took timing, smarts and theatrical personality.
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posted on
11/23/2006 2:10:43 PM PST
by
livius
To: SeaBiscuit
I guess if Blacks have to stop using the N-word Jeff Foxworthy will have to shut up about Rednecks.
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posted on
11/23/2006 2:12:18 PM PST
by
sgtbono2002
(The fourth estate is a fifth column.)
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