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We ought to give Dog a second chance (Daily Trojan)
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| 11/13/2007
| Joshua Sharp
Posted on 11/13/2007 12:30:44 AM PST by panther33
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I wrote this for the USC student paper, the Daily Trojan. Fellow FReepers, I'd love to hear your feedback!
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posted on
11/13/2007 12:30:47 AM PST
by
panther33
To: panther33
That type of language is who Dog
is. If you hang out with street people, spend time in prison, and have a slight education, that's just the reality of not only how you talk but who you are. It's second nature to use the n-word for them, just as it is for rappers, drug dealers and addicts. To them it's a routine, mild term. Prison permanently desensitizes anyone to harsh language. He wanted to insult his son's girlfreind, to let him know of his disapproval, because Dog was afraid his son would end up in the slammer for 20 years on a probation violation because of her influence. He was just trying to keep his son from making a mistake -- not because she was black, but because he perceived her as a threat to her son's future. He's not a racist, but he is protective of his family. If she'd been white he would've picked an equally offensive term to describe her -- to emphasize to his son what he thought of a woman he perceived as a threat to his son's freedom.
So in that sense, he owes no apology. He is what he is. His pandering to the media just makes him seem weak.
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posted on
11/13/2007 12:59:37 AM PST
by
zipper
To: panther33
I’d agree with you, in fact, I hope Dog continues to do his bounty hunting regardless of whether it’s on t.v. or not. He is a good guy who has always been hated by leftist, Cop hating, liberals, they just had a chance to exploit his language etiquette weakness, Senator Byrd got a pass.
The thing about name calling, the more they know it bothers you, the more they will use it.
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posted on
11/13/2007 1:06:40 AM PST
by
Son House
($$Proud Member of Vast Right Wing, Out To Lower Your Tax Rates For More Opportunities.$$)
To: Son House
Agreed.
Dog shuld be forgiven.
Its the Liberal socialist aristocracy who have taken Dogs use of the "n" word oout of context , and they brand him for the use of the word, when in fact it is an everyday word to the neighborhood from which Dog sprang.
Dog's sidling up to the liberals does make him look weak, but it goes to show you who has the cultural power these days.That has to change ASAP!
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posted on
11/13/2007 1:23:13 AM PST
by
Candor7
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Baghdad_(1258))
To: zipper
So in that sense, he owes no apology. He is what he is. His pandering to the media just makes him seem weak. I agree with your analysis of the conversation, but disagree with your conclusion that he shouldn't apologize.
He used a term he shouldn't have, and his use of it has hurt many people. Even though he could have never anticipated that his son would betray him to the National Enquirer, he ultimately said those words and therefore does owe an apology to those he hurt. However, as I wrote in my column, the condemnation should end there.
Btw, I don't think an apology makes him weak at all.
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posted on
11/13/2007 1:24:31 AM PST
by
panther33
(NOT Conservative until the day I die... Conservative until the day I'm wrong!)
To: panther33
As a retired military person I’ve heard the N word a lot. It almost always cam out of the mouth of a black person. I’ve also been called every name under the sun. Oh well, life goes on.
Give the dog another chance. You can’t carry this racial crap around forever.
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posted on
11/13/2007 1:24:43 AM PST
by
oldenuff2no
(My dad ldft for Europe in)
To: panther33
I love the Dog. It was wrong of Dog to say what he said; however; it was a private conversation. Now tell me a fairytale about alledged minorities not saying really nasty things about whites or other races or each other. Dog’s opinions are not the point in this case. The point is his son sold him out. And his girlfriend planned it. Dog is the wrong person to be held accountable here. His son and girlfriend should be. Just like that case in Boulder where that couple’s land was taken. They say ignorance of the law is no excuse. Well, there is no excuse for judges and lawyers, politicians, big business; etc to steal from the public either. These people should be held accountable too. We meed to make the real culprits responsible.
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posted on
11/13/2007 1:25:32 AM PST
by
freekitty
((May the eagles long fly our beautiful and free American sky.))
To: Son House
Thank you. Like you, I hope Dog is back in action soon. Get those fugitives shakin’ in their boots again. :)
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posted on
11/13/2007 1:26:36 AM PST
by
panther33
(NOT Conservative until the day I die... Conservative until the day I'm wrong!)
To: oldenuff2no
Well said. Thanks for sharing.
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posted on
11/13/2007 1:28:12 AM PST
by
panther33
(NOT Conservative until the day I die... Conservative until the day I'm wrong!)
To: Candor7
... it goes to show you who has the cultural power these days. That has to change ASAP! I hear you. As a Communication major, I'm worried to see us shift to a "sound bite society." Context is almost always lost in translation.
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posted on
11/13/2007 1:30:53 AM PST
by
panther33
(NOT Conservative until the day I die... Conservative until the day I'm wrong!)
To: panther33
Go to any police station booking room. Go to any military base. I don't care where you go, even to schools, you will hear the "N" word. This is who he is. It is part of his life. Asking him to change his language is like changing your DNA. You might be able to cut back, but you will never completely change it. A TV show can Bleep it out, but if the boy's girlfriend heard him or his employees saying it, all hell would break loose. I've seen his show and don't care one way or another if it stays on, but to kill it over this is stupid.
If you look back, Mark Furman lost his career and probably the case against OJ over something this stupid.
Get rid of Chris Mathews, or Oberman if you want to clean up TV. And for God's sake, don't bring back Rosie.
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posted on
11/13/2007 1:33:26 AM PST
by
chuckles
To: freekitty
Good comment. I found it interesting, though, how Dog responded to that thought on Larry King Live. He said regardless of whether the law was broken in obtaining the conversation, and regardless of whether it was a private call, he said it and that’s that.
I was happy to hear Dog respond that way. As they say in the military: “No excuse, sir!”
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posted on
11/13/2007 1:34:06 AM PST
by
panther33
(NOT Conservative until the day I die... Conservative until the day I'm wrong!)
To: chuckles
I don't care where you go, even to schools, you will hear the "N" word. Yes, I didn't find the conversation particularly offensive in light of far harsher statements said by others.
But in today's media, you're one statement away from "career suicide." Sad.
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posted on
11/13/2007 1:36:36 AM PST
by
panther33
(NOT Conservative until the day I die... Conservative until the day I'm wrong!)
To: panther33
I wrote this for the USC student paper, the Daily Trojan. Fellow FReepers, I'd love to hear your feedback!If you heard the language I use at white people who don't signal and cut people off in traffic, you'd never worry about what dog said about black people. Then again, I'll never get that reality show on A&E.
In perspective: Dog said a dirty word. N-word, I don't give a hoot. Really don't care. If Rap and Hip-Hop can gain such a foothold in black culture, considering the extent of the verbal abuse that comes out of it, then Dog didn't do anything wrong by their own standards.
Bad Dog. No biscuit.
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posted on
11/13/2007 1:37:51 AM PST
by
Caipirabob
(Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
To: oldenuff2no
As a retired military person Ive heard the N word a lot. It almost always cam out of the mouth of a black person. Ive also been called every name under the sun. Oh well, life goes on. Give the dog another chance. You cant carry this racial crap around forever. Oh yeah you can, its the bread and butter of liberal demagoguery.
To: panther33
I sent an email to A&E telling them our family was boycotting all of their broadcasts until he is given a second chance.
Never got a reply, if more were sent who knows?
To: oldenuff2no
Wonder when gangsta rap tunes will not include ‘Offing You White MF’s’.
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posted on
11/13/2007 2:05:09 AM PST
by
Westlander
(Unleash the Neutron Bomb)
To: highpockets
I sent an email to A&E Great idea. Can you post the e-mail, or a link?
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posted on
11/13/2007 2:05:57 AM PST
by
panther33
(NOT Conservative until the day I die... Conservative until the day I'm wrong!)
To: Caipirabob
Dog didn't do anything wrong by their own standards. Well said.
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posted on
11/13/2007 2:07:20 AM PST
by
panther33
(NOT Conservative until the day I die... Conservative until the day I'm wrong!)
To: Hunterite
Oh yeah you can, its the bread and butter of liberal demagoguery. You're absolutely right. Thanks for posting.
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posted on
11/13/2007 2:08:16 AM PST
by
panther33
(NOT Conservative until the day I die... Conservative until the day I'm wrong!)
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