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Texas County Official Sees Race in Term 'Black Hole'
Fox News ^ | July 11th, 2008

Posted on 07/11/2008 12:36:35 PM PDT by Raineygoodyear

DALLAS — What do "black hole," "angel food cake," and "devil's food cake" have in common? They're all racist terms, says a Dallas County, Texas, official. A county commissioners' meeting this week over traffic tickets turned into a tense discussion over race when one commissioner said the county's collections office was like a certain astronomical phenomenon. "It sounds like Central Collections has become a black hole," Commissioner Kenneth Mayfield, who is white, said during the Monday meeting. One black official demanded an apology, and Commissioner John Wiley Price, who also is black, said that type of language is unacceptable. At the meeting, Mayfield said he intended his comments to be taken in the context of the scientific meaning, and became upset that he was being misunderstood. In astronomy, the term black hole refers to a star that has collapsed upon itself, creating something so dense and small that it does not have any physical properties besides a gravitational force so great that even light cannot escape its pull. Later, Price told MyFOXdfw.com that he believed it and other terms were racist. "So if it's 'angel food cake,' it's white. If it's 'devil's food cake,' it's black. If you're the 'black sheep of the family,' then you gotta be bad, you know. 'White sheep,' you're okay. You know?" Price said. Price said people should watch their words when it comes to stereotypes. "I think people should always be careful. You know, I'm okay if I'm 'bartering' with you. ... But if I try to 'Jew you down,' Oooooh. Is that racist? I thought it meant the same thing? No, maybe it doesn't." The world-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking might have a solution to the problem over perception of the astronomical term. He refers to the phenomenon as "a singularity."

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: blackhole; dummiesinpower; idiots; lowiqalert; racism; youarekiddingright
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1 posted on 07/11/2008 12:36:37 PM PDT by Raineygoodyear
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To: Raineygoodyear

I wonder how he feels about the term “Hole in the Head?”


2 posted on 07/11/2008 12:40:32 PM PDT by Brilliant
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To: Raineygoodyear
Black
3 posted on 07/11/2008 12:51:12 PM PDT by Fundamentally Fair (If given a choice between a POW and a POS, I'll take the POW.)
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To: Raineygoodyear

Just get real. These are idiots that are paid to do nothing but yap and cause trouble.


4 posted on 07/11/2008 12:57:28 PM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote.)
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To: Brilliant

You can call this ignorant bigot at 214-653-6671 and tell he what a moron he is.


5 posted on 07/11/2008 1:02:42 PM PDT by Wil H
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You can call this ignorant bigot at 214-653-6671 and tell he what a moron he is.

Done. His receptionist was very nice.

6 posted on 07/11/2008 1:13:45 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
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To: buccaneer81

Ditto. These guys are the biggest idiot bigots out there. They fit in just right with Nobammi, JJackson and Rev. Wrong. Piss on them.


7 posted on 07/11/2008 1:21:22 PM PDT by shankbear (Al-Qaeda grew while Monica blew)
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To: buccaneer81

She was? You’re kidding, right?


8 posted on 07/11/2008 1:25:45 PM PDT by A_Former_Democrat
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To: Raineygoodyear
One black official demanded an apology...

I think this "black official" owes all of us an apology for being a such a waste of skin and air. He really needs to get a life or at least a FN science book!!!! What a pinhead. I'm sorry but "African-Americans" DO NOT OWN the word "black."

9 posted on 07/11/2008 1:25:56 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Hey Nancy and Harry! Are we going in the "right direction" yet? I'm getting dizzy!)
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To: Raineygoodyear
One black official demanded an apology, and Commissioner John Wiley Price, who is white...

Can we agree there should be minimum qualifications for serving the public, either as an elected official, or as a bureaucrat?

How about minimum grasp and control over the English language?

If some people can't leave their "victimhood" at home, and see racism in every spoken and written statement, maybe they should just resign and allow adults to serve?

10 posted on 07/11/2008 1:29:50 PM PDT by Publius6961 (You're Government, it's not your money, and you never have to show a profit.)
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I suppose the expression “in the black” will from now on be considered racist.


11 posted on 07/11/2008 1:36:35 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: buccaneer81

Called and all I got was an answering machine. Freepers must have burned up the lines. I’ll call until I got somebody. I am sick and tired of the black pc police. Mayfield should not have apologised.


12 posted on 07/11/2008 1:55:26 PM PDT by peridot
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To: Raineygoodyear

I heard the audio of this on Michael Graham’s radio show this morning. I almost felt embarrassed for the man, who I believe is a judge. Imagine, as he did, publicly proclaiming your ignorance to the entire world.


13 posted on 07/11/2008 2:00:13 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Yes, and besides, black holes were around long before ignorant county commissioners were.


14 posted on 07/11/2008 2:04:39 PM PDT by billygoatgruff
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To: A_Former_Democrat
She was? You’re kidding, right?

No, seriously, she was very nice. I simply told her that her boss and those like him were setting race relations back by several years, and that the Obamas of America were simply being dragged down by the ignorant rants that came from her boss.

15 posted on 07/11/2008 2:10:41 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
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To: Fiji Hill
I suppose the expression “in the black” will from now on be considered racist.

What about blackmail? Black humor? Blackjack?

16 posted on 07/11/2008 2:17:46 PM PDT by Lizavetta
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To: freekitty
Just get real. These are idiots that are paid to do nothing but yap and cause trouble.

Careful, he just might be a 'community organizer'.

17 posted on 07/11/2008 2:18:55 PM PDT by pbear8 (Typical Bitter White Person but better dipped in cinnamon and sugar)
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To: Fiji Hill

“I suppose the expression “in the black” will from now on be considered racist.”

Under the Dumbocrats the use of “in the black” won’t be a problem. What are they going to do when someone goes on the warpath about “in the red.”


18 posted on 07/11/2008 2:23:04 PM PDT by A Strict Constructionist (We have become an oligarchy not a Republic.)
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To: Lizavetta

Black Sunday . . . blackball . . . blackened fish. This black smack is whack.


19 posted on 07/11/2008 2:25:28 PM PDT by GOP Poet
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To: A Strict Constructionist
Forget about “Black”, the real menace facing us is “Green”!
One great tagline by a Freeper, whom I do not recall, was really on target....”Green is the new Red”. Think about it.
20 posted on 07/11/2008 3:01:02 PM PDT by BatGuano
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