[rockrr]

Could someone explain to this racist what the significance of cotton balls is?

[N. Theknow]

Could someone explain to this racist what the significance of cotton balls is?

Perhaps it pertains to aspirin tablets. Such as: They're white. They work. To get to them, you have to pick cotton.

[Teacher317]

Could someone explain to this racist what the significance of cotton balls is?

I have no idea, but I, your fellow racist whether I do/say/think anything or not, shall take a stab at it...

They're white, they're soft, they can easily be associated with ancient slavery (cotton), they're useful for cleaning up most messes (like white folks), they're disposable because there are so many (like white folks), there's no need to feel anything bad about abusing them, they don't stand up for themselves, and you can pretend to be offended by their mere presence.

How's that?

[cowboyway]

Could someone explain to this racist what the significance of cotton balls is?

I'll take this one: the significance of cotton balls, in the modern context, is an admission by the white race that we should have picked our own damn cotton.

[cincinnati65]

The "cotton ball" incident was deliberately done to conjure up images of "black slaves picking cotton". The perpetrators were caught and admitted as much. The thought was that the students at the Black Cultural Center would have to "pick up the cotton".

The two said it was a "joke", but it was poorly conceived and childish. Just one of those stupid things college kids do.