Posted on 10/02/2022 6:06:02 PM PDT by artichokegrower
Hurricane Ian has already caused at least 34 deaths, and early numbers suggest that financial losses could hit $40 billion. But these numbers tell only part of the story. What they don’t reveal is how Ian will lead to growing inequality, and heighten racial disparities
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That’s an ebonics name?
Knock off the racist propaganda! They are all people needing help.
(Aimed at the headline, not the poster)
Black Conspiracy Theory 101: Did A U.S. Congresswoman Call For Hurricanes To Be Named Blacks?Why are U.S. hurricanes given names? Names are actually given to tropical storms but if they reach a sustained wind speed of 74 miles per hour, then they are deemed hurricanes. These types of destructive storms are given monikers because naming them makes it much easier for meteorologists, researchers, emergency response workers, ship captains, and citizens to communicate about specific hurricanes in a clear manner. So after decades of hurricane and storm names, did a Black Congresswoman demand that African-American names be included?
The practice of giving storms female names actually began in 1953, and in 1979, the names alternated between men and women. During the same year, the World Meteorological Organization‘s (WMO) Regional Association IV Hurricane Committee began using French or Spanish names for storms. In July 2003, Sheila Jackson Lee (pictured), a Democratic member of Congress who represents the 18th District of Texas and a staunch supporter and member of the NAACP, Congressional Black Caucus, and a civil rights crusader, began criticizing the meteorological community for their blatant exclusion of African-Americans names for storms and hurricanes.
Jackson Lee felt all ethnic groups should be represented when referring to storm’s names and the racist practice of giving “lily-white” names to these storms should come to an end.
What types of names did Jackson Lee want included for storms and hurricanes?
Names, such as Keisha, Jamal, and Deshawn.
At the time, Jackson Lee’s campaign for giving Black names to storms/hurricanes caused incendiary criticism, with some feeling the new name demands would stereotypically label Blacks as violent. Even political blowhard Rush Limbaugh chimed in as a Jackson Lee critic, stating on his radio talk show that the mainstream populace was not responsible for what he called the “Balkanization” of race relations in America:
“It is these elected Black leaders, the civil-rights coalitions – they’re the ones that keep causing all this racial divide; they’re the ones that keep calling attention to all this.” said Limbaugh.
“They’re the ones that keep stirring this pot. They’re the ones who don’t want there to be any colorblind society. They’re the ones who keep being agitated and trying to agitate others over all this, and now it’s descended into the meaningless element of the names of hurricanes!”
Thus far, Jackson Lee, whom many have criticized as someone whose only life skill is to cry “racism,” has not been successful in her quest; it’s been about 10 years and neither Keisha, Jamal or Deshawn has blown through any parts of these United States.
it works for them..Once it loses it’s steam, they will move over to another tactic....
Congress passed the bill for Florida yesterday. Biden signs it tomorrow. I have to say that was pretty damn quick. I’m pretty impressed. Course Rubio didn’t show up. Scott said no. And all the house Republican said no to. The strategy is quite a mystery. At least it passed. Thankfully most voters won’t know that their own representatives voted against their tragedy.
And pregnant and nursing men, don’t forget!
Mare Pete is the only man I know who tries to chest feed.
Some suggestions for black hurricane names “Snowflake, Kingfish, Petunia, Sapphire, Rochester, Farina, Stymie, Sleep’n’Eat, Pigmeat, Mantan, Bojangles, Lightnin’, Buckwheat, Stepin-Fetchit, DynOmite, Leroy.
Evil people are responding to a hurricane by insisting that Whites be pushed to the back of every line.
Hurricane Jamal?
Hurricane Shaniqua?
Hurricane Beyonce.
Hurricane Oprah.
OMG...does it never end...
Le’Blowsha?
Orenthal
“ They’ll exploit a disaster to promote their social agenda.”
You are the first correct answer!
Mean direct more govt money to people they favor.
Authors are sociopaths professors from Rice and U of Wisc, Madison.
It is time to shit these pseudo sciences down.
Why are there any deaths. There has been plenty of advance warning. Take a damn bus and sleep in a park if you have to.
Even the effing Nazis didn’t try to shoehorn racial theories onto hurricanes, but the American liberal...
It must be hellish to live your entire life looking through that twisted, evil lens. Too bad they've decided to share.
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