Rhyme at center of lawsuit against Southwest Airlines

The Kansas City Star ^ | February 10, 2003 | Robert A. Cronkleton

[Holding Our Breath]

That wouldn't be in their realm of "proper" literature to read. Remember the children's story "Little Blsack Sambo" about a little African boy who chased a toger around a tree until they both became pancakes or syrup? Try to find thta one in any book store!

Now we are all racists for any reason at all. When am I, a white person going to get some prtection, consideration, etc.?

[logic101.net]

There are all too many people in our society who have nothing better to do than to look for a reason to be offended! Personally, I find this attitude to be offensive. I am tired of everyone having to watch every word they say for fear of offending someone. The stewardess was not saying anything racist; in fact her rhyme was cute, timely, and conveyed the point quite well. One version of the original rhyme WAS racist and obnoxious, all others were not, and this version certainly wasn't either! In fact, I'm willing to bet that the 2 "offended" blacks don't bat an eye when another black blatantly uses the "N" word! Or even when a black uses a real racial slur against whites!

However, our side isn't immune from this weakness either. We have a number of so called conservatives who look for "hidden messages" in movies and songs. My brother has fallen prey to some of these (no, he's not one of those who go looking; just fell for it), one in particular was a Disney movie where if you listened to one part at 0.6328 speed you could almost make out a "hidden message"; but only if you were told what that message was and were looking for it. Sorry guys, but I don't know why anyone would watch/listen to a movie at 0.6328 speed for any reason!

We also have our own here on FR. We have the spelling Nazis who insist that no one ever mis-spell a word and insist that one mis-spelled word invalidates someone's whole argument! These people just have nothing better to do than look for a reason to be offended. To them I'd like to say; look at the company you keep! Get a job! Get a life! Or at least just be offended in private! I'm always soooo woried thet tha spilling Nazi's Will took my ta teh gas chimber!

There are way too many people in this nation who really need to get a life and learn not to sweat the little stuff!

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[vrwinger]

Rhetorical question, I suppose...

I wonder if these two ever listen to hip-hop or rap music? The "n-word" is used pretty liberally in those art forms... Of course, it's much worse if a white person used a rhyme that can be construed as a slur compared to a black person freely tossing around the actual slur...

[logic101.net]

Looser pays is a good concept, but could hurt the chances for legit law suits filed by poor people (on rare occasions). I propose a slight modification to looser pays; if the lawyer fee is on a contingency, they the loosing lawyer pays. If it is on a straight fee, then the loosing party pays. This probably needs some fine-tuning, which would kill it; since the fine tuning would be done by lawyers!

At one time I thought about Law School; then I realized it was just a different language ment as a "fence me in" scam.


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[logic101.net]

To quote a song; "She's got balls."


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[crazykatz]

Do you remember when some guy in Washington, DC got fired from his job for usung the NON-RACIST word..."NIGGARDLY" instead of stingy.

Geez...some folk's skin is just pulled too tight....NOT A RACIST PUN!!(trademark)

[crazykatz]

Do you remember when some guy in Washington, DC got fired from his job for usung the NON-RACIST word..."NIGGARDLY" instead of stingy.

Geez...some folk's skin is just pulled too tight....NOT A RACIST PUN!!(trademark)

[crazykatz]

OOPS... "FOR USING"

[vrwinger]

Yep. David Howard, an aide to DC Mayor Anthony Willimas, in 1999. Technically, he "stepped down," but he lost his job beacuse he had a broader vocabulary than his hypersensitive co-workers.

Rememeber the college student who faced legal action because he said three black females sounded like "water buffaloes" with their loud laughing & yelling in the hall of a dormitory?

[Houmatt]

On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Kathryn H. Vratil

Clinton appointee?

[Houmatt]

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