[Vision2020] Double Standard

[J Ford]

Then you are choosing to be blind.  When is the last time you heard of a 
black being fired or canceled or getting the same kind of heat that a white 
person does for saying "nigger", black, negro or some other perceived slur?



J  :]





>From: Paul Rumelhart <godshatter at yahoo.com>
>To: vision2020 at moscow.com
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Double Standard
>Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 17:48:25 -0700
>
>I'm not black, so I can't answer decisively, but I imagine that the common 
>use of the "N-Word" by blacks is an attempt to take a racial slur and turn 
>it into something positive.  There is probably also a bit of cynicism 
>involved.  Haven't you ever called someone a name that they get called 
>often, except that you say it in an affectionate way?
>
>I don't think it's a double standard.  I don't see black people calling 
>white people names like "honky" or "ghost" or whatever and getting away 
>with it.
>
>Paul
>
>J Ford wrote:
>>
>>Ok, so I am acknowledging ahead of time that I KNOW I AM GOING TO MAKE 
>>PEOPLE ANGRY, but I really think this is something that needs to be 
>>explored; the following story makes me angry.  Not because of what the 
>>radio personality said, but because of the fire that got lited up because 
>>of what he said.  QUESTION:  Why is it ok for blacks/negros/"African 
>>Americans" to use the word (yep! gonna say it) "nigger" when talking or 
>>singing or acting to/about/for/with other blacks/negros/"African 
>>Americans" and not ok for the rest of the world to?  And why is it ok for 
>>them to degrade, harass, and otherwise demean their women folk, but if 
>>someone else says anything even remotely disparaging or something that is 
>>taken as such, they are to be fired/killed/hurt, etc?  When do you draw 
>>the line and where is it drawn up that the blacks/negros/"African 
>>Americans" can mistreat their people, call them names, kill them, etc. and 
>>we (as a community of man) do nothing about them?  Such as ask for them to 
>>be fired from whatever job they are in (be it their music, acting, radio, 
>>CEO, positions?)  Why is any comment made, one of  a "racially charged" 
>>genre?
>>
>>Why is there two rather obvious and distinct rules that govern what the 
>>blacks/negros/"African Americans" can/are allowed/will do and what the 
>>rest of us are allowed to do or forced not to do?
>>
>>Just when did the term nigger become one of endearment for the 
>>blacks/negros/"African American" community?  I hear them using this word 
>>in anger, jest, as a greeting - you name it, they say it.  BUT, let a 
>>white person do so and BAM!!! Literally - BAM!!!
>>
>>And, finally, since when is it ok or when did it become ok for the 
>>blacks/negros/"African Americans" to call a white person a nigger and they 
>>not get bashed for it?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>NEW YORK - Even if talk show host Don Imus survives the storm of protest 
>>swirling around him, his employers are already feeling the effects of his 
>>racially charged comments last week as advertisers pull out of his 
>>nationally distributed radio show.
>>
>>General Motors Corp., a significant advertiser on the show, said on 
>>Wednesday that it was suspending its advertising but could resume it at a 
>>later date. The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that American 
>>Express and GlaxoSmithKline also were pulling their ads.
>>
>>"This is a very fluid situation, and we'll just continue to monitor it as 
>>it goes forward when he returns to the air," GM spokeswoman Ryndee Carney 
>>said, adding that GM would continue to support Imus' charitable efforts 
>>for children dealing with cancer and autism.
>>
>>Imus' show originates on the New York radio station WFAN, owned by CBS 
>>Corp., and is distributed nationally on radio by Westwood One. It is 
>>simulcast on the MSNBC cable network, which is owned by General Electric 
>>Co.'s NBC Universal unit. CBS owns an 18 percent stake in Westwood One and 
>>also manages the company (MSNBC TV is wholly owned by NBC Universal. 
>>MSNBC.com is a joint venture between NBC Universal and Microsoft).
>>
>>Procter & Gamble Co. and the office supply chain Staples Inc. have also 
>>said they would pull out, and Bigelow Tea said it was considering doing 
>>so. How many other advertisers follow suit could depend largely on how 
>>Imus handles the fallout from the controversy.
>>
>>
>>J  :]
>>
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