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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?<br>
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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.<br>
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Paul<br>
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J Ford wrote:
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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?
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<br>
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?
<br>
<br>
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!!!
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<br>
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?
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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.
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<br>
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.
<br>
<br>
“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.
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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).
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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.
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J :]
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