Comments on: In Defense of Racism http://bloggingblue.com/2008/05/14/in-defense-of-racism/ Blogging Liberally In The Badger State Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:31:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Kay http://bloggingblue.com/2008/05/14/in-defense-of-racism/#comment-782 Kay Sun, 18 May 2008 02:24:42 +0000 http://bloggingblue.com/2008/05/14/in-defense-of-racism/#comment-782 The really sad part for me here is that the racism isn't even at question because it's so over the top..........but now we're talking about "Sweetie" posibly not being too bad of sexist behavior because some women have accepted the fact that they are never going to get the same respect and treatment as men. And, he used that term as he dismissed her. I heard the apology he called and gave her. He said it was a bad habit. Yeah, real bad for someone who wants to be president. Racism is unexusable and has hurt race after race on this planet. Sexism has hurt over half the population on this planet since the beginning of time..........you tell me which is worse. The United States of America still does not have the ERA passed, so don't even go down the road of "it's not really so bad anymore". Because so many women accept it for one reason or another it just keeps on keeping on. PS Obama wasn't raised and educated in GA, what's his excuse? That Harvard degree didn't include gender sensitivity classes? BTW thank you so much for making your font larger, it really helped. Not that you may appreciate that right now ;) The really sad part for me here is that the racism isn’t even at question because it’s so over the top……….but now we’re talking about “Sweetie” posibly not being too bad of sexist behavior because some women have accepted the fact that they are never going to get the same respect and treatment as men.

And, he used that term as he dismissed her. I heard the apology he called and gave her. He said it was a bad habit. Yeah, real bad for someone who wants to be president.

Racism is unexusable and has hurt race after race on this planet. Sexism has hurt over half the population on this planet since the beginning of time……….you tell me which is worse. The United States of America still does not have the ERA passed, so don’t even go down the road of “it’s not really so bad anymore”. Because so many women accept it for one reason or another it just keeps on keeping on.

PS Obama wasn’t raised and educated in GA, what’s his excuse? That Harvard degree didn’t include gender sensitivity classes?

BTW thank you so much for making your font larger, it really helped. Not that you may appreciate that right now ;)

]]> By: 3rd way http://bloggingblue.com/2008/05/14/in-defense-of-racism/#comment-774 3rd way Thu, 15 May 2008 21:53:40 +0000 http://bloggingblue.com/2008/05/14/in-defense-of-racism/#comment-774 Seriously Dubb... calling a black man a "monkey" is less of an issue than someone calling a woman "sweetie"? Let's take a little trip down to Georgia, go to a couple of different diners and conduct a little experiment. I have to call all the female waitstaff "sweetie" and you have to call any african american waitstaff "monkey". Whoever gets the most caustic reaction from the waitstaff has to sign all of their assets over to the other person. I will pay for our airfare if you are willing to play along (and your assets make the trip worthwhile). Are you free this weekend? Seriously Dubb… calling a black man a “monkey” is less of an issue than someone calling a woman “sweetie”?

Let’s take a little trip down to Georgia, go to a couple of different diners and conduct a little experiment. I have to call all the female waitstaff “sweetie” and you have to call any african american waitstaff “monkey”. Whoever gets the most caustic reaction from the waitstaff has to sign all of their assets over to the other person.

I will pay for our airfare if you are willing to play along (and your assets make the trip worthwhile). Are you free this weekend?

]]> By: henry dubb http://bloggingblue.com/2008/05/14/in-defense-of-racism/#comment-775 henry dubb Thu, 15 May 2008 18:18:37 +0000 http://bloggingblue.com/2008/05/14/in-defense-of-racism/#comment-775 Yes, and that includes about every ethnicity. Sorry, I don't equate African Americans with monkeys. You guys just stop the race baiting, it certainly will not help your candidate. It seems to me there are bigger fish to fry, such as the arrogant dismissal of a female reporter by saying "hold on sweetie. Not only was that a blatant dismissal of jobs lost because of blind trade, it was highly condescending and sexist. Yes, and that includes about every ethnicity. Sorry, I don’t equate African Americans with monkeys.

You guys just stop the race baiting, it certainly will not help your candidate. It seems to me there are bigger fish to fry, such as the arrogant dismissal of a female reporter by saying “hold on sweetie. Not only was that a blatant dismissal of jobs lost because of blind trade, it was highly condescending and sexist.

]]> By: Zachary http://bloggingblue.com/2008/05/14/in-defense-of-racism/#comment-776 Zachary Thu, 15 May 2008 12:53:48 +0000 http://bloggingblue.com/2008/05/14/in-defense-of-racism/#comment-776 Henry, I'm sorry if you just don't see how calling or comparing an African-American to a monkey is racist. Perhaps you've never experienced racism in the idyllic utopia you call home, but I've seen it first hand, and this is what it looks like. The Curious George character itself isn't necessarily racist, but again, if you don't see how equating an African-American with a monkey could be considered racist, then so be it. BTW, <a href=http://www.rsdb.org/search?q=monkey rel="nofollow">here's a link</a href> for your enjoyment. Henry, I’m sorry if you just don’t see how calling or comparing an African-American to a monkey is racist. Perhaps you’ve never experienced racism in the idyllic utopia you call home, but I’ve seen it first hand, and this is what it looks like.

The Curious George character itself isn’t necessarily racist, but again, if you don’t see how equating an African-American with a monkey could be considered racist, then so be it.

BTW, here’s a link for your enjoyment.

]]> By: henry dubb http://bloggingblue.com/2008/05/14/in-defense-of-racism/#comment-777 henry dubb Thu, 15 May 2008 12:18:00 +0000 http://bloggingblue.com/2008/05/14/in-defense-of-racism/#comment-777 You can't be serious. The last 8 years there have been t-shirts, graphics, cartoons of GW as curious George. Were they racist? I am so tired of crap being racist by default, rather than in itself. How is Curious George a racist caricature. It is posts like this that makes me even more convinced of the "racial baiting" by Obamacons. How, if Obama can not be compared to Curious George, will he ever handle the oval office. Maybe that is why Obama and his supporters remind me of GW and the Neocons. They are the same, they just replace the accusation of patriotism with that of racism. Any time the messiah is challenged, the one that mentions the emperor has no clothes is a racist. You can’t be serious. The last 8 years there have been t-shirts, graphics, cartoons of GW as curious George. Were they racist? I am so tired of crap being racist by default, rather than in itself.

How is Curious George a racist caricature. It is posts like this that makes me even more convinced of the “racial baiting” by Obamacons.

How, if Obama can not be compared to Curious George, will he ever handle the oval office. Maybe that is why Obama and his supporters remind me of GW and the Neocons. They are the same, they just replace the accusation of patriotism with that of racism. Any time the messiah is challenged, the one that mentions the emperor has no clothes is a racist.

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