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In reading the tag lines and rules of this forum it appears that Crossfire was intended to be a little deeper than "Which is better XXX or YYY". So I'm going to dive right into the deep end...
Is it me, or is the environment of political correctness regarding race a one way street. Barack Obama, in a speech recently, referred to his grandmother as "a typical white woman" because she was afraid of black men she didn't know. What is up with that? Can I say Barack is a typical black man? No, that would cross the line.
My skin is white, but it's thick. The biggest racial problem isn't due to colored skin, it's due to thin skin and the need to scream foul at every turn.
Years ago, when Ross Perot was running for president he made a rather famous gaffe by referring to an NAACP audience as "you people". You can't say "you people" to a black audience. Less famous is the NAACP response to Ross Perot's comment which went like this... "Ross Perot doesn't know us. Ross Perot doesn't know what makes us tick. Ross Perot doesn't know what turns us on and turns us off." Four times in their response they called themselves 'us' but we can't refer to them as a group.
Within two weeks of Joe Biden being raked over the coals for referring to Barrack as "articulate", as if it is strange for a black man to be articulate, the Rutgers womans basketball team had a press conference in response to Don Imus' statements. One of the major points that was made is how he had slurred these "articulate young women". It's a one way street. I didn't like Imus' comment, but it certainly wasn't worth Reverend Al Sharpton standing in the street screaming "crucify him".
Now before you start calling me a bigot look back and read that again. All I look for is an even play field. Does it bother me that Barack plays on old white stereotypes? No, not in the slightest. What bothers me is that turn-around isn't fair play.
The world is full of injustices and it ain't gonna get better until people learn to grow thicker skin and look past their own prejudices.
Do you think I'm wrong? Tell me so! I'm open to any debate or discussion.
(Note: This post is in no way intended to offend anyone. It is simply my view of the current situation. I do respect all people who respect others)
Is it me, or is the environment of political correctness regarding race a one way street. Barack Obama, in a speech recently, referred to his grandmother as "a typical white woman" because she was afraid of black men she didn't know. What is up with that? Can I say Barack is a typical black man? No, that would cross the line.
My skin is white, but it's thick. The biggest racial problem isn't due to colored skin, it's due to thin skin and the need to scream foul at every turn.
Years ago, when Ross Perot was running for president he made a rather famous gaffe by referring to an NAACP audience as "you people". You can't say "you people" to a black audience. Less famous is the NAACP response to Ross Perot's comment which went like this... "Ross Perot doesn't know us. Ross Perot doesn't know what makes us tick. Ross Perot doesn't know what turns us on and turns us off." Four times in their response they called themselves 'us' but we can't refer to them as a group.
Within two weeks of Joe Biden being raked over the coals for referring to Barrack as "articulate", as if it is strange for a black man to be articulate, the Rutgers womans basketball team had a press conference in response to Don Imus' statements. One of the major points that was made is how he had slurred these "articulate young women". It's a one way street. I didn't like Imus' comment, but it certainly wasn't worth Reverend Al Sharpton standing in the street screaming "crucify him".
Now before you start calling me a bigot look back and read that again. All I look for is an even play field. Does it bother me that Barack plays on old white stereotypes? No, not in the slightest. What bothers me is that turn-around isn't fair play.
The world is full of injustices and it ain't gonna get better until people learn to grow thicker skin and look past their own prejudices.
Do you think I'm wrong? Tell me so! I'm open to any debate or discussion.
(Note: This post is in no way intended to offend anyone. It is simply my view of the current situation. I do respect all people who respect others)
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