Was Dr Laura Schlessinger treated fairly?

[Monkeyman]

Is she really a doctor??? I want the Lee Stoneking detectives on this case ASAP!!! D.A. Where art thou???!!!! Andale!!!

Redneck = N word...sheeesh, what a crock! How many cross burning/draggings/and hangings done to "Rednecks"...whatever

[Maximilian]

Originally Posted by Monkeyman

Is she really a doctor??? I want the Lee Stoneking detectives on this case ASAP!!! D.A. Where art thou???!!!! Andale!!!

Redneck = N word...sheeesh, what a crock! How many cross burning/draggings/and hangings done to "Rednecks"...whatever

Schlessinger received a bachelor's degree from Stony Brook University, and a Ph.D. in physiology from Columbia University in 1974. Her doctoral thesis was on the "Effects of Insulin on 3-0-Methylglucose Transport in Isolated Rat Adipocytes".[7][8] She lectured at UCLA, the University of California, Irvine, and Pepperdine University.

Not Stoneking status.

Many argued she was posturing as a Psychologist when she wasn't by using her "doctoral" title. Others insist she is using a title she earned. Her family experience is not a theory she taught...

[Monkeyman]

Originally Posted by Maximilian

Schlessinger received a bachelor's degree from Stony Brook University, and a Ph.D. in physiology from Columbia University in 1974. Her doctoral thesis was on the "Effects of Insulin on 3-0-Methylglucose Transport in Isolated Rat Adipocytes".[7][8] She lectured at UCLA, the University of California, Irvine, and Pepperdine University.

Not Stoneking status.

Many argued she was posturing as a Psychologist when she wasn't by using her "doctoral" title. Others insist she is using a title she earned. Her family experience is not a theory she taught...

Physiology??? Uhhh, I'll wait until I need to know how my spleen works before I call her...as for marriage tips, I'll keep bathing and wearing nice cologne.

[Mr. Smith]

Originally Posted by Monkeyman

Physiology??? Uhhh, I'll wait until I need to know how my spleen works before I call her...as for marriage tips, I'll keep bathing and wearing nice cologne.

You're 100% correct with your "Redneck" word comparison. SO many people are just BEGGING for an excuse to use the n-word. Sickening.

[DAII]

Dr. Laura was repeatedly flippant with THE word and definitely regretted and self-policed herself by apologizing by even leaving the show early the day of ...

and most definitely agree the word needs to buried among everyone ...

The black community needs to be consistent with how to approach this hate word also ... namely those in the hip-hop/rap crowd .....and stop making arbitrary rules with who can use it among the "white community" or the which context is "correct" ... like the interview in 2008 where 50 cent approves of Eminem saying it around him or guys from "around the way" using the term. (Youtube "50 Cent Approves of Eminem saying "Nigga.")

That said, even Eminem apologized in 2002 or 2003 for using the term in a song ... at age 16. And does not incorporate the word in his lyrics ...but has done songs with other rappers where the word is used.

My boy "Fat Joe" ... a Puerto Rican rapper from NYC uses the word quite frequently with not even a wince ... much less controversy ... but the rules are different it seems for "us" Ricans on the street. Somehow again, seemingly, an inconsistency to many.

There's a bunch of other words that I'd wish would stop being used so flippantly in music .... though "I want to be a billionaire so freakin' bad " is da troof.

Love me some Travie McCoy and Bruno Mars ... nonetheless.

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

Oddly enough, I was classifying them as liberal public figures--not just as the black counterparts to Dr. Laura. They are most certainly both VERY liberal in their political views. The fact that they are both black only adds to the accusation of media hypocrisy, and doesn't negate my comparison.

Not buying it.

Dr. Laura is no Oprah-- not in the least bit.

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

IF she was a black woman would you have still called?

If Dr. Laura was black and she said what she said, I'd find it very distasteful and would have simply turned her off.

I would have probably not received the email from "Media Matters" encouraging me to call her sponsors to express my displeasure.

I probably would just written her off as ignorant and would have not called.

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

Does that make it alright to call someone a redneck in a derogatory way?

nope.

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by Socialite

That little one letter nuance sort of changes the whole word.

Point being, Dr. Laura shouldn't have said it, and she has already publicly apologized and admitted her regret. If we want to insist on the double-standard, go for it, I got your back. More importantly, I strongly encourage the Black Community to quit using it. Many in the BC already feel that way.

Including me.

[DividedThigh]

go jeremyn, you be right bro, i just dont quite agree with you, b ut i respect your vantage point, dt