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If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8 KJV
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3:2 KJV
Is the right trying to make it impossible to be a black conservative or black GOP supporter? For the life of me, I don't see why Rush Limbaugh (perhaps the most influential voice in the party) insists on calling President Obama a little boy. That does not play well with many people of many races, but particularly black people of all political, cultural, and moral views. I don't see the point of party voices gratuitously playing into this view of the right.
Those statements are getting a lot of attention now.
Regardless of intent, certain words shouldn't be used when refering to a black man, Boy and the N word.
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Today pull up the little weeds,
The sinful thoughts subdue,
Or they will take the reins themselves
And someday master you. --Anon.
The most deadly sins do not leap upon us, they creep up on us.
No red herring, its reality,You havent known enough apparently.More do it than dont.Listen to the rappers, they are the ones spreading it most and the kids on the streets are copying them. Then there are the athletes,who are like construction workers they are bi lingual,work language and home language.I been there.
LOL...there are a few of us who are neither rappers nor athletes nor copycat kids...
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Either the United States will destroy ignorance, or ignorance will destroy the United States. – W.E.B. DuBois
Regardless of intent, certain words shouldn't be used when refering to a black man, Boy and the N word.
Certainly not by the most influential voices in a group who is already accused (deservedly or not) of having hidden racist angst and motivation. Again it goes back to unnecessarily putting black conservatives and others in a position to have to defend or deal with this sort of thing when arguing agaist the perception.
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There are no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, Chuck Norris lives in Houston.
Either the United States will destroy ignorance, or ignorance will destroy the United States. – W.E.B. DuBois
LOL...there are a few of us who are neither rappers nor athletes nor copycat kids...
Ain't that the truth. And those words were being used long before there were any rappers.
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If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8 KJV
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3:2 KJV
Good grief...all that proves is even your husband knows it's offensive to use of a black person
Wow.
The point was made by Renda that the use of "boy" didn't have to refer to the "N" word, that it was only a derogatory term. But, my husband is saying that if you use the word "boy", in anger, toward a black, you are probably wanting to use the "N" word.
Second point is that Rush never used "boy" alone. He said, "little boy" and "man-child". That is not in the same context as using the derogatory term "boy" toward Obama.
Is there some place we could purchase a list of the words that we aren't allowed to say? I'd be willing to pay for it if I thought it would help us circumvent the mine field of things that offend people.
Is the right trying to make it impossible to be a black conservative or black GOP supporter?
Short answer, "No."
Now Rush knew his statement was loaded and, staying true to form, ran full-sprint into the briar patch in this case.
What I find, honestly, is theat many white "conservatives" are completely out of touch when it comes to matters of race and civility in America.
It's a non-issue for them.
Some have one or a few token friends who are non-white-- of course they think EXACTLY like them or there would be no room for them at all in their lives.
However, I am convinced that the "right's" inability to come across as civil when it comes to matters of race is simply their lack of exposure to non-whites who don't think like them.
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Is there some place we could purchase a list of the words that we aren't allowed to say? I'd be willing to pay for it if I thought it would help us circumvent the mine field of things that offend people.
I use the term boy all the time. Whoda thunk it.
D4T,
You're not that underexposed! I know you're not!
You know the implications of that statement.
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