Kevin,
it is not up to you to determine who is outraged by what and how they respond.
Very few people even tried to defend this. We all saw it as a racially insensitive act whether they meant it or not. Nobody defended that minus a fool here or there. Some defended other rights that all groups have which I felt warranted protection.
-Rudey
--This has nothing to do with anything but GA Tech won so let's all celebrate
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Originally posted by ktsnake
Saw Jimmy Kimmel tonight on a Man Show rerun. He was dressed up like Karl Malone, doing a bad imitation of Karl.
He was wearing blackface.
Now this was a rerun that was a few years old. I didn't hear of any protests or angry letters in the newspaper. To my knowledge, Comedy Central doesn't think they did anything wrong. Most likely, they are not even aware of what the skit could mean to some folks.
In contrast to this GSU incident which was perpetrated behind closed doors and then apologized for, I think that the Man Show's skit is a lot more egregious.
Why no outcry?
Why no calls for apology? Could it be that not one single person of color was offended by this?
I know this is an incident that is fairly obscure. However, the Man Show incident I saw tonight was even MORE obscure and more egregious due to its national cable audience.
Neither of these incidents occured where one group actually wanted to belittle the other.
However, the aim of these protests was for the BSA to belittle PKA and make them face consequences that are pretty ridiculous.
I find the BSA's actions to be FAR more intolerant unfair than either of the incedents I mentioned above. Their actions are only pouring gasoline on the fire. They are only fueling intolerance, their righteous indignation is causing their cause more harm than good -- at least in my eyes.
I first thought the Pikes had done a very dumb thing. However, when compared with the actions of these leftist, racially charged student groups, the Pikes' actions seem very insignificant.
The action simply did not warrant the response.
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