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Originally posted by AnchorAlum
I referenced the President's family in order to point out that he would not have made that remark in a racist way.

Please don't chastise me for mis-interpreting words when you did the exact same thing. I never called Bush a racist. I simply said the President of the United States should know enough not to make sweeping generalizations about people of a certain skin color.

Also, President Bush did not marry a Hispanic woman. Nor did he have any choice in the matter that his brother did or that he would gain Hispanic nieces and nephews from the situation. Personally, your justification doesn't work for me because he didn't choose for them to be part of his family. And I say that because I'm sure there are members of my very Caucasian family who have said a not so nice thing or two about Latins before I ever brought home my fiance. Just because I'm not a racist doesn't mean members of my family can't be.

Originally posted by AnchorAlum
I find no justification in using the N word EVER. Do you?

Of course not! Again, thank you for completely misconstruing my words. As I said, I was pointing out that your idea that Bush couldn't say something racially insensitive because he has Hispanic family members holds about as much truth to me as completely closed-minded people who think it's ok to use the N-word or other such racially insensitive phrases simply because they "have a close friend whose black". It's an excuse that doesn't fly.

Originally posted by AnchorAlum That is an intemperate remark to make on a board filled with well-educated Caucasians from the South, who are very sensitive in avoiding hurtful name-calling and who strive every day to build strong communities which are inclusive and caring.

Again, what I said had NOTHING to do with the well-educated Southern members of this board. What I said was in reference to the President of the United States using the term "brown-skinned" - it's simply inappropriate.