Imus Still in Hot Water

[PM_Mama00]

Originally Posted by Conskeeted7

I personally don't believe that many, if any at all, white adults can honestly say they do not know the difference between an offensive comment and one that is not. I think it's a total cop-out for any adults to say they should be allowed to use offensive language just because others may say it.

I believe that white people who use offensive language and then use rap/black people as a reason for it are just making excuses. Don't worry about why black people/females use that language. Just know that you can't. Leave that other issue for the black people to deal with. Since when did white people become so concerned with the language that blacks use toward each other?

This 'double standard' talk is pure nonsense to me.

Then I never, ever want to hear the word honkey or camel jockey out of a black person's mouth ever again. And don't worry why they shouldn't use it. Let us white people and Arabs worry about it.

[macallan25]

Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

Then I never, ever want to hear the word honkey or camel jockey out of a black person's mouth ever again. And don't worry why they shouldn't use it. Let us white people and Arabs worry about it.

I agree with what you are saying. The funny thing is though....I really don't give a shit if it happens. If some random black guy wants to call me a honkey or a cracker....then so be it. Congratulations. I certainly can find better things to do than start a huge hoopla over it. Chances are the guy is some ghetto fabulous thug who I'll probably be paying to wash my car soon.

Smite me.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

Then I never, ever want to hear the word honkey or camel jockey out of a black person's mouth ever again. And don't worry why they shouldn't use it. Let us white people and Arabs worry about it.

I agree with the bolded but that goes without saying for many people who think that some words are unnecessary in the first place.

Regarding the rest, nonwhites who used those words never wondered, or remotely cared about, why they shouldn't use it. If confronted with the inappropriateness of those words, they wouldn't use "well, THEY say it" as an excuse as many nonblacks tend to do with us. Instead those individuals would probably say they are paying whites back for years of oppression and/or don't give a damn and hope you choke on your hurt feelings.

Originally Posted by macallan25

The funny thing is though....I really don't give a shit if it happens. If some random black guy wants to call me a honkey or a cracker....then so be it. Congratulations. I certainly can find better things to do than start a huge hoopla over it.

Because those words don't have a history of oppression behind them. If whites were called those names while being denied service at restaurants, denied jobs or hanging from trees, you would probably feel differently or at least understand why other whites feel differently than you do.

I always found those words inappropriate but that's based on a general bigotry and humanity argument that has nothing to do with racism or discrimination. If whites want to call each other whatever, that's whites' business and doesn't mean I should do the same. The same logic applies to nonblacks trying to mock whatever they see or hear some blacks do or say to each other (I still say some things should be kept AMONGST each other, if kept at all).