Al Sharpton says He will not apologize!

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by LegalChef

Maybe it's me, but I don't see the anti-Semitism in calling Jewish people 'diamond merchants.' I don't see how that phrase is demeaning. It sounds like a great occupation to me. I wouldn't say it though if I knew that it offended people of Jewish descent. So, IF that statement has been substantiated , I have no problem aquiescing to you on that point. Sorry to say my trust in Wiki is not bedrock.

"Diamond merchants" isn't a reference to an occupation.

It's a symbolic reference to the stereotype of Jews. But you've conceded that it is a potentially offensive reference. Not inherently racist on the part of Sharpton but bigoted and potentially offensive.

[PiKA2001]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

"Diamond merchants" isn't a reference to an occupation.

It's a symbolic reference to the stereotype of Jews. But you've conceded that it is a potentially offensive reference. Not inherently racist on the part of Sharpton but bigoted and potentially offensive.

Aren't you the one who is always telling people "don't tell me what does or does not offend me", or " as a black woman don't tell me how I should feel.."? If a Jewish person feels that remark to be inherently racist on the part of Sharpton or more than just "potentially" offensive, than who are you to judge?

[LegalChef]

Moving on with life now.

[macallan25]

....uhhh shut up with your reputation remarks. The members of the lacrosse team admitted that they liked to party, and the presdident of Duke admitted that they were a rowdy bunch of guys that liked to party as well. Shut up and stop trying to act like they were labeled as a bunch of racist, hate mongers.....because that is pretty much what you have been trying to do here.

.......why would you expect people not to attack her credibility? That dumb bitch had a history of doing things exactly like what she did to the Lacrosse team. I'm pretty sure it didn't take long for people to find that out.

[Rudey]

Some folks might say that all black people are drug dealers, gang members, basketball players, and rappers or that black women are lying strippers/hookers, but nonetheless they all make great money and have high visibility.

LegalChief may say that he doesn't "see how that phrase is demeaning. It sounds like a great occupation to me. I wouldn't say it though if I knew that it offended people of [black] descent."

-Rudey
--If you wouldn't say it, don't reason for it.

[raggann03]

WOW

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

Aren't you the one who is always telling people "don't tell me what does or does not offend me", or " as a black woman don't tell me how I should feel.."?

No.

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

If a Jewish person feels that remark to be inherently racist on the part of Sharpton or more than just "potentially" offensive, than who are you to judge?

Let's try this again, college educated person:

It's a symbolic reference to the stereotype of Jews. But you've conceded that it is a potentially offensive reference. Not inherently racist on the part of Sharpton but bigoted and potentially offensive.

That means that his comments were bigoted and people's offense shouldn't be disregarded.