tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post115436927727513006..comments2024-01-17T15:05:50.120-06:00Comments on AngryBlackBitch: It is way to hot for this bullshit...Shark-Fuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03323962708956637012noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1154574561799499372006-08-02T22:09:00.000-05:002006-08-02T22:09:00.000-05:00That apple analogy is apt. I just quoted that and ...That apple analogy is apt. I just quoted that and <A HREF="http://crosswordfiend.blogspot.com/2006/08/thursday.html" REL="nofollow">linked to you</A>. There are a lot of apples ready for composting, no?Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1154483002121344412006-08-01T20:43:00.000-05:002006-08-01T20:43:00.000-05:00Clearly there NEEDS to be some sort of manual of t...Clearly there NEEDS to be some sort of manual of things you cannot say in front of an open mic for fear of setting off a shit storm, cause these mofos just dont seem to get it...<BR/><BR/>but more importantly... anyone know who THIS guy is???<BR/><BR/><BR/>Tar baby is a totally inappropriate phrase in the 21st century," said Larry Jones, a black Republican and civil rights activist.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Black Republican AND Civil Rights activist?<BR/><BR/><BR/>Thats kinda like pimp and preacher...no thats a bad example..<BR/><BR/><BR/>dentist and proctologist, yeah...thats better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1154468066568421882006-08-01T16:34:00.000-05:002006-08-01T16:34:00.000-05:00You rule! And that's all there is to it!You rule! And that's all there is to it!Rick Andreolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11957678580334682653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1154461015973608682006-08-01T14:36:00.000-05:002006-08-01T14:36:00.000-05:00Didn't Tony Snow get into a brouhaha over the same...Didn't Tony Snow get into a brouhaha over the same expression a few weeks ago? Are you going to tell me that Romney missed that one and failed to note that the expression is derogatory? Either he's stupid or incredibly insensitive, he can choose which.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1154457964782784772006-08-01T13:46:00.000-05:002006-08-01T13:46:00.000-05:00Tony Snow used "tar-baby" recently as well. Do the...Tony Snow used "tar-baby" recently as well. Do these dudes need a lesson in what constitutes stupid language?Homerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18107337628719451890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1154457767446851862006-08-01T13:42:00.000-05:002006-08-01T13:42:00.000-05:00In vino, veritas. Indeed!I have to wonder what Lit...<I>In vino, veritas.</I> Indeed!<BR/><BR/>I have to wonder what Little Mel grew up with, in that his father Hutton is notorious anti-Semite and Holocaust-denier. One can't grow up with that shit and not be influenced by it.<BR/><BR/>Not that it excuses the behavior.<BR/><BR/>As for Mitt "Song of the South" Romney: I am speechless.CrankyProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11032272009661743761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1154448180520442562006-08-01T11:03:00.000-05:002006-08-01T11:03:00.000-05:00RBL...yeah, tar baby is unrecoverable.I like to th...RBL...yeah, tar baby is unrecoverable.<BR/><BR/>I like to think of it like this...if you have a fantabulous apple and you accidently drop the apple in a shit filled toilet, you may still have an apple but it's just not the same anymore.<BR/><BR/>Some folks like to think that you can wash that apple off and still eat it...but a bitch favors tossing it in the compost file of history as a reminder of how language/fruit can be corrupted.<BR/><BR/>As to Romney not understanding the negative usage...mayhap the question is not did he but why didn't he? If he didn't...he's as out of touch with the history of the African in America as I suspect. If he did...he's a fucked up shit who needs to fold up those Presidential aspirations and go back to private practice.<BR/><BR/>Mayhpa a bitch will elaborate on that further at a later time...Shark-Fuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323962708956637012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1154444828682231002006-08-01T10:07:00.000-05:002006-08-01T10:07:00.000-05:00Now perhaps I'm asking to get thrown in the briar ...Now perhaps I'm asking to get thrown in the briar patch here, but...<BR/><BR/>The Big Dig -- in fact, pretty much anything run by the graft-aganza that is public works funding in the Northeast -- seems to me to be a very good example of 'an inextricable problem or situation,' though perhaps not 'something used to entrap a person.' I'm not a particular fan of Romney's, mind you; he is exactly the kind of Christabigot political opportunist that is ruining our democracy. It is a pity if the phrase is too poisoned by the other definition to be worthy of much polite usage (a verbal Confederate flag of sorts, perhaps?). But if throwing out this baby with that bathwater removes a little more racism from our culture, I guess I'm okay with that. I hope, however, that Brer Terrypin can still hang out?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1154431502770147872006-08-01T06:25:00.000-05:002006-08-01T06:25:00.000-05:00Romney may be a racial bigot, but I don’t think hi...Romney may be a racial bigot, but I don’t think his use of the term “tar baby” proves it. I don’t think this comment rises to the same level as the anti Semitic remarks made by Gibson. I read the Uncle Remus tales in elementary school back in the 50s and didn’t perceive the tar baby story to be particularly derogatory to black people. I think it is quite possible to be unaware of the possible offense that could be taken by his use of this term. I offer this link from Random House that while it mildly suggests that people might want to avoid using the term it gives a rational definition for its origin. http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19990212Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1154409285040257722006-08-01T00:14:00.000-05:002006-08-01T00:14:00.000-05:00You got me fired up. I had to write my own opinion...You got me fired up. I had to write my own opinion. I'm off to bed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1154407058163294922006-07-31T23:37:00.000-05:002006-07-31T23:37:00.000-05:00Wow. I've been less than sober many a time, but i'...Wow. I've been less than sober many a time, but i've yet to engage in viciously anti-semitic rhetoric because of this. <BR/><BR/>guess i gotta watch out for those nasty side-effects.benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03082138040950123534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1154402266616189412006-07-31T22:17:00.000-05:002006-07-31T22:17:00.000-05:00Gibson blew a .12 which, while over the limit for ...Gibson blew a .12 which, while over the limit for driving, ain't all that drunk. A buzz is more like it. Something else was goin' on to make him say that stupid shit. Unless he just wanted to unload on the cops cuz he got caught. Either way, he's an asshole.Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772126106416366135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1154398565510851082006-07-31T21:16:00.000-05:002006-07-31T21:16:00.000-05:00I read the article concerning Romney's quote and t...I read the article concerning Romney's quote and then his subsequent explanation.<BR/><BR/>I can't believe that he actually tried to play it off by saying that he didn't know that the term "tar baby" would be offensive to some people. <BR/><BR/>I see that he was speaking to 100 of his supporters. He just didn't think that his comments would be leaked to "some people."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1154396707022998032006-07-31T20:45:00.000-05:002006-07-31T20:45:00.000-05:00Criticism of Israel and anti-semitism are two diff...Criticism of Israel and anti-semitism are two different things, but people conflate them all the time. <A HREF="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/279302_shooting28ww.html" REL="nofollow">This</A> troubled individual, for instance, seemed incapable of drawing that distinction. This is close to home for me, as a friend of mine was working there Friday when it all went down.<BR/><BR/>And, to be fair, I think Romney was using the term to refer to a sticky situation from which it is difficult to extricate oneself. Like when somebody says something stupid in a public forum and then later has to retract it with a hasty and not-very convincing apology. He probably didn't want to use the word "quagmire" because he thought it might offend somebody.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1154391716542478102006-07-31T19:21:00.000-05:002006-07-31T19:21:00.000-05:00$12?!?Mercy!Girl, go get that money back...$12?!?<BR/><BR/>Mercy!<BR/><BR/>Girl, go get that money back...Shark-Fuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323962708956637012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1154390220132043852006-07-31T18:57:00.000-05:002006-07-31T18:57:00.000-05:00Hammer,While I'm not pleased with Israel at the mo...Hammer,<BR/><BR/>While I'm not pleased with Israel at the moment, I think it's a poor choice to imply that Gibson's anti-Jewish bigotry is even vaguely acceptable or understandable given current Israeli actions. I really wish people would stop conflating Israel and Jews - while Israel is a Jewish state, not all Jews are Israeli, nor do we necessarily support Israel's actions.Uccellinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014677717871289675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1154389702066008762006-07-31T18:48:00.000-05:002006-07-31T18:48:00.000-05:00Now I happen to be one of those folks who think Gi...Now I happen to be one of those folks who think Gibson's "Passion of Christ" wasn't anti-Semitic, that the film actually makes the Romans who tortured Jesus look worse than any pharisee in the movie.<BR/><BR/>But, if he did say the things the article says he did then he does not have his head screwed on straight. But then, that's what happens to a lot of people who become "born again" Christians. Oh sure, they make an effort to clean up. But ultimately, without the proper guidance, they descend back into the same old self-destructive habits--or worse, adopt new ones.Michael Wilkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15088018250626648966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1154389339636499622006-07-31T18:42:00.000-05:002006-07-31T18:42:00.000-05:00OMG, Romney said that? Good lord.OMG, Romney said that? Good lord.bitchphdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118578280520171800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1154385845178244452006-07-31T17:44:00.000-05:002006-07-31T17:44:00.000-05:00I completely agree. Mel Gibson has lost his damn m...I completely agree. Mel Gibson has lost his damn mind! Great post and great blog.Cocacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10375989928524024412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1154372707092503222006-07-31T14:05:00.000-05:002006-07-31T14:05:00.000-05:00Perfect timing to discuss 'anti-semitism'. . .as I...Perfect timing to discuss 'anti-semitism'. . .as Israel is out of fucking control killing innocent civilians with their U.S.-derived advanced weaponry.<BR/><BR/>I'm not saying Mel Gibson isn't a creep. Clearly he his. I'm all about getting over Bigotry. I just don't buy anyone's mother fucking propaganda anymore!<BR/><BR/>HammerHammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13158589483955706818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1154371921340248112006-07-31T13:52:00.000-05:002006-07-31T13:52:00.000-05:00Um, what's that old saw?That which is said in drun...Um, what's that old saw?<BR/><BR/>That which is said in drunkenness was thought out in sobriety...?<BR/><BR/>Yup. That's what I thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-1154371753865297452006-07-31T13:49:00.000-05:002006-07-31T13:49:00.000-05:00Um, what's that old saw? That which is said in dru...Um, what's that old saw? That which is said in drunkenness is thought out in sobriety...?<BR/><BR/>Yup. That's what I thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com