tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16691733.post116463793577221387..comments2023-10-24T08:33:10.354-04:00Comments on Reformed Leftist (& Friends): Etan Thomas on the "KKKramer" IncidentPaul Huehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01276182482853030605noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16691733.post-1164933544054520602006-11-30T19:39:00.000-05:002006-11-30T19:39:00.000-05:00"He does not call his buddies bastards and motherf..."He does not call his buddies bastards and motherfuckers, though sometimes around me he sort of does it a little bit (I think), just to halfway show me some affection. But he *NEVER* uses the n-word, as if he belonged to a religion that condemned people to hell if they ever said it."<BR/><BR/>I absolutely call my friends "muthafuckas". In fact, for my musician friends, that is the highest Nadirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00674871983955369648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16691733.post-1164933097229608322006-11-30T19:31:00.000-05:002006-11-30T19:31:00.000-05:00I use the word sometimes. Usually as a quote or t...I use the word sometimes. Usually as a quote or to describe "ignant muhphukas".<BR/><BR/>I don't know that I would ever be described as a "tight-ass PC robot" by anyone but Paul! That's funny!<BR/><BR/>It's a stupid word to use as an affectionate term. I know sometimes women call their friends "bitches" but they would be very upset for others to call them that.<BR/><BR/>If you don't want Nadirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00674871983955369648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16691733.post-1164815800709122382006-11-29T10:56:00.000-05:002006-11-29T10:56:00.000-05:00As Nadir would say: You have to be black to unders...As Nadir would say: You have to be black to understand.<BR/><BR/>JUST KIDDING! Think about it this way: do you and your brother ever call each other bastards and mother fuckers? Some people are very uptight, and would never do that. Nadir is a very, very uptight person in many ways. He does not call his buddies bastards and motherfuckers, though sometimes around me he sort of does it a little bitPaul Huehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276182482853030605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16691733.post-1164731269547383112006-11-28T11:27:00.000-05:002006-11-28T11:27:00.000-05:00An excerpt from a poem entitled "The N Word" In my...An excerpt from a poem entitled "The N Word" In my book More Than An Athlete <BR/><BR/>Pressed into the depths of our minds by wicked hands<BR/>Drowning in a never ending quicksand of hate<BR/>It exists as a scar from centuries of racism refusing to heal<BR/>A full coursed meal of poison served fresh<BR/>Employed to impose installments of an inferiority complex<BR/>Why won't we let this word die?sixstringslingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04883672727004721067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16691733.post-1164730495402742922006-11-28T11:14:00.000-05:002006-11-28T11:14:00.000-05:00I don't know Paul. There wasn't a hint of "grayne...I don't know Paul. There wasn't a hint of "grayness" that I could detect from Richards tirade. He sounded to me like he meant deeply every word he said.<BR/><BR/>Also, the term "heckler" continues to be used to describe the gentleman/men Richards verbally assaulted, but I've since heard and read that the guy in question was not heckling Ricards at all, but rather was simply commenting to his sixstringslingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04883672727004721067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16691733.post-1164723889484270362006-11-28T09:24:00.000-05:002006-11-28T09:24:00.000-05:00I want to examine the statement: "Only racist peop...I want to examine the statement: "Only racist people make racist remarks." <BR/><BR/>The various official definitions of racism amount to the following for me: Racism = Belief that different "races" of people either have different genetic strengths or weaknesses; or that they should have special rights, privileges, restrictions, punishments, rewards, or standards. <BR/><BR/>For one thing, there Paul Huehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276182482853030605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16691733.post-1164656962399939902006-11-27T14:49:00.000-05:002006-11-27T14:49:00.000-05:00I will not say anything in defense of Michael Rich...I will not say anything in defense of Michael Richards, except that he his one of the greatest sitcom character actors of all time. There are only two possibilities here, that I see, and neither is good:<BR/><BR/>1. He is a racist.<BR/>2. He is not a racist, but issued for some reason a public tirade that was horrible and combined with his stature has damaged the efforts of those of us expending Paul Huehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276182482853030605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16691733.post-1164649674893697312006-11-27T12:47:00.000-05:002006-11-27T12:47:00.000-05:00I'm with you Nadir. I don't see how his comments ...I'm with you Nadir. I don't see how his comments could have be taken any other way. And the reference to lynching? Well, let's just say that took the whole tirade to another level altogether.<BR/><BR/>To even attempt to apologize after what he did and said is just pointless. It was simply an attempt to salvage an already non-existent career.<BR/><BR/>The whole thing made me extremely sixstringslingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04883672727004721067noreply@blogger.com