Sunday show 08-16-15
Hottest ticket in Washington?
It's for the pope at Capitol Rep. Peter Welch's sister, Maureen, had better intelligence than the five-term Vermont congressman about Pope Francis' upcoming trip to the United States and his historic address to Congress.
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Pizzeria apologizes over ‘racist’ Pic-a-Nika pizza menu item
A New York City pizzeria has apologized after it debuted new menu item with a name many call racist. Pizza by Certé created a “Pic-a-Nika” pie topped with Southern fried chicken, sea-salted watermelon, and a sunflower seed crust -- sparking anger among customers and those on social media, reports PIX 11.
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Four Florida teens arrested in carjacking, kidnapping of federal agent
Four high school students have been arrested in the carjacking and kidnapping of a Texas border patrol agent who was vacationing with his family in Florida authorities said.
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Matisyahu responds to music festival's cancellation of show after pressure from anti-Israel group
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is now causing a rift in reggae. A music festival in Spain has canceled the performance of American Jewish rapper Matisyahu due to pressure from the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement and because the artist wouldn’t sign a pledge supporting the Palestinian state.
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Alabama church opens gun range ‘in the name of Jesus Christ’
Praise the Lord . . . and pass the ammunition. An Alabama church has opened a gun range behind its sanctuary as an extension of its fellowship, WIAT reports.
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Super cold, slew of snow in Old Farmer's Almanac forecast
Just when you thought you had gotten over last winter, be warned: The Old Farmer's Almanac predicts it will be super cold with a slew of snow for much of the country, even in places that don't usually see too much of it, like the Pacific Northwest.
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EPA Administrator: Climate Change Affects ‘Our Ability to Earn a Decent Living’
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy said on Tuesday that climate change affects “everything and everyone we love,” including our ability to secure a livelihood.
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Zoo discovers 150 alligators, crocodiles living in Toronto home
The founder of a Canadian zoo had a hard time believing owners of a Toronto home were living with 150 large alligators and crocodiles until he discovered it wasn’t just another reptilian urban myth.
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Drones Spook Bears
Bears apparently find UFOs unbearable — airborne robots and other unidentified flying objects can make bear hearts beat four times faster, researchers say.
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Showing posts with label political correctness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label political correctness. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Obligatory Don Imus Post
I cannot believe all the uproar over what Don Imus has recently said. I don't listen to Don Imus and I never liked him, but he is an equal opportunity insulter. He has insulted almost every segment of society.
Were the women offended? I don't know, but the black women I met in my time in NYC ghettos would have had an attitude about it, not been offended. something along the lines of:
Oh no he didn't, tell me he didn't just call me no nappy headed ho.
Look, I listened to the clip in its context and it was obvious he was reaching for something funny to say. He started with tough hoes and then landed on nappy headed hoes. Is this the language I want to hear used in society? No, but I think the self appointed word police need to go away. If he was a black man, no one would be complaining about it.
That said, if you find this language offensive, you just wait until this younger generation starts emerging. Boys and girls of all races are listening to rap and hip hop and offensive language like this, and worse, as is usual in that type of music. I imagine that they will use those familiar words like water out of a hose. Imus could have even got the idea from rap and hip hop. He likes to think he is hip and probably listens to it to stay edgy. On Sharpton's show he actually said, don't give me that jive. He likes to use cool black language and they use hos all the time. He apologized, I wouldn't have, and that should have been that, but they want his job.
I am sick of minorities getting radio show hosts fired over being offended. You have no Constitutional right not to be offended. Get over yourselves and your skin color. Do what normal people do and boycott his show and let the market place decide his fate.
Were the women offended? I don't know, but the black women I met in my time in NYC ghettos would have had an attitude about it, not been offended. something along the lines of:
Oh no he didn't, tell me he didn't just call me no nappy headed ho.
Look, I listened to the clip in its context and it was obvious he was reaching for something funny to say. He started with tough hoes and then landed on nappy headed hoes. Is this the language I want to hear used in society? No, but I think the self appointed word police need to go away. If he was a black man, no one would be complaining about it.
That said, if you find this language offensive, you just wait until this younger generation starts emerging. Boys and girls of all races are listening to rap and hip hop and offensive language like this, and worse, as is usual in that type of music. I imagine that they will use those familiar words like water out of a hose. Imus could have even got the idea from rap and hip hop. He likes to think he is hip and probably listens to it to stay edgy. On Sharpton's show he actually said, don't give me that jive. He likes to use cool black language and they use hos all the time. He apologized, I wouldn't have, and that should have been that, but they want his job.
I am sick of minorities getting radio show hosts fired over being offended. You have no Constitutional right not to be offended. Get over yourselves and your skin color. Do what normal people do and boycott his show and let the market place decide his fate.
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