Could Paula Deen's words bring down her empire?

Thing1 said:
I use "the n-word" because I really hate how the other word sounds, but sometimes, I feel incredibly stupid saying or writing "the n-word." I get both sides of it, but man, does it just seem silly. We give that one word a whole lotta power by giving it the eggshell treatment.
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I don't like the way it sounds when it is coming out of a racists mouth. But when we are discussing racism we shouldn't have to tip toe around a fucking thing.
 
Socrtease said:
So when I typed it above my purpose was racist? To piss people off?
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Right, so, we're actually engaged in a discussion about racism right now. I still would prefer "N-Word," over the actual unaltered text. You can claim there is no difference, but that would be dishonest.
 
You know....I have no issue with Paula Deen using the "N" word. She's a 60-something year old Southerner. I am a 48 year old Northerner and I have regrettably used it in my younger, less informed days.

I see no reason to crucify this woman for her mistakes of the past. We all live and learn. That's what life is all about. I know that this doesn't sit well with some of my liberal brethren, but I don't give a shit.

I've seen her do an exclusive with Oprah Winfey....people change.
 
Last night the news shows had plenty of time to cover this moron, but nothing about Wendy Davis...a SINGULAR moment in feminist history, and the day our elected women stopped, turned to face our pursuers, fought back, and drove them to their knees.
 
So last question and then I will drop it. Since "the N-Word" is so much better, are we going to NOT be upset if people start saying "shut up N-word" or "You're such a stupid N-Word"? DOES THAT make it better?
 
Socrtease said:
So last question and then I will drop it. Since "the N-Word" is so much better, are we going to NOT be upset if people start saying "shut up N-word" or "You're such a stupid N-Word"? DOES THAT make it better?
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obviously not.....the left thinks things like "we should reduce spending at the federal level" are code words for the same thing.....
 
PostmodernProphet said:
obviously not.....the left thinks things like "we should reduce spending at the federal level" are code words for the same thing.....
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No...we just know that reducing spending at the Federal level.means that the burden of maintaining programs that were funded by the Federal government, or assisted by the federal government, falls solely into the hands of the individual States....which favors the population dense States and screws the population sparse ones.....state taxes will either have to go up, or programs cut, or lastly....kicked down to the local level.

Let's look at the last scenario....that the funding for a given program or project has to be funded solely at the local level.....Bumfucked North Dakota's schools are falling apart....there's 5000 people living in Bumfucked, and they have an Elementary, Middle and High.School that all have been ignored because of previous budget cuts. They are all beyond easy fix repairs and either need extensive restoration or new schools at a cost of say....$20M. Congratulations...the Fed may have their nose out of North Dakota's business....but your local taxes are going to skyrocket to crazy levels for your kids to have a safe, modern school to attend. This also applies to our Inner Cities where the population may be high....but incomes are so low that coming up with the money is akin to getting blood from a stone.

In short, the more people that are sharing a burden, the less the individual has to pay out of pocket.
 
Steelplate said:
.....Bumfucked North Dakota's schools are falling apart
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well there you have it.....North Dakota is an N-word......(by the way, given the financial boom that ND is experiencing due to domestic oil production I suspect their schools are in better shape than average.......
 
I watched her boo hooing on the Today show this am.

Dear Paula: If you don't want to be thought of as a bigot, how about not calling blacks "those people"?
 
PostmodernProphet said:
well there you have it.....North Dakota is an N-word......(by the way, given the financial boom that ND is experiencing due to domestic oil production I suspect their schools are in better shape than average.......
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WTF? Pick another state...I made the scenario up.

Man, talk about not being able to see the forest for the trees.
 
Threedee said:
Soc, let me know when you locate your honesty again. Perhaps you left or on the coffee table?
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Bullshit, Jews don't require some code word for "the final solution" even though when it came out of a nazi's mouth it was pure evil. Not to mention lots of anti-semites use the word Jews so that it drips with venom. We don't say "the J word". We say queer now, even though it was a negative word for so long. I am not advocating the use of the word nigger in everyday conversation. I am just saying, when we are having discussions like this, it is overly PC to completely avoid the word when saying "the N-word" makes every single person think "nigger".
 
Socrtease said:
Bullshit, Jews don't require some code word for "the final solution" even though when it came out of a nazi's mouth it was pure evil. Not to mention lots of anti-semites use the word Jews so that it drips with venom. We don't say "the J word". We say queer now, even though it was a negative word for so long. I am not advocating the use of the word nigger in everyday conversation. I am just saying, when we are having discussions like this, it is overly PC to completely avoid the word when saying "the N-word" makes every single person think "nigger".
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You make perfect sense on this, it is refreshing to hear somebody calling it like it is. When I was young being born in England to Irish parents I would constantly hear racial ephitets like thick mick, paddy, spud nigger and constant jokes about the stupidity of the Irish.
 
And since I am on a roll, I am tired of all the faux outrage around the word cracker. Cracker does not now, nor has it EVER carried the same connotation as the word nigger. There were no cracker only drinking fountains. Crackers were not required to eat behind the diner or restaurant. There were never attempts to keep the cracker from voting. Never ever ever in the history of the rural south was there a sign that said "Cracker don't let the sun set on your ass in our town." I am white, you could call me cracker, peckerwood, honkey and any other derogatory name for white people and I would not be offended, Hell my hackles wouldn't get to half mast. So white people, don't act like cracker even compares to the racism that blacks in this country suffered for 300 years.
 
Socrtease said:
And since I am on a roll, I am tired of all the faux outrage around the word cracker. Cracker does not now, nor has it EVER carried the same connotation as the word nigger. There were no cracker only drinking fountains. Crackers were not required to eat behind the diner or restaurant. There were never attempts to keep the cracker from voting. Never ever ever in the history of the rural south was there a sign that said "Cracker don't let the sun set on your ass in our town." I am white, you could call me cracker, peckerwood, honkey and any other derogatory name for white people and I would not be offended, Hell my hackles wouldn't get to half mast. So white people, don't act like cracker even compares to the racism that blacks in this country suffered for 300 years.
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Kudos. Bravo! Touche.
 
Socrtease said:
And since I am on a roll, I am tired of all the faux outrage around the word cracker. Cracker does not now, nor has it EVER carried the same connotation as the word nigger. There were no cracker only drinking fountains. Crackers were not required to eat behind the diner or restaurant. There were never attempts to keep the cracker from voting. Never ever ever in the history of the rural south was there a sign that said "Cracker don't let the sun set on your ass in our town." I am white, you could call me cracker, peckerwood, honkey and any other derogatory name for white people and I would not be offended, Hell my hackles wouldn't get to half mast. So white people, don't act like cracker even compares to the racism that blacks in this country suffered for 300 years.
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awesomely good point.
 
Socrtease said:
And since I am on a roll, I am tired of all the faux outrage around the word cracker. Cracker does not now, nor has it EVER carried the same connotation as the word nigger. There were no cracker only drinking fountains. Crackers were not required to eat behind the diner or restaurant. There were never attempts to keep the cracker from voting. Never ever ever in the history of the rural south was there a sign that said "Cracker don't let the sun set on your ass in our town." I am white, you could call me cracker, peckerwood, honkey and any other derogatory name for white people and I would not be offended, Hell my hackles wouldn't get to half mast. So white people, don't act like cracker even compares to the racism that blacks in this country suffered for 300 years.
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Actually, the slave trade started with Irish slaves.
 
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