Dano,
It wasn't funny. It didn't show what you purport it to have shown.
I didn't see BAC or LadyT complain about it.
But, it is like this, say I walked into a room full of homosexuals and didn't know they were gay? I was with a friend who I knew was gay and teasing him, I said quite loudly, "D*mn queers we should put you all in SF blow up the bridges and build a wall between Daily City and SF." I don't really feel that way about homosexuals but joking around with him I offended others.
Well, even though I know the gays in the room who did not know the situation are not going to believe me, I'm going to apologize anyway. It is the right thing to do.
Also, there are so many ways to expose the hypocrisy of liberals (not to mention conservatives as well) that you don't need to deliberately use a racist and offensive method.
I do know that the liberals around here like to point fingers at all of us white "crackers" and accuse us of being racists which in itself seems racist to me. However, this kind of thing just adds fuel to the fire.
If I were you, I would have simply offered an apology a long time ago and gone on with my life. "Defending" yourself has only made things worse.
Immie
PS If I offended gays, liberals, any religion or any one of color or non-color in these statements, there was no intention to do so and I apologize now. /bow
I appreciate the civility of your approach to this, but I have indeed stated this was intentional racist ignorance. This isn't like you walking into a bar full of gays and making an offense comment. This is more like you walking into a bar you know has gays in it, then making an offense comment to intentionally cause an uproar.
No one should question Darla, USC, or anyone else's right to challenge and be upset about this ignorance simply because they aren't black. It's an affront to people of conscience and dignity and they have every right to speak out against it, just as I have every right to speak out against sexism and homophobia even though I'm not a woman or gay .. and trust me, I do speak truth to ignorant people who engage in that bullshit.
In fact, what has been missing from the American mindset is more people who are not black, who are not women, and who are not gay, taking a firm stand and speaking out and acting against injustice and America's lingering racist evil.
I haven't said much in these threads about this ignorance because it isn't necessary. I stated my opinion early on and who wouldn't know this is offensive to blacks.
I think this does not do this site any good to allow this kind of racist behavior. Most civil sites would have tossed his ass out long ago .. however, the good news is that there are people of conscience here as well and watching them take a stand against racism and belittle the 8th grade mentality that would engage in it, is worth the price of admission.
Put it this way .. the best thing about when Michael Richards blew up in a comedy club and started spouting off the nigxxr insults was that it was white people who shouted him down. It was white people who were offended by his ignorance and it was white people who booed his dumb ass off the stage.
That was priceless and a demonstration that overt racism is no longer accepted as the American norm.
I would suggest that in spite of how long you may have known this nutcase, you should recognize that his act was intentional, evidenced by the fact that he still has the image as his avater.
There are times when "civility" is not the answer and it only ends up enabling the cancer.
