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My first reaction is "Who the h*ll cares?". But you're right...given the rabid reaction to the Sterling comment from a large number of politically correct nutjobs, it's a fair question. Would be interesting to go back to the Sterling thread and compare comment from the same posters in the two different threads.
Ohh I see.
That must be why it's ok for black people to call each other the "N" word.
Gotcha
Yeah...it is ok. What do you care?
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Originally Posted by Toyman at Jewel Lake
My first reaction is "Who the h*ll cares?". But you're right...given the rabid reaction to the Sterling comment from a large number of politically correct nutjobs, it's a fair question. Would be interesting to go back to the Sterling thread and compare comment from the same posters in the two different threads.
SMH...unbelievable.
You guys are completely impervious to reality.
This isn't a Sterling thread, but his own business partners want him GONE! Why don't you take it up with them?
Ohh I see.
That must be why it's ok for black people to call each other the "N" word.
Gotcha
I don't know why -- and of course you know that's not what I said -- and furthermore, I don't presume to tell minorities what they think, unlike the conservatives on this forum.
NO KIDDING !!!!!!!! Who hasn't said that word and who even knew it was derived from the word Gypsy ??? I didn't. It must be hell to live under a microscope and have every little word you say picked apart by people on the other side of the political fence.
If any person on this earth has not made some little verbal misstep in their life I have yet to meet that person. Grow up people.
I saw a video where Obama swatted and killed a fly that was bothering him. I bet PETA is up in arms over that one ! Puleeze !
Gyp is a slur in origin, but most Americans don't know that. For one thing, most of us are only vaguely familiar with the concept of Gypsies. I try not to use it, but I wouldn't sweat its use by other people. Like "going Dutch" and "welching on a bet", it's a term that has largely become disassociated from its origins, at least in America.
So "going Dutch" is a racial slur?
Wow that is a first time...I'm Dutch and we always saw that as a joke that we have like we have over there Belgium kind of jokes and jokes about Dutch people not wasting any money which can be seen as a compliment.
You can't compare that to a remark about gypsies since that is meant in a different way and even though I don't want to make to much about what Michelle stated since I don't take much serious she is saying or doing but respect her to be the temporary First Lady...this was not meant in a positive or joking way.
To me the IRSgate, VAgate, Benghazigate and terrorist deserter case are way more important and other foreign issues will be something that the White House can't get away from.
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