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Old 11-11-2021, 07:07 PM
 
Location: A Beautiful DEEP RED State
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That's the name of it. Biden didn't pick that name.
Brandon wasn't speaking just about the league. He first referred to the man by calling him "The Great Negro".

Would you be okay and expect no response from the left if Trump called Obama "The Negro"?
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Old 11-11-2021, 07:08 PM
 
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I was out all today and missed everything....cnn says this is not real...is it? is there video?
Biden was trying to say, "Negro League--at the time--pitcher, Satchel Paige," but stuttered it.

He should have just said "Major League pitcher," since Paige did pitch in the majors after the Negro League was disbanded.

Or he should just give up those rambling reminiscences.
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Old 11-11-2021, 07:09 PM
 
Location: In a George Strait Song
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"Afro-American" for about eight seconds between black and African-American.

I personally usually use "black" myself.

But a story: At my high school graduation ceremony, I was given a scholarship from what was known to be a very conservative (white) men's lodge in that Oklahoma town. The old guy at the podium--probably as old then as Biden is now--started his speech saying, "This is the first time we've given this scholarship to a colored boy...."

There was a collective gasp across the audience. But it didn't bother me. First, a lot of black people his age still used "colored." Second, they were giving me money, so I didn't figure he'd come there to insult me.

Edit: He actually said "colored boy"
When my son was in 5th grade, he was yelled at by his teacher for saying “black” instead of “African American.”

There was one black, excuse me— “African American”— kid in the class and he and my son were best friends.

Now 8 years later, we’re supposed to say black again. I would never call anyone a negro but the player was in the negro leagues, so (and not trying to offend) I’m not sure what all the pearl clutching is about. And we still have the NAACP, not the NAAB or NAAA.
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Old 11-11-2021, 07:11 PM
 
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Brandon wasn't speaking just about the league. He first referred to the man by calling him "The Great Negro".

Would you be okay and expect no response from the left if Trump called Obama "The Negro"?
He said, "the great Negro--at the time--pitcher in the Negro Leagues went on to become a great pitcher in the pros..."

You're acting as though he hadn't inserted that "...at the time..." in the sentence.
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Old 11-11-2021, 07:30 PM
 
Location: A Beautiful DEEP RED State
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He said, "the great Negro--at the time--pitcher in the Negro Leagues went on to become a great pitcher in the pros..."

You're acting as though he hadn't inserted that "...at the time..." in the sentence.
Nice gymnastics you have to do there and still it turns out he called him "The Great Negro".

Just ask yourself this. How would CNN, MSNBC and Liberals react of Trump called someone a Negro? That's all you need to know about how this works.
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Old 11-11-2021, 07:30 PM
 
Location: Philadelphia, PA
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Everyone trying to cover for Biden being someone who refers to black people as a negro should be ashamed of themselves.
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Old 11-11-2021, 07:36 PM
 
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Everyone trying to cover for Biden being someone who refers to black people as a negro should be ashamed of themselves.
I have never understood why the word "negro" is offensive - it is literally the Spanish word for the color black. Now of course the "bastardized" version of the word is highly offensive and should never be used.
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Old 11-11-2021, 07:40 PM
 
Location: Elysium
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I have never understood why the word "negro" is offensive - it is literally the Spanish word for the color black. Now of course the "bastardized" version of the word is highly offensive and should never be used.
In itself it is not, it depends upon the intent of the user. Thus one poster says how bad it is and I don't believe you can support President Biden who used the term while another says how dare you say I shouldn't call Black people Negros in the years after 1975.
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Old 11-11-2021, 07:41 PM
 
Location: Philadelphia, PA
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I have never understood why the word "negro" is offensive - it is literally the Spanish word for the color black. Now of course the "bastardized" version of the word is highly offensive and should never be used.
Why do you think this thread is locked?

https://www.city-data.com/forum/poli...do-enough.html
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Old 11-11-2021, 07:50 PM
 
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Careful now. My grandmother stayed with colored until her death while her kids went through Negro, Afro American, Black and African American
Was she a 59 year experienced politician?
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