Snap Shots of YOUR Republican Party, 21st Century Style

[donquixote99]

The whole PC gripe boils down to some people resenting being told they are not supposed to go around insulting other people.

Is there any issue of greater substance here?

[piece-itpete]

I feel like insulting folks based on geographic area. Black, white, red, brown, purple, green, doesn't matter.

Talking of vernacular, I have an old book by Rye & Niley 'Wit and Humor' that can be outrageously funny. It gets tiring though. One author that doesn't is Will James.

Pete

[donquixote99]

Oh, add in resentment at the implication it's not OK to think badly of broad swaths of 'other' folks.

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

I don't understand why it is so important to some folks to preserve racial slurs. Just as I didn't get why Rand Paul cares about protecting a business owners supposed right to refuse service to customers based on race.

Or, do I?

Dave

Originally Posted by donquixote99

The whole PC gripe boils down to some people resenting being told they are not supposed to go around insulting other people.

Is there any issue of greater substance here?

Originally Posted by donquixote99

Oh, add in resentment at the implication it's not OK to think badly of broad swaths of 'other' folks.

IOW, it's reactionary resentment.

[piece-itpete]

I hate white people. Hell, they're not even white! More pinkish tan. Liars all.



Ice, because it's a great book, no question.

Pete

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

I hate white people. Hell, they're not even white! More pinkish tan. Liars all.

Do you have a point?

[piece-itpete]

I can't wait to see the 12 years movie.

For HS kids, I like 'Look out whitey, black power's gon' get your mama'. No kidding, it's a good book. My sis read it in AP English lit. A good balance would be 'Up from slavery'.

Pete

[d-ray657]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

I can't wait to see the 12 years movie.

For HS kids, I like 'Look out whitey, black power's gon' get your mama'. No kidding, it's a good book. My sis read it in AP English lit. A good balance would be 'Up from slavery'.

Pete

When I was in high school I had a "hip" English teacher who wanted to get through all of the books targeted for the banned list before they hit it. One of them was Eldridge Cleaver's "Soul on Ice." I remember reading aloud from it and forgetting to omit the particular passage that she was sure I would recognize as offensive.

Regards,

D-Ray

[bobabode]

Boat rocker.

I read the poetry from an obscure poet, name of Jim Morrison, from the album 'Waiting For The Sun'. I was sure it would raise a ruckus with my ninth grade English teacher but she handled it with an off putting aplomb.
Damn it.

[Wasillaguy]

I never said I thought it should be required reading. I can certainly understand how some people would be offended, but on the other hand I don't think it does anyone any good to hide our past to prevent offending people.
I really think we need to give kids more credit that they can grasp the context and understand there's no insult involved. I was able to understand that at age 7 or so. I'm sure one of us asked Mom why they kept using that bad word, and I'm also sure she explained that it wasn't a bad word back then. Done deal, we got it, and got on with enjoying the book.