Quote From: shawnylou
My two grandson's are both racially mixed.
fathers both black and my daughter Caucasian.
The Blacks I know of prefer not to be called African Americans as they find comfort in Black American.
I know many people from Africa and they find it hard to accept "African Americans" but readily accept the term Black America.
With-in the last two years we have seen an out-burst of "mouth" vocal issues of rude behaviors. ON all behaviors from everyone. Including Al Sharpton to Reverend Jackson.
1. Imus, he decided to make a joke out of the ladies on the basket ball team. He has been off the radio air waves for almost one year. He is now coming back to the air waves in another month to a different station. Supposedly he has learned to be more sensitive.
2. "Kramer.. lol.. he had an outburst at a heckler while performing on stage doing his routine as a comedian less than a year ago and went wild on the guy [ ballistic He is sorry and NO one has heard from him since. In the meanwhile everyone makes fun of Jews on and off the airwaves and Italians and Mexicans and Indians /Muslims and anyone else they can.
3. Jena 6 is the BIGGEST embarrassment in American history this side of the 2000 decade so far. Note: I said SO FAR*
4. A NOOSE? and that town has /had no clue as to what a noose is or what that meant during the slave days and when they went looking for a slave that ran away? THEY HUNG THE SLAVE!
5. What lawyers were given to those kids and what governor runs that town who could not educate that town in the right or wrong in that NOOSE hanging from a frig-gen tree?
6. Does not one person study history anymore?
7. Katrina is highly suspect in the abuse of the poor as well. Did color play a part or simply because people were poor and they did not matter as much as the rich?
Back to Mr. Chapman...he was so honest in a private conversation to his own son who received 15,000.00 to TELL on DADDY. Wrong or right? Too late now and the lips are loose and Mrs.. Chapman is devastated and the Chapman family are sorry and now the repent part is happening and everyone and their brother are here to JUDGE.
8. Cracker,, word for white person, cannot be used and not in a comedy anymore and cheap Jew and any mention about a Jew being tight with money cannot be mentioned in any comments on television anymore.
Jesse Jackson has made many fopahs regarding the Jewish people and so has Sharpton and many regarding the white folk.
9. There are other ways and better ways to handle things than the way those two handle the situations most of the time.And the 3rd associate of their ilk is the most ferocious of them all and the biggest bigot Louis Farrakhan, that is a dangerous man.
10. My grandson was in a fight at school recently regarding his color. He defended himself. he was suspended for fighting. The kid who called him the racial slur is being taken out of the school district . The word "Nig--r " is a hate crime word in our district here in Washington state.
11. what is black? Look in a crayon box and not one color is pure white or black.. find the colors of what your tone is and I bet you, that we are that crayon box and basically this whole sad mess is just that .. A MESS!
12. This takes all of us to look at each other and be neighbors and friends and take good care of our children and not allow this to happen at all.
Should Mr. Chapman have a second chance ?
I believe he really did not know any better was raised that way. I know Denver, it is a place of "hard" and now he is getting the education of his life. Do not use your mouth like that EVER ABOUT ANYONE*
None of us should and he should not have to ask Sharpton or Jackson for forgiveness, but instead the common Black people of America and the woman his son dates for forgiveness.
How do we keep this from happening at all? Start at home and never use that language at home , children really need to play with all sorts of children from all backgrounds and cultures and religions. Balnce is absolutely healthy for kids and parents need to get out and greet people and get out of their rut's too. Volunteer at school and get on school boards and know the people in your community and make sure that the kids get to play with all cultures .
No name calling, no bullying, no comparing of clothes and it would be nice if no one noticed the bald kid too.
Point, you begin at home and take one tongue at a time.
Patience is a good start.
The epidemic of bad language and hate has got to stop! NOW that is BAD FORM*
I agree. Parents aren't parenting any more. They're too worried about being their friends. Ya want friends - then GET SOME. But don't have kids to be your friends. I am shocked at the way children speak to their parents these days - and NOTHING is said or done to the children. Parents don't get respect because they don't take the time to RAISE their children VALUES, MORALS and basic manners.
It's amazing to me because when I grew up, I heard the typical, yet occasional cursing. Not racial slurs and name calling! Cursing is an everyday occurence in homes today. Now the children are calling parents names! I would NEVER have done that to my mother & father and ABSOLUTELY would not accept that lack of disrepect from my own children.
From a celebrity’s controversial meltdown caught on tape to nooses cropping up around the country, Dr. Phil and Bishop T.D. Jakes tackle tough racial issues. First up, Dog the Bounty Hunter spewed slurs in a phone conversation with his son, Tucker, and used the N-word repeatedly when referring to Tucker’s black girlfriend, Monique. Monique’s mother, Linda Shinnery, joins the Dr. Phil show via satellite and says she was appalled by Dog’s tirade. Should the reality TV star lose his job over a private conversation? Civil rights activist Al Sharpton, rapper Master P, and BET correspondent Jeff Johnson weigh in. Then, nooses, a symbol of hatred for African-Americans, are cropping up more and more across the country – from Jena, Louisiana to Columbia University in New York. Najee Ali, founder and co-director of Project Islamic Hope, shares his views on empowering the black community and combating stereotypes. Don’t miss this intense debate about racism and sensitivity in America, and find out how you can educate your children. Join the discussion.
