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That it was a stupid thing to say? snoopcester Send a noteboard - 12/01/2010 09:49:05 AM
Was it racist? Very probably not.
Should a politician in Reid's position expect people to kick up a fuss claiming it was? Very probably.

Unless he is completely disengaged from the real world, he must know that comments touching on race are always hyper-sensitive and likely to lead to accusations of racism... in particular when they come from an old white guy.

So, not racist just stupid for putting himself in a position where he was going to be accused of racism by opponents for their own political gain and his harm.
*MySmiley*

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So what EXACTLY is the problem with Reid's comments? - 12/01/2010 04:11:56 AM 1053 Views
it wasn't just that he commented on the lack of "dialect" - 12/01/2010 04:16:27 AM 731 Views
Regardless of that, I don't see the ability to use dialect as a racist statement. - 12/01/2010 04:32:07 AM 686 Views
I agree - 12/01/2010 04:36:23 AM 688 Views
That's what I was thinking... - 12/01/2010 08:52:32 AM 703 Views
when was the last time you heard a white person speaking ebonics? - 12/01/2010 01:41:24 PM 696 Views
A week or so ago. - 12/01/2010 08:09:09 PM 635 Views
About a day for me. - 12/01/2010 10:33:40 PM 699 Views
Yeah, I'm back in Boston now, so... - 13/01/2010 03:33:38 AM 587 Views
Isn't that the definition of a wigger? A white person who speaks/acts like a black person? - 12/01/2010 09:49:34 PM 664 Views
So black person = N****r? Reid's looking better and better. *NM* - 12/01/2010 10:34:37 PM 304 Views
You know Tim isn't saying that. - 12/01/2010 10:43:43 PM 653 Views
Um, what? - 13/01/2010 06:55:21 AM 643 Views
And the fact that Wigger = White N****r isn't racist at all! *NM* - 12/01/2010 10:33:04 PM 337 Views
I wasn't using the term seriously 9_9 - 13/01/2010 04:26:20 AM 619 Views
The problem is he's a politician - 12/01/2010 04:35:51 AM 726 Views
because that would solve our problems. *NM* - 12/01/2010 04:37:18 AM 297 Views
You know, what IS a good term for black people these days? - 12/01/2010 04:36:33 AM 728 Views
technically... - 12/01/2010 04:39:51 AM 695 Views
i know, right? *NM* - 12/01/2010 06:11:33 AM 304 Views
I just use "black" - 12/01/2010 02:27:16 PM 618 Views
yah, that's what i typically do... - 12/01/2010 02:28:39 PM 686 Views
I agree. Say what you mean. - 12/01/2010 10:03:37 PM 671 Views
How many "black" people do you know that are truely black? - 13/01/2010 05:10:44 AM 609 Views
how many white people do you know are WHITE? *NM* - 13/01/2010 05:26:36 AM 282 Views
Why is it OK to discriminate on the grounds of language but not race? - 12/01/2010 08:23:21 AM 796 Views
Please tell me you were joking... *NM* - 12/01/2010 01:29:37 PM 276 Views
Not in the least. I thought you knew me better than that. - 12/01/2010 09:44:59 PM 620 Views
Ah! You were looking for an active rebuttal - 13/01/2010 01:48:20 PM 598 Views
It is okay to discriminate based on language... - 12/01/2010 01:40:18 PM 695 Views
Your AAE is a language the way that Pig Latin is a language. - 12/01/2010 06:38:35 PM 648 Views
I don't even know where to begin. - 12/01/2010 09:43:21 PM 728 Views
That third point is going a bit far. - 12/01/2010 10:06:08 PM 682 Views
You're right, I was conflating two separate points. - 12/01/2010 10:14:48 PM 636 Views
Well, it still only applies... - 12/01/2010 10:24:08 PM 779 Views
That it was a stupid thing to say? - 12/01/2010 09:49:05 AM 699 Views
this. *NM* - 12/01/2010 01:07:46 PM 300 Views
Who seriously uses the term "Negro dialect" anymore? - 13/01/2010 02:00:15 AM 614 Views
the subject is race. and party lines. - 13/01/2010 05:27:39 AM 602 Views
Powell, Rice and Steele. Just food for thought. *NM* - 13/01/2010 08:12:18 PM 356 Views

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