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Originally Posted by shiznit
(Post 1696485)
I think the "excess capacity" will come from no more planes in mod lines and the addition of the 330's. I bet it will still be block hour growth YOY
I just can't see how this won't result in even more Atlantic reductions for next summer resulting in a smaller peak season. Plus cutting a quarter of the already small 747 fleet makes the writing on the wall for its early demise even more obvious. RFP's for anything at this point will take years to materalize. The big story IMO isn't just the 4 whales. Its whatever is next that we don't know about, but you know they know about. |
Casual Observer pretty much makes the argument, but I'll make my own version:
As you know, LBFM stands for "Little Brown ****ing Machine." "Hooker" isn't racist. "Lady of the night" isn't racist. "Little Brown ****ing Machine" is racist because it (a) specifies two racial characteristics [stature and skin color] and (b) pairs them with a dehumanizing term [****ing machine]. Ask yourself, would you have been equally comfortable with someone writing that captains just wanted to get to Atlanta so they could see little black Sambo? I'm sure those who use the term mean nothing by it. They probably picked it up before they became critical thinkers, and they've probably never been challenged on it before. But they wouldn't be pilots if they weren't smart. Upon further reflection, they'll come around. |
Fox news is a racist organization
There I said it, Err yeah it is. Just sayin!:D
Ok never mind, non-sequiter.... :) |
Frank,
Little Black Sambo isn't Afrjcan, but South Indian. The story isn't racist, it's about a boy and four tigers.. GF |
Originally Posted by galaxy flyer
(Post 1696596)
Frank,
Little Black Sambo isn't Afrjcan, but South Indian. The story isn't racist, it's about a boy and four tigers.. GF |
Originally Posted by FrankCobretti
(Post 1696588)
Casual Observer pretty much makes the argument, but I'll make my own version:
As you know, LBFM stands for "Little Brown ****ing Machine." "Hooker" isn't racist. "Lady of the night" isn't racist. "Little Brown ****ing Machine" is racist because it (a) specifies two racial characteristics [stature and skin color] and (b) pairs them with a dehumanizing term [****ing machine]. Ask yourself, would you have been equally comfortable with someone writing that captains just wanted to get to Atlanta so they could see little black Sambo? I'm sure those who use the term mean nothing by it. They probably picked it up before they became critical thinkers, and they've probably never really been challenged on it before. But they wouldn't be pilots if they weren't smart. Upon further reflection, they'll come around. The problem is that it's boring. If I could spend the afternoon with Gandhi or Dave Chappelle, I'd choose Chappelle 10 out of 10 times. In most ways, I imagine him more real than Gandhi. I understand the virtue in raising our collective game to work towards more respect for all people. It is important. But in the process of refining the rules of society, we are also losing something that is much less obvious, but potentially more important. |
Dave Chappelle was right. If I knock up Oprah, you aren't going to see me at work.
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Originally Posted by galaxy flyer
(Post 1696596)
Little Black Sambo isn't Afrjcan, but South Indian. The story isn't racist, it's about a boy and four tigers.
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Originally Posted by casual observer
(Post 1696603)
But in the process of refining the rules of society, we are also losing something that is much less obvious, but potentially more important.
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Originally Posted by FrankCobretti
(Post 1696609)
GF, surely you're aware that while the original book is innocuous, the phrase took on a powerfully freighted meaning in the deep South.
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