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07-31-2014 | 07:52 PM
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Frank,
Little Black Sambo isn't Afrjcan, but South Indian. The story isn't racist, it's about a boy and four tigers..
GF
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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07-31-2014 | 07:53 PM
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07-31-2014 | 08:00 PM
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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.
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.
07-31-2014 | 08:03 PM
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Dave Chappelle was right. If I knock up Oprah, you aren't going to see me at work.
07-31-2014 | 08:05 PM
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07-31-2014 | 08:08 PM
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07-31-2014 | 08:10 PM
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07-31-2014 | 08:12 PM
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"Race card" is a phrase white people toss around when we don't want to talk about race.
07-31-2014 | 08:18 PM
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07-31-2014 | 08:20 PM
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