So we can't call somebody a jackass (even if he is a jackass) if they are a different color than us? And maybe Savage was talking about an illegal alien that raped and then killed a child in Phoenix; that's a scumbag in my book and should be sent back home. Most of the people that I know call a jackass a jackass and a scumbag a scumbag...w/o caring about the color of the skin. It doesn't make any difference as far as I'm concerned.
Originally Posted by matclone  We've touched on this subject before. The guys on talk radio may not use the n_word but that does not mean their comments are not racially charged. Their constant denigration and demonification of people of color means something even if you don't see it. One example: I heard a talk radio guy (I don't know who it was) a couple years ago scream that Kayne West (not sure who he is but he's black) is a "jackass". Another: I heard Michael Savage not so long ago refer to the immigrant "scum" (say it as sneeringly as possible). Sharpton and Jackson are regular villains, like recurring characters in a soap opera. I don't have to listen more than 15 minutes at a time, once every two months or so to pick up this stuff. You can take any racially-charged story on the news, and I guarantee it will get extensive airplay on the radio. These are obvious and frank attempts to stir up anger and resentment in white people. If you don't see it, that doesn't mean its not there. |