Comments on The Breda Fallacy: hue are you?

Once again ignorance rears it's head... Jay ...

2010-02-08T00:46:51.470-05:00

Once again ignorance rears it's head...

Jay G said...

Don't forget using terms like niggardly...

Origin:
1325–75; ME nyggard, equiv. to nig niggard (< Scand; cf. dial. Sw nygg; akin to OE hnēaw stingy) + -ard

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/niggard

I was pretty unimpressed with Blackwell as Sec of ...

2010-02-01T16:07:22.993-05:00

I was pretty unimpressed with Blackwell as Sec of State (the right's Jen Brunner, rigging elections whenever possible), but he would have done much better than Michael Steele as GOP head.

I'm not a racist. I can barely even run without getting winded, so how do you expect me to get involved in a race? I mean, if bicyclists ride bicycles, and violinists play violin, what do racists do?

'Knee-jerk reaction' my ass; with a bunch ...

2010-01-31T18:42:31.432-05:00

'Knee-jerk reaction' my ass; with a bunch of these squirrels it's no more than a way of trying to get out of things. Like paying for a whole pile of printing.

I used the term 'black thumb' without thin...

2010-01-31T08:25:48.154-05:00

I used the term 'black thumb' without thinking while I was talking about gardening and my lack of skill with plants with a black co-worker. She didn't come out and accuse me of being a racist but I was sweating bullets for a few days not knowing if she was going to file with our Human Resources office because that was not outside the realm of possibility.

Scratch me hard enough and you might reveal me as ...

2010-01-30T11:14:14.889-05:00

Scratch me hard enough and you might reveal me as a racist. Best not to scratch me too hard, then.

The good thing about this election? They use the r...

2010-01-29T20:17:06.706-05:00

The good thing about this election? They use the race card so often that it ceases to have any meaning or consequences.

"Racist!"
"Pfft, yeah, whatever. That is _so_ 2010. You still listen to emo, too?"

What I don't get, though, is the double sta...

2010-01-29T13:32:11.341-05:00
What I don't get, though, is the double standard.

Of course you get it.It's just buying into the narrative. Donkey team members are always for the little guy*, Elephant team members are always greedy so-and-sos out to take advantage of the poor and dispossessed, or too dumb to know what's good for them. Therefore a Donkey is by nature not racist/sexist/homophobic/whatever, and an Elephant by nature is. Regardless of what either says or does.

*He ain't lyin!

Anybody who wants can call me a racist. I'm no...

2010-01-29T10:16:30.627-05:00
Anybody who wants can call me a racist. I'm not, & I know it.
I agree with Sam Clemens: I hate the damned human race.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6f1BclfiZs0 "...

2010-01-29T09:40:37.692-05:00
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6f1BclfiZs0

"There is no racial bigotry here. I do not look down upon niggers, kikes, wops or greasers. Here, you are all equally worthless."

Racist? I ain't no damned racist! I treat EV...

2010-01-29T01:38:37.222-05:00
Racist?

I ain't no damned racist!

I treat EVERYONE the same.

No matter what color you start out you will ALL be blood red and dripping when I get done with you!

Usually shuts them right up.

Buckshot

You might be a racist if you have ever disagreed w...

2010-01-28T23:26:06.126-05:00
You might be a racist if you have ever disagreed with anyone for any reason.

People may call me racist and I just don't car...

2010-01-28T22:56:56.473-05:00
People may call me racist and I just don't care anymore. Is just the same as someone driving like a moron and giving you the bird because they think you did something wrong.

Your request for politeness is keeping me from saying what I really think! lol

PS openID makes me sad.

What???? Barack is BLACK???

2010-01-28T21:01:38.074-05:00
What???? Barack is BLACK???

When accused of racism I tend to ask the person us...

2010-01-28T18:35:11.016-05:00
When accused of racism I tend to ask the person using the word to define it. Most can't.

Webster's defines "racism" as 1 : a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race
2 : racial prejudice or discrimination

Sadly the common man has come to use the term to describe any negative statement made or act committed by a white person against a non-white person.

Otherwise, regarding people of other ethnic backgr...

2010-01-28T18:26:34.322-05:00
Otherwise, regarding people of other ethnic backgrounds, nope.

I don't like jerks, in all the various renditions, equally, regardless of color, sexual preference, age or gender. An a***ole is an a***ole is an a***ole.

Well, yeah. I might just be a racist. I hate...

2010-01-28T18:23:31.219-05:00
Well, yeah. I might just be a racist.

I hate every one in the human race equally, depending on time of day and phase of the moon.

Agree with Jim and Reflecto...

2010-01-28T18:11:10.016-05:00
Agree with Jim and Reflecto...

Had I anything more to add beyond what AEPilot Jim...

2010-01-28T18:10:04.836-05:00
Had I anything more to add beyond what AEPilot Jim got here with first, I'd add it.

Jim

The race card. Played so often now that it's ...

2010-01-28T17:05:00.031-05:00
The race card. Played so often now that it's faded away. Calling someone racists is now just a cheap form of Ad Hominem attack. Resorted to by those who know they have lost the argument or didn't have a valid argument to begin with.

I've been called "racist" many times...

2010-01-28T16:50:43.035-05:00
I've been called "racist" many times, usually by someone too dumb to end the discussion in a better manner. Sometimes it's an actual racial minority making the claim. Other times it's usual a smarmy liberal who is white.

Of course I've also had discussions about race with black friends of mine. I figure if I actually said something potentially racist they'd be the 1st to let me know.

Interestingly, I think that minorities treating whites this way by constantly attacking us as "racist" could actually cause resentment & prejudice over time.

You don't get equality by expecting preferential treatment because of your skincolor.

Don't forget using terms like niggardly...