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Originally Posted by mgburg
Hey folks!
When under pressure, whether it be from blogs, postings or people following you around-shadowing your every move, you're bound to "blow your cool" without a whole lot of provocation. Seems like Allen had his fill of the tag-a-long. His problem was letting his mouth get ahead of his brain. Something that happens to ALL OF US.
All we have to do is read what WE write...when we find ourselves under attack, we respond w/belittling names directed back at our attackers. Nothing too surprising about that.
BUT remember, when someone we hold above all others stumbles, we all suffer the pain of the ensuing fall.
When Jesse Jackson called Jews "himmies" (sp?) or Jimmy "The Greek" made "off-color" jokes (pardon the pun), we all laughed and said stuff like "Consider the source" or "...par for the course..." or something like that. Do you remember the last time you told an "off-colored" joke or made a remark about someone that wasn't appropriate? Did you look around and check EVERYTHING to be sure there wasn't a microphone, video camera or an "acquaintance" nearby that didn't have you in their "cross-hairs?"
Did that make what was said by those people make the world any better or worse? Probably not. But, it made good "fodder" for the late-night comedians and great editorial cartoons.
So will Allen's slip.
And the world will still continue to turn.
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Sorry but I disagree. I have been pissed off to the point that I would like to deck someone but a racial or cultural insult has never crossed my lips because that is not the way I think. I do not think in terms of white or black, gay or straight, muslim or jewish … all I see are *********s. I am of the belief that any person, regardless of race, religion, culture or sexual preference has the capability to be an ass. I am of the opinion that the only people who use insults such as that are people who believe that way. McKinney, Gibson, Allen et al are all the same IMO. They are bigots in one fashion or another. Alcohol does not make one say things that one does not believe. Allen did not just use a word that he thought was fake but in reality was real and use that word in reference to a person who that word was ‘invented’ for. Allen is a bigot, Gibson is a bigot, KcKinney is a bigot. It’s not a slip of the tongue. It is their true self raising it’s ugly head into the sun shine for all to see.
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