Anyone who tunes into late-night comedy shows knows that many black comedians utter the n-word with rapid-fire frequency. Perhaps Michael Richards mistakenly thought that what was sauce for the goose was sauce for the white gander. In any case, in a Today show appearance this morning, Jesse Jackson declared that he would be working to "prohibit" the use of the word. He didn't offer specifics, but one question naturally arises. Would Jackson's n-word ban begin where the word is most frequently in use - the black community?
Interviewed by weekend host Lester Holt [one of my MSM favorites for his level-headedness, I might add] on the Michael Richards mess, Jackson floated his proposal in these terms:
"I might add that we're really going to begin to fight to prohibit that word in public usage as hate language."
See video here.
The word is vile. But just wondering on which version of the First Amendment Jackson relies in his quest to ban offensive language? And will he indeed take his fight to Def Comedy Jam?
Aside: Jackson somehow managed to use the issue to take a swipe at Republicans: "Even as I look at this comedian who had this meltdown, you [media] guys are giving a free ride on Trent Lott, who has power."
Holt: "You're putting them [Republicans] in the same category as Michael Richards and the language he said?"
Jackson: "Absolutely."
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It's ridiculous that there's
November 25, 2006 - 09:32 ET by Dave659It's ridiculous that there's supposed to be a word that's so taboo that any public figure would seriously propose "prohibiting" it. If it's really so hurtful, it makes more sense to use it as often as possible, robbing it of its power.
So the left gets bent out of
November 25, 2006 - 09:53 ET by ChemicalOperatorSo the left gets bent out of shape that Bush is "Robbing our civil rights" even though no one can really prove he is. Yet Jesse jackson is clearly asking for something that would infringe on the 1st amendment and they keep mighty quiet. Hypocrisy?
This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.
Did he mention any prohibitio
November 25, 2006 - 14:26 ET by mattmDid he mention any prohibition of the word "honky"?
Heavens no, They still have p
November 25, 2006 - 14:38 ET by ChemicalOperatorHeavens no, They still have plan to use that in every arguement.
This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.
I wonder if that will apply t
November 25, 2006 - 10:02 ET by msh1973I wonder if that will apply to all those "rappers" out there who use it as part of their daily verbage. While he is at it why doesn't he do something about the use of b***h and h**, when talking about women. To me that offends more people than the "n" word. After all women out number men two to one in this Country. But that is just my humble opinion.
I wonder what kind of penalty
November 25, 2006 - 10:16 ET by Andrew H.I wonder what kind of penalty the extortionist Jackson would propose for this new unconstitutional law?
I bet he wouldn't include the rappers--NO WAY--and whatever art form that is--hate speech sprinkled liberally through their offerrings.
There's another option--society to make the decision itself--or to attach less signifance to the word--that anyone using it suffers a lack of ability, intelligence and character. That's pretty well how I've felt about the word since I can remember. It's a sign of a very mentally weak person who feels s/he has to use it.
Never relent.
Towards the Niggardly usage of the N-word
November 25, 2006 - 11:03 ET by BBallleaperI have not heard a white man in my presence use the N-word for nearly 40 years, and that covers an incredible number of people. I don't know of anyone who uses this word other than blacks-on-blacks. They must have a great personal loathing of themselves to constantly insult each other in this manner.
If you want to start somewhere Jesse you might try extorting some cash out of Dave Chappell. He uses the N-word approximately 4,000 times per show. He's got money Jesse. Probably enough to cover the birth of your next adulterous child or a down payment on some new 5,000 dollar suits!
"...the whole aim of N
November 25, 2006 - 10:36 ET by bws53"...the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought. In the
end we shall make thoughtcrime literally impossible, because there will be
no words in which to express it. ...there's no reason or excuse for commiting thoughtcrime. It's merely a question of self-discipline, reality-control. ...the revolution will be complete when
the language is perfect."
- Syme
Leno had it right last night.
November 25, 2006 - 10:36 ET by donsalesLeno had it right last night....
"If white miscreants must go out to woodshed to be chastised by Sharpton and Jackson, who do black miscreants go to for the same purpose??????
Oppie????"
LMAO!!!!
Nowhere to Run....Nowhere To Hide.....
"Cash & Carry"
November 25, 2006 - 10:50 ET by donsales"Cash & Carry" Alert:
It appears that the Reverends Jackson/Sharpton have gotten to the African-Americans in the audience who were taunting Kramer on-stage....
They are NOW seeking an APOLOGY (read cash) from Michael Richards according to a news report today....
Black shake-downs of whites continue at a fast clip as Jackson has demonstrated such behavior is rewarded by corporate America these days.......
Nowhere to Run....Nowhere To Hide.....
I told some friends of mine w
November 25, 2006 - 10:57 ET by ChemicalOperatorI told some friends of mine when the story first aired that this would happen. Its disgusting.
This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.
Gimme some of that easy money
November 25, 2006 - 11:04 ET by Andrew H.Gimme some of that easy money--all we have to do is get a front row seat and harass some whitey until he spews. Easy money!
Never relent.
The Jackson/Sharpton shakedown has begun
November 25, 2006 - 11:53 ET by mikejIf this isn't liberal lawyer speak from that article, I don't know what is:
"Our clients were vulnerable," Allred said. "He went after them. He singled them out and he taunted them, and he did it in a closed room where they were captive."
Held captive? Very next sentence in the article:
"The video of Richards' outburst shows several people getting up and walking out as he shouts at the audience."
Some captivity there Gloria.
Also, so now if a person cuts me off in traffic and flips me the bird, am I not captive in my car in traffic? Should I be compensated?
"Our clients were vuln
November 25, 2006 - 12:14 ET by ckc1227"Our clients were vulnerable," Allred said. "He went after them. He singled them out and he taunted them, and he did it in a closed room where they were captive."
Hmm, seems to me they singled themselves out when they started heckling him. What would be HILARIOUS is if Kramer would turn around and sue them for the very same thing. Whether or not you liked his response, they started it by attacking him first.
Racial Slurs
November 25, 2006 - 11:02 ET by Casey97I agree slurs like "Hymietown", should be criminalized. Anyone who uses this type of language should be jailed.
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With Democrat revisionist history and liberals guaranteeing the future (global warming, nuclear destruction, etc.) only the future is certain; the past is always changing<
Heheh. Good one. Never re
November 25, 2006 - 11:06 ET by Andrew H.Heheh. Good one.
Never relent.
I was thinking the same thing
November 27, 2006 - 11:40 ET by GalvanicI was thinking the same thing about Hymietown, Casey97. Here we have a racist named Jesse Jackson, laying down some new rules about what words can and can't be permitted in public. And he associates Richards with Republicans. Someone ought to ask Richards whom he voted for.
And the MSM, which has held Jackson at the front of their Rolodex for decades, plays along.
I am not sure Jackson wants t
November 25, 2006 - 11:18 ET by GritsI am not sure Jackson wants to include the black community in the ban. It is an ethnic issue. Only blacks can say the "N" word with impunity much like only Muslims can legitimately bomb, blow up and burn mosques.
Grits
Jackson
November 25, 2006 - 11:37 ET by iveseenitallJackson is a race-baiting charlatan. If he , Shartpton , Richards, Rock, and the rest of the liberals are in a squabble, they should take it oustside. Don't put it on freedom loving Americans and don't you liberals dare mess with our Constitution. Being a self-important celebrity doesn't mean you run this nation. We've put up with this disingenuous horse manure long enough. If a liberal could, he'd control every word that comes out of your mouth. BTW, this is just another media driven story. However, as this shows, the media can divide the nation. It's been doing it for some time and its getting worse. Think, and don't let someone else do your thinking for you.
NEVER,NEVER trust a liberal
Jackson is a race-baiting c
November 25, 2006 - 11:53 ET by Jack BauerJackson is a race-baiting charlatan.
Actually ive, isn't race baiting Jackson's one genuine "quality"?
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If we're starting to ban wo
November 25, 2006 - 11:26 ET by Jack BauerIf we're starting to ban words now, how about banning the "p-word"?
Progressive as used by the intolerant reactionary leftoids has to be one of the most misused words in the English language.
It's very offensive.
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Jack, am I to understand that
November 25, 2006 - 12:23 ET by bassndudeJack, am I to understand that the upstanding rev. is in favor of censorship? If so, this could be the opening we have been looking for...
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
jackson
November 25, 2006 - 12:36 ET by iveseenitallJust saw Jackson on Fox. He's already starting the "collective guilt" mantra. He believes Richards represents how whites in America think. It's a "deeper" problem for the nation. A dumb liberal like Richards represents American white society? What an arrogant joker this Jackson is. These guys are so predictable and laughable.
NEVER,NEVER trust a liberal
bass -- yeah, it is amazing
November 25, 2006 - 13:39 ET by Jack Bauerbass -- yeah, it is amazing. A period of silence and shutting of the pie-hole would be appeciated from "Hymie" Jackson.
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in favor of ban
November 25, 2006 - 12:43 ET by misterbillTwo of the words I would prefer to never hear again are Jesse and Jackson. I am not too big on Al and Sharpton either!
The n word that suits them is Ninny!
Remember Tawana Brawley....
I would have gone with &quo
November 25, 2006 - 12:55 ET by Uncle JohnI would have gone with "numbnuts" as the appropriate n word, but ninny works too.
Great point about the rap ind
November 25, 2006 - 13:50 ET by balboaGreat point about the rap industry. No way would they go along with this. And I'd rather not have us getting into the business of banning certain words. Kinda anti-American.
I think for once we agree. Ba
November 25, 2006 - 13:57 ET by ChemicalOperatorI think for once we agree. Banning certain words goes against everything America stands for.
This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.
Its Freeshizzle, my Nizzel.
November 25, 2006 - 14:06 ET by Ten7sIts Freeshizzle, my Nizzel.
Even if this wasn't illegaly
November 25, 2006 - 14:20 ET by 10thAmendmentEven if this wasn't illegaly stupid, such a law would be devastating to the world of literature.
This would ban the works of MARK TWAIN, possibly the greatest American writer. His characters used the word as a descriptive term - not as a negative. Not just Twain though, think of every great book where someone utters the word.
The films: Guess who's coming to dinner, In the Heat of the Night, They call me Mr. Tibbs, To Kill a Mockingbird.
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.
trample on people’s rights.
November 25, 2006 - 14:45 ET by PlaceboTo Ban is a typical Jackson solution to an issue; trample on people’s rights. Then again, this is the approach leftists turn to, when wanting to silence critics and or maintain political-correctness.
They did pull Huck Finn out o
November 25, 2006 - 14:49 ET by ChemicalOperatorThey did pull Huck Finn out of several schools across the nation recently citing it "was racist"
This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.
HONKY HONKY HONKY HONKY HONKY
November 25, 2006 - 14:31 ET by tkeefeHONKY HONKY HONKY HONKY HONKY HONKY HONKY HONKY HONKY HONKY HONKY there jesse now are we even ????
show me the money cracker
November 25, 2006 - 14:45 ET by RackieI think Jesse is holding out for a mule.
DEAD honky!!!
November 26, 2006 - 00:01 ET by proud2b4familyThis comment reminds me of one of the funniest SNL skits of all time.
I'm white, I have black friends, my wife has black friends, and we all find it funny. This humor notably comes from the leftist celebrities who started SNL.
Everybody make a copy of this transcript before it goes down the memory hole.
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The last thing I need is a
November 25, 2006 - 15:04 ET by mlongThe last thing I need is a lecture on racism by a anti-semite like Jesse"Hymie town"Jackson...and what the hell is this free ride for Trent Lott?..the MSM took some harmless comments at a birthday party and used it to drive him from his leadership position in the senate..free ride my butt..if anyone gets a free ride for being a racist it's Dems like Jackson and Robert"KKK"Byrd.
That's the politically correc
November 25, 2006 - 18:08 ET by Andrew H.That's the politically correct thing to do--lay waste to conservatives for even a hint of racism and ignore the obnoxious comments by liberals. I'm not racist but I do not like liberals. I've never met one I could like. What does that make me?
The nice people over at du would call me a repug or a fundie. I accept those adjectives from this group of losers and babies with pride.
Never relent.
I hate “ifs”, but you g
November 25, 2006 - 16:07 ET by Red JeepI hate “ifs”, but you got to wonder if the Rev. Martin Luther King had not been murdered, would we have ever heard from this clown Jesse Jackson, the shakedown king, or Sharpton. Of course too you got to wonder if John and Robert Kennedy had lived would we have ever heard from Ted. Oh, well.
Jesse Jackson's absurd "
November 25, 2006 - 18:30 ET by GalvanicJesse Jackson's absurd "n-word ban" reminds us that while Democrats regularly rail against the Bush Administration's alleged violations of civil rights (e.g. GTMO, NSA programs), they're never hestitate to suggest curtailing civil rights and civil liberties themselves. When they're not banning guns, they're banning words under the guise of "hate speech", proposing a reinstatement of the draft (Rangel), etc. If they weren't so dangerous to our freedoms, it would be humorous.
I wish people would just re
November 25, 2006 - 23:27 ET by blogonatorI wish people would just relax about use of the n word. Can we all agree that there are words you can call your friends that aren't appropriate to call others? A black man won't just call any other black man he meets the "n word" - typically there is some familiarity between the two. Just as no white person can call any other white person "honky" or "whitey" or "redneck" prior to knowing them. As for the white folks here who apparently long to eliminate the "double standard" that prevents them from being able to use the "n word"; try and get to know some black people well that use the word regularly. Trust me, I've seen it before - once you're close to someone of any race, black or white, you can call them whatever you want.
For those who can't grasp that, it's because you're on the outside looking in. If you were part of the community, you'd understand.
So far blogonator
November 25, 2006 - 23:33 ET by SportPoliticsSo far blogonator , the "white cracka" name caller hasn't even been asked to apologize.
I guess you don't see the two way street either, just like the rest of the idiots on the MSM and Letterman.
As for the white folks here
November 25, 2006 - 23:42 ET by balboaAs for the white folks here who apparently long to eliminate the "double standard" that prevents them from being able to use the "n word"; try and get to know some black people well that use the word regularly.
Or, become a rapper. Eminem and co. seem to be able to use the word.
If Jesse had his way we would
November 25, 2006 - 23:31 ET by Dan The Man 2If Jesse had his way we would be just like Europe where the ban ideas like the Holocaust never happened or being a Nazi. While I dont like the idea of some idiot going on and spouting ideas like this I will tolerate his right to do so. The main thing that sets us apart from Europe is that we have freedom of speech. One where people can put forth theories teh USA is responsible for all ills in teh world and where we can call Jesse Jackson a nigger.
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark. -- save my gun, shoot a liberal.
This is just stupid. The only
November 26, 2006 - 00:05 ET by Clear thinkerThis is just stupid. The only persons I've heard use the word in the last 10 years were black.
But I do need to keep in mind that this is coming from Rev Jesse, so stupid fits!
My dad an old man of 84 abnd
November 26, 2006 - 00:30 ET by Dan The Man 2My dad an old man of 84 abnd growing uop in East Texas still uses the word.
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark. -- save my gun, shoot a liberal.
jesse jackson
November 26, 2006 - 01:07 ET by misterbillOn my way to bed--quick peek at NB==here I am. Jesse Jackson is an idiot. I saw the rich phoney getting in his limo at Kennedy airport while on a business trip. My experience told me that two of the three men with him outside the limo were carrying. The other idiot is Al Sharpton. The Tawana Bradley guy. What a fool. Why does OReilly pander to him on the Factor. I watch O'Reilly 3 times a week. Any night he has Sharpton on, I switch to another channel. I may get every black person in America on my ass, but you will never get on top with "leaders" like them. God Almighty, there's Colin Powell and Condi Rice. Articulate, intelligent spokespersons. Is it because those two(Colin and Condi) are concerned with America first not black America first?
misterbill fighting
November 26, 2006 - 01:13 ET by misterbillmisterbill fighting to stop yawning when ripoff artist Jackson appears on TV. Why doesn't he stay behind the scenes and coerce cowardly corporate executives into contributing to his ministry.
Make no mistake, we will ha
November 26, 2006 - 06:55 ET by Squalls BladeMake no mistake, we will have this kind of hate speech law eventually in this country, I'd say probably sometime in the next 5 years. They will get around the 1st Amendment by saying what will be banned is akin to shouting Fire in a movie theater. Blacks will go along because they know their never gonna be prosecuted under the thing, whites won't say anything because they will be afraid of being called racists. Republicans will help with the effort because they will see it as some sort of oppurtunity to get a larger share of the black vote.
The law will be large in scope, "protecting" not only people but religion. The only people who you can then safely attack will be white people, and of course Christianity. Europe has these laws, and we will too soon enough. Look at the trial of Nick Griffin in Britian. He was arrested and charged with "Incitement to racial hatred". What did he say? That Islam was a wicked and vicious faith. He was enventually acquitted, and what was the government response you might ask.....Well, it was to look at the hate speech laws and see if they could make them tougher. Be on guard for these kind of laws.
Democracy is not enough. If the culture dies, the country dies. - Pat Buchanan
F for FAILURE!
November 26, 2006 - 06:59 ET by nicksmith112Katt Williams is the latest hot comic.
The guy uses the N word ("a" at the end not "er"...but does it really matter) in every sentence.
Take a look at 5 minutes of his act and imagine what his ONE HOUR HBO special was like.
http://youtube.com/w...
Not that I condone Kramer's conduct but the N-word lives on stronger then ever..
Isn't it time to impeach Jessie.
How is black America doing under the leadership of the Reverends Jessie & AL???
F for FAILURE!
society's disgrace
November 26, 2006 - 16:11 ET by tumblerTo worry about anything proposed in this country by Jesse Jackson you have to be a contributor to the Liberal Media -- Nobody else would care a fig about his opinions. He's been a hypocrite and freeloader on the public scene since that N-word became politically incorrect. In fact, at the time he began pretending to represent the black American population, bastard was the word of choice --and correctly; for a baby without any father's last name. Subsequently, this was euphemized into "love child," mainly by Hollywood reporters of the Liberal stripe. His legitimacy as well as words like "love child" are morbose inventions of Liberal hypocrisy.
Jesse wouldn't surprise anyone if he also touted "bastard" as a forbidden term along with nigg--r inasmuch as he surreptitiously fathered at least one. This while posing as a man of the cloth. He makes the word "reverend" a farce. This fellow is an oxymoron-poster boy. His own people have long disowned him.