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Originally posted by: Cattlegod
Originally posted by: Born2bwire
They're probably just being niggardly with the budget.
lmao
heheheheheh
Originally posted by: Cattlegod
Originally posted by: Born2bwire
They're probably just being niggardly with the budget.
lmao
Originally posted by: Queasy
<forehead slap>
A special meeting about Dallas County traffic tickets turned tense and bizarre this afternoon.
County commissioners were discussing problems with the central collections office that is used to process traffic ticket payments and handle other paperwork normally done by the JP Courts.
Commissioner Kenneth Mayfield, who is white, said it seemed that central collections "has become a black hole" because paperwork reportedly has become lost in the office.
Commissioner John Wiley Price, who is black, interrupted him with a loud "Excuse me!" He then corrected his colleague, saying the office has become a "white hole."
That prompted Judge Thomas Jones, who is black, to demand an apology from Mayfield for his racially insensitive analogy.
Mayfield shot back that it was a figure of speech and a science term. A black hole, according to Webster's, is perhaps "the invisible remains of a collapsed star, with an intense gravitational field from which neither light nor matter can escape."
Other county officials quickly interceded to break it up and get the meeting back on track. TV news cameras were rolling, after all.
un.be.liev.able
Originally posted by: Born2bwire
They're probably just being niggardly with the budget.
Originally posted by: jonks
At least he didn't say eeny meeny miny moe, too much paperwork's gotta go'
Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski
Originally posted by: jonks
At least he didn't say eeny meeny miny moe, too much paperwork's gotta go'
You know some days i really think humanity needs a reboot.
Originally posted by: RapidSnail
Damn niggler. :roll: I bet his niggard ass is what brought them to the meeting in the first place. I propose using "hole o' nigritude" to agravate him even more. :roll:
Originally posted by: DerekWilson
Originally posted by: RapidSnail
Damn niggler. :roll: I bet his niggard ass is what brought them to the meeting in the first place. I propose using "hole o' nigritude" to agravate him even more. :roll:
some people have had a problem with this post ... here are some definitions --
black hole -- a singularity with high gravity from which light cannot escape
niggard / niggardly -- stingy person
niggler -- criticizer
nigritude -- being dark or black
confusing the word "niggard" for a racial slur is the same thing as confusing the phrase "black hole" for with a racial slur. just because it sounds like something it is not does not mean it is that thing.
while purposely using words that sound racist because they sound racist can actually be racist (if it is done maliciously intending to confuse the reader or listener with the racial slur).
but in the context of this thread the point is most decidedly to point out the fact that innocent language can often be misinterpreted (just like "black hole").
we appreciate the absurdity of the news referenced in the OP, but please be careful not to push the line so much that you actually cross it.
Originally posted by: Rio Rebel
Derek doesn't speak for me. I resigned over this issue.
I will not be a part of allowing such blatant racism as RapidSnail's post. I think he is scum, and I would love to see what would happen if he made that cute little remark in front of a group of black men.
To try to justify that obvious racial slur by bringing up technical definitions is just asinine. Everyone knows why he posted it and what he meant. Apparently some people just aren't willing to take a stand on that topic.
For all of the African American members who read these comments, know that I took them very seriously and am no longer a mod because of this. You don't deserve to see such things when visiting a computer website.
confusing the word "niggard" for a racial slur is the same thing as confusing the phrase "black hole" for with a racial slur. just because it sounds like something it is not does not mean it is that thing.
Originally posted by: Tooncesthedrivingcat
Originally posted by: Rio Rebel
Derek doesn't speak for me. I resigned over this issue.
I will not be a part of allowing such blatant racism as RapidSnail's post. I think he is scum, and I would love to see what would happen if he made that cute little remark in front of a group of black men.
To try to justify that obvious racial slur by bringing up technical definitions is just asinine. Everyone knows why he posted it and what he meant. Apparently some people just aren't willing to take a stand on that topic.
For all of the African American members who read these comments, know that I took them very seriously and am no longer a mod because of this. You don't deserve to see such things when visiting a computer website.
I'm black. I think you're a drama queen.
Originally posted by: Rio Rebel
Originally posted by: Tooncesthedrivingcat
Originally posted by: Rio Rebel
Derek doesn't speak for me. I resigned over this issue.
I will not be a part of allowing such blatant racism as RapidSnail's post. I think he is scum, and I would love to see what would happen if he made that cute little remark in front of a group of black men.
To try to justify that obvious racial slur by bringing up technical definitions is just asinine. Everyone knows why he posted it and what he meant. Apparently some people just aren't willing to take a stand on that topic.
For all of the African American members who read these comments, know that I took them very seriously and am no longer a mod because of this. You don't deserve to see such things when visiting a computer website.
I'm black. I think you're a drama queen.
You may be right. And you may really be black. Either way, I feel fine about the position I am taking, and if you think I'm a drama queen, I can live with that.
Originally posted by: Phoenix86
Price is a tool. The guy has a history of being an ass.
I feel sorry for the people who can't tell RapidSnail is MOCKING people who make things racist that aren't w/o context. RapidSnail has context, he's mocking Price's ridiculous outrage at terms that aren't racist.
Then people call him racist.
/head+desk
Fucking amazing.
