ok, slippery slope here.
now, while i do personally not like racism, i still do think this is being blown out of proportion. for one thing, there's being racist and then there's using racial slurs. using slurs doesn't necessarily mean you're racist and assuming that of someone only perpetuates the concept of racism and discrimination. in her case it's true, she grew up during a time and household where using those slurs wasn't really seen as a bad thing, so she wouldn't have seen it as a bad thing even now.
also, i like how it's considered alright if a black person uses the n-word in an aggressive style, but if a white person uses it as if it's just another word in their vocabulary with no malicious intent, that person is condemned a racist. like wow really? defensive much?
i just think, and i don't mean this as a generalization just an observation, that most black people take offense to so many little things that white people do without considering all the angles. no, clearly the person is racist because they said the word ****** and they're not black. it's the only logical explanation.
but i guess that's just society for you. in an attempt to dismantle the ignorance of society you then create even more ignorance. how ironic.
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Originally posted by JC*
Yes, she cooks unhealthy food.
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yes because people who partake in unhealthy lifestyles are horrible human beings and clearly need to be burned at the stake.
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Originally posted by BLaCKPoWeR
Are you Black?
Only Black people are allowed to decide how offensive Paula's remarks were and whether she should be forgiven.
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further proving my point. what an ignorant post, racism isn't exclusive to black people and we can comment on an issue if we're educated enough to discuss it, and clearly you're not if you're retorting with this.
it's an issue, so we're discussing. if you have any well thought out view you'd like to weigh in then do it. don't put down other people's opinions just because they don't match your skin color. it makes you no better than the white racist bigot.
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Originally posted by Jacks Navy
Not everyone born in the south is a racist though. I used to loove Paula. She did something dumb and this is the consequence. I always loved her pie line at Walmart
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true, however during 1940s-1960s there was still a majority of racists in the south and denying that fact by adopting the principle that there was still a minority of accepting people doesn't disprove the reality of it. the South still had a large majority of racists and it's very possible that Paula Deen did grow up in that kind of household. the OP wasn't talking about how it is now, but how it was then.