Politics? As usual!
For those who are surprised that Sen. Harry Reid still refers to my people as ‘Negro’ come on, you know that’s how crackers talk.
For those who are surprised that Sen. Harry Reid still refers to my people as ‘Negro’ come on, you know that’s how crackers talk.
January 9th, 2010 at 4:47 pm
I have to say that Reid’s comment, while incredibly impolitic and ill-advised at least has the benefit of being true, unlike some of his other remarks. The negro term is retrograde but so anachronistic at this point that it’s basically comical. Reminds me of my bartending days when I was referred to as “colored” while serving a member of Russell Crowe’s entourage back when he fronted a vanity band called Thirty-Odd Foot of Grunts or something similar. I actually treasure the memory because it’s so absurd.
January 9th, 2010 at 6:42 pm
The difference, though, is that Reid was likely talking to an all white audience.
January 10th, 2010 at 2:15 am
This story reminds me of a great comedy routine that I would recount if my long-term memory hadn’t been destroyed by years of ingesting highly caffeinated beverages.
January 10th, 2010 at 8:01 pm
come on, you know that’s how crackers talk.
D’oh! You caught us. But in our defense, I’d like to say that Af-ri-can A-mer-i-can has too many syllables.
January 11th, 2010 at 12:01 am
Crackers … and the United States Census.
January 11th, 2010 at 2:15 pm
Well, the NAACP still uses “colored people”; it’s no wonder we crackers are confused.
January 11th, 2010 at 2:16 pm
Oops, that was me. Brady Zac isn’t a cracker. I mean, as far as I know.