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Topics => Media Bias/Media War => Topic started by: charlesoakwood on April 09, 2012, 12:14:18 PM
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CNN's Don Lemon: 'N--ger' Should Replace 'N-word' in News Reports (http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2012/04/09/cnns-don-lemon-says-n-ger-should-replace-n-word-news-reports)
As NewsBusters reported earlier, CNN national correspondent Susan Candiotti said "f--king n--ger" on the air Easter Sunday.
Less than 24 hours earlier, CNN's Don Lemon advocated "n--ger" be used during news reports rather than the more politically correct "N-word" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Video at link (http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2012/04/09/cnns-don-lemon-says-n-ger-should-replace-n-word-news-reports)
Don't Call Me Nigga, Whitey - Sly & The Family Stone (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vn27lIzAHV4#)
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I'd be in favor of that. The "N-word" crap just serves to foster division, especially when Black scumbags call one another "Nigga", and any White who dares is held out to be a racist.
We have one language. The words contained in it are either OK for all to use, or OK for none. Code substitutes still invoke the word itself, so what's the point, except to keep the division going?
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Musta been a slow news day on CNN.
Who knows what CNN's objective is regarding the use of a racially insensitive word(s).......by anyone of any color.
But in principle, in regards to reporting a story, I approve. I'm not in grade school, I understand the context regarding a story when it isn't being used as a racial slur.
Now, lemon and candiotti are jackasses ( may I use this term without race being considered?). Who knows there intentions, I'm hoping they next tackle the word crac*er.
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I object to this whole use of euphemism to absurd lengths. In the context of reading a transcript, or repeating what someone else said for the record, or use in an academic sense, it should not cause such uproar. Those who violently react to its utterance in those circumstances are basically acknowledging that they are either unable to discern the difference between a deliberate insult and a simple conveyance of factual information, or that they do recognize the difference and are simply using the "volatility" as an excuse to behave in such a manner that might warrant actual use of the word in question. Either of these possibilities reflects poorly on the "offended" party.
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We have one language. The words contained in it are either OK for all to use, or OK for none. Code substitutes still invoke the word itself, so what's the point, except to keep the division going?
Fundamentally they do it because liberals can't understand language. The Word IS the THING, not a symbol for it. Their primitive caveman brains believe that language controls reality, rather than being a shorthand to describing it. If you ever read George Lakoff's books this becomes very apparent. For them its all about "framing" -A "frame" is basically a set of underlying assumptions. If they use the right "frame", reality will follow. Peta and the Seakittens (http://features.peta.org/PETASeaKittens/) is may favorite example. The frame is that fish are cute, like kittens. If you accept that, you will not longer eat fish, because it would be like eating a kitten. No. I didn't make that up. Follow the link.
Forbidden words that show group-membership have been around a long time - Jehovah being one of the most famous
Stoning (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIaORknS1Dk#)
N-gger is used much the same way - and with about as much hypocrisy as you see in the clip.
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Monty Python gets better every time.
... and in the vein of tongue tripping
Fawlty Towers - Don't mention the war.mpg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xnNhzgcWTk#)
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Wait - we're not supposed to eat kittens? ::whatgives::
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I think that the niggardly use of certain nouns is fundamentally confusing to those who speak the King's English.
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I think that the niggardly use of certain nouns is fundamentally confusing to those who speak the King's English.
Yeah, but those of illiberal intent may not speak the Kings english.
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Moving to Media. :-*
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This is an interesting subject and one that I've been thinking about a lot lately.
As IDP said, it's just language and words. Some are bad and most of us TRY not to use them much or at all but I personally think that the F word is much worse than Nigger.
I would NEVER call anyone a Nigger nor would I call anyone the vile things that come out of that Black Panther's mouth but he says those horrible things with absolute impunity.
In other words, it's obviously OK for Blacks to say anything at all about whites--or lefties to say anything about Conservatives--but never, never, ever say Nigger. Even though Blacks seem to like that word a lot when speaking to each other about each other.
It's got to stop. It won't but it must. Somehow.
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I think that the niggardly use of certain nouns is fundamentally confusing to those who speak the King's English.
Barbara Billingsly speaks jive (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=190iqepL-G4#ws)
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I think that the niggardly use of certain nouns is fundamentally confusing to those who speak the King's English.
Barbara Billingsly speaks jive (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=190iqepL-G4#ws)
Aint got no brains anyhow
..............Says a lot does it not. ::thinking::
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All of the fuss was over the use of the word "nigger" . I guess "fvcking" was okay . Way to go , CNN !
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All of the fuss was over the use of the word "nigger" . I guess "fvcking" was okay . Way to go , CNN !
I'm looking forward to CNN offering Obama's (Cough!) Spiritual (Cough!) Advisor an hour long program to enlighten the nation with calm, reasoned, productive and uniting rhetoric.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/rev-wright-unleashes-new-racially-charged-sermons-justice-clarence-thomas-is-worshipping-some-other-god/ (http://www.theblaze.com/stories/rev-wright-unleashes-new-racially-charged-sermons-justice-clarence-thomas-is-worshipping-some-other-god/)
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In case you were worried, "Honky" and "Cracker" are still socialably acceptable. ::unknowncomic::
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In case you were worried, "Honky" and "Cracker" are still socialably acceptable. ::unknowncomic::
So is Paleface.
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In case you were worried, "Honky" and "Cracker" are still socialably acceptable. ::unknowncomic::
So is Paleface.
How about Kemosabe?
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In case you were worried, "Honky" and "Cracker" are still socialably acceptable. ::unknowncomic::
So is Paleface.
How about Kemosabe?
... and his faithful Indian Life Companion ? ;D
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In case you were worried, "Honky" and "Cracker" are still socialably acceptable. ::unknowncomic::
So is Paleface.
How about Kemosabe?
... and his faithful Indian Life Companion ? ;D
Tonto! Sadly, Jay Silverheels passed away quite a while ago...
Hmmm, "life companion"? Whatchu sayin' SH? Teepee doors open back & front?! ::speechless::
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In case you were worried, "Honky" and "Cracker" are still socialably acceptable. ::unknowncomic::
So is Paleface.
How about Kemosabe?
... and his faithful Indian Life Companion ? ;D
Tonto! Sadly, Jay Silverheels passed away quite a while ago...
Hmmm, "life companion"? Whatchu sayin' SH? Teepee doors open back & front?! ::speechless::
" Ahhh ... that right Kimosabe ! ;D
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In case you were worried, "Honky" and "Cracker" are still socialably acceptable. ::unknowncomic::
So is Paleface.
How about Kemosabe?
... and his faithful Indian Life Companion ? ;D
Tonto! Sadly, Jay Silverheels passed away quite a while ago...
Hmmm, "life companion"? Whatchu sayin' SH? Teepee doors open back & front?! ::speechless::
" Ahhh ... that right Kimosabe ! ;D
::hysterical::