> would that racist label apply to someone who said "typical white > person" or "There was something about him that made me wary,a > little too sure of himself, maybe. And white" or?
> Find your self righteousness > from lily white Vancouver B.C laughable.
According to wiki, Tangipahoa Parish is about 70% white. That makes it a lot more "lily white" than Vancouver. What does that have to do with a justice of the peace repeatedly refusing to marry inter-racial couples? What if the parish was 99.9% white? What if it was 10% white? Would either of those make it ok? I'm not following your drift.
> In most cases, no. In this case, I think it is very much against the law. > In any case, it's dead wrong.
It is wrong and that is why the jerk is no longer a JP, Bill. You stereotype everyone, Bill ... not racist, I suppose, but just as "wrong."
> Find your self righteousness >> from lily white Vancouver B.C laughable.
> You mean the "lily white Vancouver" where whites are a minority, or, at > most, a very bare majority? That one?
You are a funny guy ... the issue is really a black and white one ...
> Call me naive, but I am having an extremely hard time imagining something > like this happening in Vancouver, where mixed race relationships are as > common as dirt.
Yeah, there is a aboriginal-german wedding almost every day!
God, you may be a racist, Bill. It is the only thing you think about.
> The JOP didn't violate any >> law , he just didn't uphold it , done everyday in this country.
> I think you might be wrong on this one.
Of course he is wrong, Bill. The JP is a racist, plain and simple. He does NOT fit your stereotype, but he is indeed a racist. He is gone. 99.999% of the population of the parish did not even know he existed.
>> Any lawsuit against him will be thrown out. Your outrage would be more >> consistent if you were equally as upset at the racism of, oh say >> Jeremiah Wright.
> Thrown out? mmmmm, don't think so, bo. If this gets "thrown out", I will > give you a prize.
There are no lawsuits against the idiot and you avoid any comment the racism from those that you choose to ignore.
You judge people by the color, Bill ... racism, pure and simple.
> On Nov 3, 6:12 pm, "BillB" <bo...@shaw1.ca> wrote: > > Why is it that racists, no matter how flagrant their racism, always > > seem to preface their racism with, "I'm not racist, but...."?
> > I remember I posted on RGP some time ago about a woman from the > > Southern US (I think it was South Carolina) who I saw interviewed on > > CNN after her brother had committed some kind of hate crime. She said > > very matter-of-factly something to the effect, "He wasn't racist, he > > just didn't believe different races should be associating with one > > other." You could tell that, to her, it seemed like the most natural > > statement in the world.
> > Now we have this scumbag *justice of the peace* from Louisiana, Keith > > Bardwell, who refused to perform marriages for inter-racial couples, > > saying, "I'm not a racist."
> > "It's kind of hard to apologize for something that you really and > > truly feel down in your heart you haven't done wrong," he said
> > What the fuck? How can you be a justice of the peace and not KNOW it's > > wrong to discriminate on the basis of race? How backward are these > > people exactly?
> > He resigned today, and now he and his apparently equally racist wife > > are defendants in a federal civil rights lawsuit. I really hope they > > get taken for everything they own and end up living in a cardboard > > box. They really need to make an example of this guy.
> Not against the law to be racist Bill. Find your self righteousness > from lily white Vancouver B.C laughable. The JOP didn't violate any > law , he just didn't uphold it , done everyday in this country.
> Any lawsuit against him will be thrown out. Your outrage would be more > consistent if you were equally as upset at the racism of, oh say > Jeremiah Wright.
The punk party doesn't rail against any kind of N-word, be it of the American or sand variety.
Consistent is the word i have been searching for. "They" always whine about anything race related if it's a republican ONLY.
>Why is it that racists, no matter how flagrant their racism, always >> seem to preface their racism with, "I'm not racist, but...."?
> I don't know, why did you say it?
I haven't engaged in any flagrant racism. It's fine to say you are not racist if your words and deeds match that statement. I am talking about people who say they are not racist, all the while engaging in the most obvious, vile, racist behavior imaginable. It's as if they think the rest of the world is deaf, dumb, and blind.
Further, it has been documented on RGP through scientific testing that I have no racial preferences whatsoever, so I can say with a utmost authority that "I am not a racist."
> Why is it that racists, no matter how flagrant their racism, always > seem to preface their racism with, "I'm not racist, but...."?
> I remember I posted on RGP some time ago about a woman from the > Southern US (I think it was South Carolina) who I saw interviewed on > CNN after her brother had committed some kind of hate crime. She said > very matter-of-factly something to the effect, "He wasn't racist, he > just didn't believe different races should be associating with one > other." You could tell that, to her, it seemed like the most natural > statement in the world.
> Now we have this scumbag *justice of the peace* from Louisiana, Keith > Bardwell, who refused to perform marriages for inter-racial couples, > saying, "I'm not a racist."
> "It's kind of hard to apologize for something that you really and > truly feel down in your heart you haven't done wrong," he said
> What the fuck? How can you be a justice of the peace and not KNOW it's > wrong to discriminate on the basis of race? How backward are these > people exactly?
> He resigned today, and now he and his apparently equally racist wife > are defendants in a federal civil rights lawsuit. I really hope they > get taken for everything they own and end up living in a cardboard > box. They really need to make an example of this guy.
I posted an article from CNN's front page about a blatantly racist pig of an elected judicial official, an absolutely filthy disgusting example of a human being, brazenly violating the state and federal constitutions by refusing to marry a nice young couple based on nothing but their race, just as he had done to other young couples in the past. I didn't think this one was controversial. I thought I *finally* found a story we could all agree on.
But no...somehow....*I* get attacked.
I've learned my lesson. Never, EVER underestimate the RGP wingnuts' lack of a moral compass.
> I posted an article from CNN's front page about a blatantly racist pig of > an elected judicial official, an absolutely filthy disgusting example of a > human being, brazenly violating the state and federal constitutions by > refusing to marry a nice young couple based on nothing but their race, > just as he had done to other young couples in the past. I didn't think > this one was controversial. I thought I *finally* found a story we could > all agree on.
> But no...somehow....*I* get attacked.
> I've learned my lesson. Never, EVER underestimate the RGP wingnuts' lack > of a moral compass.
The really sad part in his rationalization is that he is thinking of the kids.
I have no clue what the actual stats are, but I'm pretty sure that more than 75% of Americans have mixed blood now.
> I posted an article from CNN's front page about a blatantly racist pig > of an elected judicial official, an absolutely filthy disgusting > example of a human being, brazenly violating the state and federal > constitutions by refusing to marry a nice young couple based on > nothing but their race, just as he had done to other young couples in > the past. I didn't think this one was controversial. I thought I > *finally* found a story we could all agree on.
> But no...somehow....*I* get attacked.
> I've learned my lesson. Never, EVER underestimate the RGP wingnuts' > lack of a moral compass.
the wingnuts on rgp know a piece of shit when they see one.
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> >Why is it that racists, no matter how flagrant their racism, always > >> seem to preface their racism with, "I'm not racist, but...."?
> > I don't know, why did you say it?
> I haven't engaged in any flagrant racism. It's fine to say you are not > racist if your words and deeds match that statement. I am talking > about people who say they are not racist, all the while engaging in > the most obvious, vile, racist behavior imaginable. It's as if they > think the rest of the world is deaf, dumb, and blind.
> Further, it has been documented on RGP through scientific testing that > I have no racial preferences whatsoever, so I can say with a utmost > authority that "I am not a racist."
Then why do you think about racism *so much*? I am not racist but I NEVER think about racism unless others bring it up. IMO people are people and I have much bigger things to worry about than someone's skin color.
> On Nov 4 2009 6:40 AM, BillB wrote: > Then why do you think about racism *so much*?
So if someone thinks about racism a lot, he's a racist? Is that it? So all the sociologists who have devoted their careers to studying racism are racists? And naturally, by logical extension, criminologists are criminals? And anthropologists are Aborigines? And when I saw this lead story on CNN's home page yesterday, I should have quickly averted my eyes, lest I think about racism and become more of a racist?
That's some sharp mind you have there.
>I am not racist but...
LOL...you've made several overtly racist comments on this very newsgroup. Remember you asked me to show them to you once, and when I did you blamed it on always being drunk? Please do not make me drudge them up again. I am not much interested in individual racism. My interest is in institutional racism, which this latest CNN story represents.
I NEVER
> think about racism unless others bring it up.
So when you started a thread just two weeks ago titled, "<shrill voice> oh my god oh my god that's so racist", what is it you were thinking about? Giraffes?
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