I just saw a clip from The View (if I find it later, I'll link it) showing Whoopi Goldberg and the chick-whose-name-I-can't-remember defending Jesse Jackson's use of "the 'N' word". Because, you know, it's OK if black people use it. But no one else, they "don't wanna hear it come out your mouth"
Well, first they said it was OK in private, to which Elizabeth Hasselbeck said, how can that be OK, it is hurtful and offensive anytime. Then they said it is OK if you are black, especially if you are funny. And, "don't tell me I can't say that word"
Really? I thought that the NAACP had a big funeral for that word. A whole bunch of black leaders got together and requested that rappers and comedians and everyone else remove that word from their vocabulary. People lose their jobs over that word...unless, apparently, they are Jesse Jackson...referring to all African-Americans that Obama might be speaking to. Then it is just peachy keen.
When Elizabeth tried to find out why it was OK for one group and not another, since "we live in the same world" Whoopi said "we do NOT live in the same world!" How thoroughly ridiculous! Nothing like adding to the divisiveness there, Whoopi.
Her example was, "I grew up in a country where my mother couldn't vote and you have no idea what that is like" So, either Whoopi is a LOT older than I thought (since the 15th Amendment passed in 1870) or she doesn't think Elizabeth has a mother (since the 19th Amendment passed in 1920)
Where and when was Whoopi growing up that her mother couldn't vote but the white mothers could?
UPDATE: Here is a video, the audio is off a bit, but you get the idea
Posted by Vox at July 17, 2008 10:42 AM | politicsThis really, really, really rubs me wrong. I just did a post, today in fact, on racism and this is just another example of my point in that post. The word shouldn't be used by anyone. Period.
I use to think it was pretty cool they had Whoopi on the show, especially in place of crazy Rosie. But after listening to her say "we don't live in the same world" and be adamant about it... and her mother couldn't vote... really? I'm with you Vox, how old is Whoopi since women got to vote in 1920. Whatever!
All this crap does is CONTINUE to separate people.
Posted by: Lori at July 17, 2008 10:21 PM