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thepeel · Joined: 08 Aug 2004

Rush, like Obama, is a grown man and can take it. I'm simply surprised that such nonsense, in modern America, hits mainstream radio. I had no idea.

I did not read the LA Times piece. Was the term 'magic negro' being used as a pejorative in the way it was against Obama? If yes, then both are equally bad, if not, you are typifying typical right-wing obliviousness to issues of race.

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

dogbert · Joined: 29 Jan 2003 Location: Killbox 90210

Exactly. It's credited to Spike Lee, for Ghod's sake.

thepeel, non-Americans who have not grown up in the U.S. and consequently have not gained a very accurate feel for the myriad subtleties of the racial dynamic, invariably get things wrong, no matter how smart they think they are.

You guys just do not know.

thepeel · Joined: 08 Aug 2004

I referenced that earlier, when I called myself a "naive Canuck".

dogbert · Joined: 29 Jan 2003 Location: Killbox 90210

thepeel · Joined: 08 Aug 2004

Well, that was a force of habit from that time. Likely the influence of Entourage benders on campus. I'd prolly pull the 'dude' now. 'bro' sounds too frat.

Anyhow, yeah. Dogbert. I guess a right-wing nutter playing a song about a 'magic negro' is cool and I just don't get the ins and outs of Americana.

jkelly80 · Joined: 13 Jun 2007 Location: you boys like mexico?

I would file a black guy taking offense at being called "Bro" under "His problem, not mine". If anyone was interested.

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

Spike Lee made up the term. He may have been right in his analysis and he may have been wrong. Sydney Poitier and Whoopi Goldberg took roles that Lee later criticized. Did they feel they were perpetuating a stereotype? I don't know.

It's one thing for Spike Lee to open a discussion in a serious venue (film criticism) about stereotypes and quite another for Rush Limbaugh to air a song that is meant to be an attack on Obama using the term. In one portion of the clip, Obama is wearing what looks to me like Klan robes.

Rteacher · Joined: 23 May 2005 Location: Western MA, USA

It's offensive, but politics has always been a dirty business ...

As long as Obama is seen to have a real shot at getting the nomination there's sure to be a lot more "satirical" stuff targeting any perceived weaknesses.

Presumably, Rush and company already have pre-packaged sexist/anti-feminist/ anti Bill getting blow-jobs under the desk in Oval Office material to use against Hillary - so they need to cleverly draw negative attention to Obama's race, name, past drug use, Muslim ties - and anything else they can dig up.

I vaguely remember Ronald Reagon supporters in a California governor's race against Pat Brown using "IF IT'S BROWN, FLUSH IT!" bumper stickers ...

If Obama gets the nomination, I wouldn't be surprised to see some of those recycled ...

It remains to be seen if VP Cheney continues to make regular appearances on Rush's show ...
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I wouldn't recommend calling any black guy you don't know "dude" - which originally referred to fancy-dressing cowboy wannabes.

It's too close to the term "boy" - which is not tolerated at all by some blacks. "Man" (or "sir") would be safer ...

stillnotking · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Location: Oregon, USA

Kuros · Joined: 27 Apr 2004

Czarjorge · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:49 am Post subject:

When I read the thread title I thought maybe the Canadian band had a new concept album. Too bad.

wannago · Joined: 16 Apr 2004