but thats not freedom of speech, thats a company ( Clearchannel in this case ) wanting to cater to a large, growing, and very consumer orientated demographic.
I have never heard the term "empowerment" applied to an insult. And too damn many people get offended these days. Sit down and shut up, then maybe you'll learn something about the person you were just offended by.
I wouldn't say empowerment, but it's definitely considered more socially acceptable to make fun of caucasians. White boys have less style, they have no sense of rhythm, they can't dance, they're fatter, they're greedier, they're nerdier. The white women? They're dumber, they're easy, they have flat asses.
Don't ever, ever make a racial joke publicly about anybody who isn't white. Well, I guess you can do so in measured amounts, as long as you yourself are not white. The interesting thing here is that white people may hate you if you do so. And most white people (me included; heh, I'm such a hypocrite in this respect ^_^ ) will find amusement if you make a joke at the expense of white folk.
Better read this quick! The Man could cover it up at any time! :O
people are always looking to justify their actions, and throughout history, some group is always to blame for everything. If it isn't the tribe in the next valley/down river,responsible for the fire and the drought that devastated our village, it's the fault of the kid who is left handed and born under a full moon. After the world became colonized, and borders where starting to get set, they had to find new people to focus their scape goat at, so it is the fault of the blacks, the jews, or the gays. Now in Amerika these days, the small groups blame the large one for everything, because thats the way things go. People fear what they don't know, and they fall easy prey to silver tongued charlatans who would give them an easy focus point for their fear, thus leading to racism, hatred, and intolerance. It is how Hitler took control of Germany. Every so often, the focus changes. Right now, it is the white mans fault. In a hundred years, maybe it will be the martians fault, or maybe the moon men.
as a somewhat related example: in my HS anytime there was a stabbing or some-such, the news would report it as 'racially motivated', even though it was almost always black-on-black, white-on-white, or etc. violence.
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Don't ever, ever make a racial joke publicly about anybody who isn't white. Well, I guess you can do so in measured amounts, as long as you yourself are not white. The interesting thing here is that white people may hate you if you do so. And most white people (me included; heh, I'm such a hypocrite in this respect ^_^ ) will find amusement if you make a joke at the expense of white folk.
Better read this quick! The Man could cover it up at any time! :O
PS: What's white and fourteen inches long?
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as a somewhat related example: in my HS anytime there was a stabbing or some-such, the news would report it as 'racially motivated', even though it was almost always black-on-black, white-on-white, or etc. violence.
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