The Constitution Was Not Incorporated Against Louisiana

Despite Loving v. Virginia being announced forty-two years ago, which struck down laws placing restrictions on race-based restrictions for marriage one Justice of the Peace in Louisiana has decided to go rogue and deny a marriage license to an interracial couple. "Why?" you ask? Well because of stereotypes and careful research conducted via informal survey.

Bardwell said he has discussed the topic with blacks and whites, along with witnessing some interracial marriages. He came to the conclusion that most of black society does not readily accept offspring of such relationships, and neither does white society, he said.

That makes perfect sense. Cause it doesn't matter what the Fourteenth Amendment said. Or that pesky Supreme Court. I'm sure they didn't ask what black and white people thought about interracial relationships. No, I trust this guy. He seems reliable and reasonable. And not racist at all. In fact, he says he's not racist.

“I'm not a racist. I just don't believe in mixing the races that way,” Bardwell said Thursday. “I have piles and piles of black friends. They come to my home, I marry them, they use my bathroom. I treat them just like everyone else.”

You read that?! "[P]iles and piles..." no way the dude is racist. They can use his bathroom. I know that I invite pretty much anyone in my house. But I'm certainly most selective about who uses my bathrooms. Acquaintances are forced to go in the bushes outside.

via Houston Chronicle

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President Carter believes Joe Wilson's comments were fueled by racist feelings. Not sure. But this is way more important than Kanye upstaging Taylor Swift at some inconsequential, invalid award show.

Michael Steele (lamewad that he is) accuses the Dems of throwing smoke to avoid the real issues - policy.

Hey, maybe Carter's right on a grand scale. Subconsciously we're not ready to accept a black president. But do I really think Joe Wilson is mad that Obama is the president or more upset with the policy implications? I'd bet money on the latter and I'd bet close to zero on the former.

Look, I'll say this...I was walking to work today (from the parking lot, not from home) and I noticed a group of black people walking from the criminal courthouse on the opposite side of the street. And then I saw a white woman. And it triggered a series of thoughts.

For instance, not only here, but in California as well, I've had white friends that have friends of all different races. But when something bad happens and it was the result of either confirmed or presumed activities at the hands of a black person, inevitably the words stupid "nigger!" inevitably comes lashing out. Now on any given day of the week, these are friends that are seemingly normal, tolerant people. What does it all mean? That maybe we haven't moved as far away from our racist past as we'd like to believe. And you apologists who are ready to come out of the woodwork saying these are isolated incidents, please, save your breath.

Anyway, I still don't think Wilson's comments were racially motivated. At least consciously. Food for though....

Hey, THAT Was in Bad Taste

The New York Post had this cartoon in its paper.



Can we agree that there are too many reasons why this is not a good idea to publish?!

Oh and the Post thinks they didn't do anything wrong. And they got mad because Al Sharpton protested this.

"The cartoon is a clear parody of a current news event, to wit the shooting of a violent chimpanzee in Connecticut. It broadly mocks Washington's efforts to revive the economy. Again, Al Sharpton reveals himself as nothing more than a publicity opportunist."

Yeah, that's it. Cause, you know, we haven't been a racist country that enslaved people and referred to them as "porch monkeys" and other various racial epithets. Good point NY Post. Wait, what's that? Oh, we were that country. My bad.

Oh and what exactly was Sharpton's publicity stunt? A little thing called a history lesson.

"The cartoon in today's New York Post is troubling at best given the historic racist attacks of African-Americans as being synonymous with monkeys. One has to question whether the cartoonist is making a less than casual reference to this when in the cartoon they have police saying after shooting a chimpanzee that "Now they will have to find someone else to write the stimulus bill."

"Being that the stimulus bill has been the first legislative victory of President Barack Obama (the first African American president) and has become synonymous with him it is not a reach to wonder are they inferring that a monkey wrote the last bill?"

High-five to the Post for showing: a) their true colors, or b) their true stupidity of not realizing the racial implications of publishing this cartoon. You guys are really awesome.

And then there are the employees trying to distance themselves from the whole ordeal

On Wednesday, an employee of the paper told the Huffington Post that the phone lines had been inundated with complaints over what was interpreted as a racially charged jab at Obama. "As they f--king should be," said the source.

Today, meanwhile, the Post's Associate Editor, Sandra Guzman, sent out an email to other reporters distancing herself from the paper's cartoon and acknowledging that she has talked to management about her disapproval.

In summation, the NY Post sucks. And they're racist.

Source: Straight Bangin, Huffington Post (NY Post Defending Article), Huffington Post (employees distancing themselves)

The Names Have Been Changed....

....but the words have not.

[Brian Stevenson] saying well there goes my parents' paychecks to lazy people and i hope my husband will still have a job after the airline industry goes to hell! [emphasis added]

[Jennifer Johnson] Today America has chosen form over substance, emotion over logic, idealism over reality, but worst of all, color over quality. [emphasis added]

These are status changes from people I am "friends" with on facebook.

Maybe you know them. At this point, I hope you don't.

They will likely defend themselves, making claims that these words are misinterpreted.

But I am entirely disheartened about these statements.

These are my peers; my colleagues. People that I will likely be around for the foreseeable future, even beyond law school.

I say it again....tell me that racism isn't alive.

When the words "good ol' boy" still circulate in Houston and the South

When people allege that the country voted on color and not the 1 million other variables.

When those pre-conceived notions pop into your head throughout the day.

We've all been programmed from a young age.

Tell me racism doesn't exist.

I miss the days of grade school, where I wasn't fully aware of what race was.

As far as this country may have come, is as far behind as we really are at times.

Tell Me That Racism Isn't Still Alive

Or ignorance at every turn....

this disgusts me.

So Josh Howard didn't want to salute the national anthem.....Well, I don't agree with that either. I think Josh Howard has lost a lot of respect for me. BUT at the same time, those who have interviewed him says he's a very good guy. Obviously he's misunderstood and he should think twice before he opens his mouth again.....especially when there is a camera phone out.

And then the floodgates open. And then the racial slurs start pouring out. And with it, all of the ignorance and hate that travels alongside.

E-mail : Nigga4life@coon.com
URL : http://Watermellon
Whois : http://ws.arin.net/cgi-bin/whois.pl?queryinput=64.12.117.196
Comment:
JOSH HOWARD IS NOTHING BUT A DUMB COON NIGGER. SOMEONE NEEDS TO TEACH HIS MONKEY ASS SOME DAM RESPECT FOR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM

And that's not the only bad email that Mark Cuban, owner of the Mavericks, received. There's well over a dozen by my count. In short, it's sad that we are still running in place. That we are still so ignorant as a society. Yes, what Josh Howard did was disrespectful on a number of levels, but does this make it right to hurl racial slurs because of it? Really, it's ignorance fighting ignorance. And when people send in emails claiming that Howard should be thankful for America, the land of opportunities.....that he should "go to China since they have free speech....not" doesn't that really contradict itself? He didn't salute during the national anthem....well newsflash, neither do Jehovah's Witnesses. There's a deeper meaning behind the reasoning, and although I don't believe in it, nor do I agree with it, we, as Americans are free to do whatever we please so long as it doesn't violate the law.

I'm so disgusted right now, I can't continue to write.....

Shocked and Appalled

I made a nice dinner tonight. Salmon, rice, and green beans. Washed down with a Rockstar. As the Mississippi polls close, I decided it would be nice to watch CNN's coverage of the primary. Earlier, while at the gym, I watched CNN and MSNB while on the elliptical and who did I see? This sad excuse for a human being:Ladies and gentlemen, may I present: Geraldine Ferraro. I only caught on a bit of the story when I was at the gym, primarily because they only have subtitles because the sound was off, and also because said subtitled happened to go out (perhaps the transcriber was equally appalled at what was going on). I was mildly intrigued, but didn't get the full story. But then I got home and had more than enough audio, as well as the internet to help me out. So number one, I made a mistake by turning on CNN while trying to enjoy my dinner. Here's a link to the story for the background: They're Attacking Me Because I'm White

The long and short of it is, she states that Obama is only where he's at because he's a black male. He would not be here if he was white; he would not be here if he was a black woman. But thank the heavens above because he was born black. Insert a slew of four and five letter words for this woman. Oh, and then scratch out the word woman, and insert the word 'bigot.' Plain and simple, that's what she is.

So then the bigot goes on to claim that the media is attacking her because SHE'S A WOMAN. She also claims that Hillary has been the victim of the sexist media. Wait....what?! Okay step one lady, go throw yourself off a bridge. Step two, media, go an apologize for chastising Michelle Obama for saying she's proud for the first time as an American.

When anyone says, "I hate affirmative action," please refer to this statement. I joke about being Asian, as I joke about other racial stereotypes. But the fact remains, skin color means something in this country. And if you refuse to believe that, please note that this woman was a former vice-presidential nominee in 1984. Also note that she is a very prominent Democrat (the supposed liberal party). This whole debacle is indicative of a few things.
1) Hillary's campaign will stop at nothing to win this nomination (even though her camp has said they disagree with Ferraro, who is also in the camp). She has done nothing but play dirty. When the election started out, I wasn't completely opposed to her. A few years ago, I thought that her becoming a Senator made it pretty clear she was going to make a run, but I didn't think she was a completely horrible person. But the moment she started shedding tears on national TV after the media noted how robotic she was, I could not longer taker her falseness; her pandering for votes. And having such a strong, racist supporter in your camp? Please...you have not dismissed Ferraro from her position, but merely slapped her on the hand stating that you did not agree with what she said. In this day and age, what's becoming acceptable is simply disgusting and this is extremely demonstrative of that.

2) Racism is still alive in our world. An analyst stated it best on CNN. This is exactly what black doctors, black lawyers, and black business men go through all the time. The notion that you're not here because of your skill or your talent, but simply because of affirmative action. CAN WE NOT REMEMBER THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT WAS BARELY A HALF CENTURY AGO?! And here we are, trying to pat ourselves on the back, thinking we've come so far. And then when Michelle Obama says she's proud because we've progressed enough to see a black man going for the highest, most powerful, and prominent position in the world as a viable candidate, and everyone gets all upset and chastises her. Well the proof is in the pudding kids. Insert kick to seat of pants to every bigot, every pundit, and every person who got on her for what she says.

Obama is lucky to be black? Do we still not realize that the KKK is still alive and well? Do we not realize that a little over half a century ago we had segregation? Not de facto segregation, but blatant, legislated segregation?!

This is America people. A great country? Yes. Still ingrained with racist jackasses in prominent places? You bet your lunch money.

Oh and this just in: Obama wins Mississippi. THANK GOD HE'S BLACK. I pray every night and ask why I wasn't born black with the hope I'll one day wake up black. I would be so fortunate then. But, alas, I'm Chinese, so I guess I don't have much of a future unless it's in electronics or computers or something of that nature. But I'm so happy Obama is black. Lord knows it's his skin color that made me vote for him.