Thursday, April 12, 2007
Beauty.
Bumped: WASPs sure do stick together. Now someone in the media today got his feathers all ruffled, saying that these girls are acting like victims. All men are bastards. And if you ask me, most men are a little light in the loafers too.
Personally, I don't believe you can legislate or force tolerance. I also believe that many so-called racial slurs and innuendos (like what I just wrote) can be explained otherwise. Wasn't my snark insightful, or even funny? Not ... just like these two guys'. Taking race, gender, and religion out of the picture whenever possible is a way to stop discrimination. A guy is not a white guy, unless you are describing him so that he can be identified. All labels just serve to perpetuate the same old misconceptions.
Girls, sue that station too. I've already emailed both media outlets. Large corporations are pulling their ads. Case closed.
Update2: MSNC fired Imus and have already appeased some of the unhappy corporate sponsors. Maybe the decision will also help them with the lawsuit that is sure to follow. How many girls are on the basketball team?
When I went to the University of Miami, I made the mistake of walking through the student union without paying attention to what was going on around me. When I finally realized what I had wandered into, it was too late. I had walked through a corridor where a table full of football players were rating the girls walking by. I can still remember what I was wearing. It wasn't a pair of jeans and a t-shirt. I had on a pretty pair of pink slacks and a white blouse. I was thin. My long, red hair wasn't dyed like it is now. OJ Anderson (old timers will remember him) had asked me out on a date a couple weeks before. These fat, ugly jocks rated me a 7. Who the hell did they think they were? I feel sorry for the Rutger team. I thought things might have changed by now.
Girls, take a good, long, hard look at the men who were talking about you. Their personal appearance is laughable. When the dust clears, please get a lawyer. I will be cheering you on! ¶ 7:22 AM
Personally, I don't believe you can legislate or force tolerance. I also believe that many so-called racial slurs and innuendos (like what I just wrote) can be explained otherwise. Wasn't my snark insightful, or even funny? Not ... just like these two guys'. Taking race, gender, and religion out of the picture whenever possible is a way to stop discrimination. A guy is not a white guy, unless you are describing him so that he can be identified. All labels just serve to perpetuate the same old misconceptions.
Girls, sue that station too. I've already emailed both media outlets. Large corporations are pulling their ads. Case closed.
Update2: MSNC fired Imus and have already appeased some of the unhappy corporate sponsors. Maybe the decision will also help them with the lawsuit that is sure to follow. How many girls are on the basketball team?
When I went to the University of Miami, I made the mistake of walking through the student union without paying attention to what was going on around me. When I finally realized what I had wandered into, it was too late. I had walked through a corridor where a table full of football players were rating the girls walking by. I can still remember what I was wearing. It wasn't a pair of jeans and a t-shirt. I had on a pretty pair of pink slacks and a white blouse. I was thin. My long, red hair wasn't dyed like it is now. OJ Anderson (old timers will remember him) had asked me out on a date a couple weeks before. These fat, ugly jocks rated me a 7. Who the hell did they think they were? I feel sorry for the Rutger team. I thought things might have changed by now.
Girls, take a good, long, hard look at the men who were talking about you. Their personal appearance is laughable. When the dust clears, please get a lawyer. I will be cheering you on! ¶ 7:22 AM
