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How did this get by unnoticed?

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by boots, Jun 20, 2007.

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  1. boots

    boots New Member

    As of 10 minutes ago, someone close to the situation said it appears NOTHING may happen. Higher ups are just going to weather the storm.
     
    boots, Jun 21, 2007
    #85
  2. Flying Headbutt

    Flying Headbutt Moderator Staff Member

    To be fair, the only storm that I've noticed has been here.
     
    Flying Headbutt, Jun 21, 2007
    #86
  3. boots

    boots New Member

    The National Association of Black Journalists would beg to differ.
     
    boots, Jun 21, 2007
    #87
  4. Flying Headbutt

    Flying Headbutt Moderator Staff Member

    And I wouldn't tell you no one else has said anything. But none of my friends in Baltimore have mentioned it or anything like that. Anecdotally, HERE is the only place I've heard about it.
     
    Flying Headbutt, Jun 21, 2007
    #88
  5. boots

    boots New Member

    I can't speak for your friends. I'm only saying what is going on.
     
    boots, Jun 21, 2007
    #89
  6. zeke12

    zeke12 Guest

    Classic.
     
    zeke12, Jun 21, 2007
    #90
  7. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    I know the numbers of journalists of color remain quite low. Anybody know what percentage of journalists of color are copy editors?
     
    DanOregon, Jun 21, 2007
    #91
  8. NoOneLikesUs

    NoOneLikesUs Active Member

    Wow.

    I'm in my late 20s and I knew exactly what the term meant. I'm also sort of surprised that many of you had no clue what it meant.
     
    NoOneLikesUs, Jun 21, 2007
    #92
  9. SoCalDude

    SoCalDude Active Member


    I think a few years ago, some people in Compton wanted to change the nickname but were voted down. I met a woman alum of Compton High who proudly wore a T-shirt from a class reunion that said: "Always a 'babe."
     
    SoCalDude, Jun 22, 2007
    #93
  10. EE94

    EE94 Guest

    and this, in all sincerity, is progress. I wouldn't apologize for not identifying an old racial epithet.
    I remember once referring to a Jewish colleague as a "hymie" because he was being cheap on a bill. I had no idea it was slur
     
    EE94, Jun 22, 2007
    #94
  11. Orange Hat Bobcat

    Orange Hat Bobcat Active Member

    Regarding the second epithet in Baltimore ...

    I can't believe some middle-aged (white?) woman would use that term to describe Journey. It's friggin' Journey. C'mon.
     
    Orange Hat Bobcat, Jun 22, 2007
    #95
  12. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    "Niggardly" in no way, shape or form means anything remotely racial, it merely sounds like something that does. Man, read some Faulkner.
     
    dooley_womack1, Jun 22, 2007
    #96
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