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July 13, 2006
Adams: Get Niggardly With That Name Calling
Mike Adams spins one of his best columns ever, in which he highlights the absurd maliciousness of racial name-calling. In addressing the complaint of an emailer named Ray, Adams writes:
When a school teacher used the word “niggardly” in a Wilmington, North Carolina, classroom a few years ago, she was accused of racism by people who didn’t even know the meaning of the word “niggardly”—or the meaning of the word “racism,” for that matter. Even a UNCW political science professor said she was being racially insensitive for using a word that sounded like an epithet.Consider the logical implications of this for a moment. Must I refrain from talking about beer so I do not offend a queer? Must I refrain from talking about a stag so I do not offend a fag? Must I keep silent about my trigger because it might offend a—Ray, I hope you’re getting my point by now.
Well, Mike...I wouldn't count on Ray getting the point. When one's personal identity is wrapped up in the concept of victimhood, and exacerbated by a lack of critical thinking skills, the odds aren't great that he'll be open to persuasion.
I heard Lou Dobbs today on Laura Ingraham's radio show, and he was lamenting the same thing: the charge of "racist" is slapped upon anyone who dares to point out that illegal immigration is a wee bit different than legal immigration.
Not very "progressive", is it?
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