The Nose: The N-Word, Jet Blue Rage And Ex-Boyfriends
The nose deconstructs the latest in pop culture.
It wasn't that one word that Dr. Laura Schlessinger said over and over on her show yesterday. It was everything else. It was her tone, when a black woman -- what was SHE thinking -- called for help with a problem involving the friends of her white husband.
Among Schlessinger's remarks were: "We've got a black man as president, and we have more complaining about racism than ever. I mean, I think that's hilarious." And, "If you're that hypersensitive about color and don't have a sense of humor, don't marry out of your race."
She would have gotten away with it if she hadn't said that other word. She tried to make it sound rational. She asked the pretty tired question, "How come Chris Rock can say this and I can't?" Her tone was what revealed that this was not a reasonable discussion. Her tone was that of a person who likes to make rules and hates to have rules made for her.
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E-mail from Paul
I live in a small town with very few black people.
I have several friends that are black and have never heard them use the “N” word in any fashion.
But what where I have heard the word is in the entertainment industry.
Shouldn’t a great deal of the blame lie there?
E-mail from Tom
How does Mel Brooks use of the word in Blazing Saddles rate? Was it funny when stupid white guys used the word?
I went to see Blazing Saddles at a theater at the Univ of NH with a group of friends including a friend from Uganda. He got so angry at the frequency of use of the N word that he got up and left the theater. For what it's worth, the rest of us left also.
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