tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11125127.post112014830863104126..comments2023-05-02T10:52:43.408-04:00Comments on Church of the Big Sky: Mexico: WTF?Merujohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14123831956012950960noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11125127.post-1120268367134586372005-07-01T21:39:00.000-04:002005-07-01T21:39:00.000-04:00I don't know if you're in the DC area or not, but ...I don't know if you're in the DC area or not, but a couple of years back, a DC government official had to resign because he'd used the word "niggardly" in describing some fiscal issue, and there were several complaints from people who didn't know what the word meant, but assumed it was connected to The N Word. It was very, very ugly.Merujohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14123831956012950960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11125127.post-1120253629329150782005-07-01T17:33:00.000-04:002005-07-01T17:33:00.000-04:00Well, the alternative would be unnecessarily censo...Well, the alternative would be unnecessarily censorious political correctness. Like the case of the <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goliwogg" REL="nofollow">Golliwog</A> and the <A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/1608835.stm" REL="nofollow">Councillor</A> in England.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11125127.post-1120237125930709262005-07-01T12:58:00.000-04:002005-07-01T12:58:00.000-04:00I know that there's actually an African-American a...I know that there's actually an African-American antiques dealer up in Baltimore who specializes in representations of blacks in Americana-style art. He's on Antiques Roadshow fairly often. He's mentioned that the main market for his goods in the U.S. is within the black community.<BR/><BR/>Then again, those are items that aren't being produced anymore...Merujohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14123831956012950960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11125127.post-1120232054511645992005-07-01T11:34:00.000-04:002005-07-01T11:34:00.000-04:00Huh?It's been a long time since I have seen a "Mam...Huh?<BR/><BR/>It's been a long time since I have seen a "Mammy" depiction... that is quite off the wall. <BR/><BR/>Interestingly enough, a lot of people collect "Mammy" items off of ebay, they sell for quite a bit. I always wonder who is collecting them? Whether it is black folks or white folks, you would think that somebody would be offended by their collection (if displayed). *shrug*<BR/><BR/>Now, regarding Jesse Jackson's outrage over this Mexican faux pas... isn't he outraged over just about "everything" anymore??? <BR/><BR/>He was the recent defender of Michael Jackson and insisted that MJ was being persecuted, not for his "boy loving ways", but for being "black"... I think the only way Michael Jackson would look black is if we put some shoe polish on him and a bandana and dressed him up as a "Mammy". <BR/><BR/>I bet someone off of ebay would buy it. LOL!<BR/><BR/>SJLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com