Oh, crap, CNN. Look, sure, we understand that the Paula Deen story and the start of the Zimmerman trial happened in the same week, and America Needs To Have This Important Conversation, and OK, we'll even give you some credit for trying to be serious -- actually, painfully earnest is more the case -- about it, but then you go and throw in a chyron like this? Yeah, that sort of undercuts the "we are serious journalists looking at a serious topic" thing. Maybe the problem is just that TV is incapable of doing serious discussion well? Or maybe it's a CNN thing, we wouldn't understand.
Seriously. Every white guy who has ever honestly been offended by a black guy calling them a "cracker", raise your hand.
Everyone with your hand up, you're a liar, get the fuck out. "Cracker" is the most ridiculous racial slur ever invented, and believe me, that's a pretty fucking crowded field.
I actually saw a bit of that segment yesterday- in all fairness, Lemon didn't do a half bad job all considering. the problem wasn't lemon or even any of the other panelists, it's the God awful excuse for a brain trust that runs the network. There really wasn't much anyone on the segment could do not to have the whole thing appear stilted and downright idiotic.
Seriously. Every white guy who has ever honestly been offended by a black guy calling them a "cracker", raise your hand.
Everyone with your hand up, you're a liar, get the fuck out. "Cracker" is the most ridiculous racial slur ever invented, and believe me, that's a pretty fucking crowded field.
So, are Cracker Jacks now politically incorrect? I sure hope not, because they are one of my favorite snacks.
Television does that to people
they were more likely to end up over a barrel
this cracker would...
makes you more of a muppet
we can say muppet, right?
every single day, sadly...
I hate word problems
but I bet she eats rice
I actually saw a bit of that segment yesterday- in all fairness, Lemon didn't do a half bad job all considering. the problem wasn't lemon or even any of the other panelists, it's the God awful excuse for a brain trust that runs the network. There really wasn't much anyone on the segment could do not to have the whole thing appear stilted and downright idiotic.
So many Bad Words, so few letters of the alphabet. BTW, there are now TWO "F-Words" you can't say on tv.
I'm still trying to make "Genetic Defective" a thing.
But not as devilish.
That could be another name for the Tea Party.
I love the persecuted notion that people can't say something (e.g. - Merry Christmas, et al)
Did my tax dollars help pay for your PhD?
Because I hope that my tax dollars helped pay for your PhD. One of the better things they might have spent my money on...