Science is so racist

[Silock]

http://blogs.chron.com/sciguy/archiv...ck_hole_a.html

A special meeting about Dallas County traffic tickets turned tense and bizarre this afternoon.

County commissioners were discussing problems with the central collections office that is used to process traffic ticket payments and handle other paperwork normally done by the JP Courts.

Commissioner Kenneth Mayfield, who is white, said it seemed that central collections "has become a black hole" because paperwork reportedly has become lost in the office.

Commissioner John Wiley Price, who is black, interrupted him with a loud "Excuse me!" He then corrected his colleague, saying the office has become a "white hole."

That prompted Judge Thomas Jones, who is black, to demand an apology from Mayfield for his racially insensitive analogy.

Mayfield shot back that it was a figure of speech and a science term.

[vailpass]

Originally Posted by stumppy

The guy should have said ' Yea, I'm sorry............sorry your parents didn't have any children with common sense".


What a fugging joke. My money says the offended individual is trying to Sharpton his way to the top.

Can you believe these ignorant buffoons are able to interfere with business proceedings with their idiotic comments? There was no racism here, only a racist looking for racist comments in everything he hears. This is an insult to all of those who have endured real racism.
This fool is crying wolf.

The fact that this country has become so PC, so bound by minority racial complaints, that this moron's comments were actually given attention instead of being dismissed outright for the waste of breath they were speaks ill of our nation.

It's a black day for us all, I propose a black-out on all false racism charges, anyone who commits such an action should be black balled.

[Thig Lyfe]

You just know South Park is going to have an episode about this.

[vailpass]

Originally Posted by SportsRacer

You just know South Park is going to have an episode about this.

Whatever it is it can't beat the Randy on Wheel of Fortune episode.

[stumppy]

Originally Posted by vailpass

Whatever it is it can't beat the Randy on Wheel of Fortune episode.

One of the top 10 shows of all time.

[beach tribe]

Originally Posted by little jacob

Williams Aide Resigns in Language Dispute

By Yolanda Woodlee
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, January 27, 1999; Page B1

The director of D.C. Mayor Anthony A. Williams's constituent services office resigned after being accused of using a racial slur, the mayor's office said yesterday.

David Howard, head of the Office of Public Advocate, said he used the word "*****rdly" in a Jan. 15 conversation about funding with two employees.

"I used the word '*****rdly' in reference to my administration of a fund," Howard said in a written statement yesterday. "Although the word, which is defined as miserly, does not have any racial connotations, I realize that staff members present were offended by the word.

"I immediately apologized," Howard said. " . . . I would never think of making a racist remark. I regret that the word I did use offended anyone."

When Howard, who is white, noticed the reaction to his use of the word, he apologized to his three-member staff, which is made up of two blacks and another white. It is unclear which two employees he was addressing when he used the word.

Soon after the remark was uttered, the rumor mill started churning that Howard had used the word "******."

Howard said he has received numerous telephone calls since Jan. 15 from people in the community who had heard "I had made a racist remark . . . [which is] in fact unquotable here."

The Barnhard Dictionary of Etymology traces the origins of "*****rdly" to the 1300s and the words nig and nigon, meaning miser, in Middle English. It also notes possible earlier origins in languages including Old Icelandic, Old English and Middle High German. There is no mention of any racial connotation.

Howard said the rumor that he had used a racial slur "has severely compromised my effectiveness as the District's Public Advocate and in the best interest of my office, I resigned," effective Monday.

Howard is the second mayoral appointee in two weeks to quit, and his resignation comes at a time when Williams's administration is being bombarded with questions regarding race relations -- his "loyalty" to his race as well as the diversity of his staff. Williams (D) is black; Howard was one of four white men Williams appointed on the first official business day of his administration.

Five days after Williams named the senior policy advisers, a group of residents from east of the Anacostia River -- many of whom had been part of the Draft Williams Committee -- complained that the mayor had "missed a unique opportunity" to name someone who lives in Southeast Washington to his personal staff. And they questioned whether Williams would be responsive to the predominantly black and working-class communities of the city.

The issue of race continued to dog the mayor the next week, when a D.C. resident wrote an opinion piece in the Jan. 17 Washington Post questioning whether Williams is "black enough."

Williams said that he was "confused" by the opinion piece and that he had a track record of helping minorities. Williams said he recognized during his campaign that race was creating a "great divide in the city." He said his campaign was a diverse coalition that represented people across the District.

"While I'm troubled by recent news stories concerning race -- questions about whether I'm black enough or have too many advisers who are not -- I understand that they reflect a great hurt within our city," Williams said in a written statement last night. "I am committed to representing all of the people of our city and making sure my administration truly reflects the city's diversity.

"I am particularly sensitive to the need to include people that have felt excluded from the political process and governance of the city, such as residents east of the Anacostia River.

"One thing I've learned, we will never relieve the pain or heal a hurt if we refuse to talk about the cause," Williams said. "We need to get issues around race relations out in the open."

Williams said yesterday that he accepted Howard's resignation after reports that Howard had made an "inappropriate racial comment."

Howard's resignation follows that of scheduler James Day, who left after a salary dispute.

Howard served as the volunteer coordinator and office manager during Williams's mayoral campaign, overseeing 1,600 volunteers. When Howard was appointed to head the office that responds to residents' complaints about services such as trash pickup, welfare benefits and police protection, the mayor's office put out a brief biography that said Howard was "often referred to as the 'glue' that bonded everyone together." He was to be paid $58,148 a year.

According to the biography, Howard graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in economics and has managed several top restaurants in the city.

© Copyright 1999 The Washington Post Company

Wow. I wonder if they all cheer when a guy loses his job over having a vocabulary bigger than that of their own.

["Bob" Dobbs]

Originally Posted by wutamess

bk: You're taking this personal. I'm just telling you the way a minority sees white America. We're immediately skeptical until we know more about you. I guess you're stereotyped or prejudged as being racist because of our history's past.

Is that a bad assumption just because YOU aren't?

I really want to know. How is THAT statement not racist in & of itself?

[stumppy]

Originally Posted by SEKChiefsFan

I really want to know. How is THAT statement not racist in & of itself?

Because he's a minority dummy. Jeez, get with the program.

[vailpass]

Totally agree with you beachtribe, I was poking a stick at the n00b friendo from a few posts ago then I saw stumpy had beat me to it so I deleted.

[Ebolapox]

Originally Posted by wutamess

Truthfully, I don't feel like giving examples to be judged by you and others of their validity. We feel whites are fed silver spoons from birth while we have to work hard for everything we get. You're (not you) born in the network of the good ol boy. You KNOW the inner circles while more than likely we have to start from scratch as we're usually first generation corporate employees.

All the while you're (not you) bitching about 1-2% of QUALIFIED minorities getting a job over whites.

~The good ol boy network is the reason AA is in place.

yeah, because all white people are born with ONE MILLION DOLLARS and a lifetime supply of MONEY. we don't have to work our asses off, our parents give us everything, and we're handed CEO jobs the second we turn 18 years old.

[redbrian]

Originally Posted by wutamess

Not saying we don't have the same opportunities in some departments (schooling) but within the workplace, you're not looking at facts here... You're basically telling me that only 5% (generous number) of minorities are competent enough to lead fortune 500 corps. If that's how you feel then that's your opinion and you're entitled to it.

Having said that, since 95% of our fortune 500 CEO's and top level execs are white, how else would you ensure fair practices that a minority gets an equal chance at a position?

Again... Show me an example where a minority had preferential treatment over someone else while being under qualified for a position.

~No matter how ignorant it is.

CEO's dont do the hiring.........HR does.......

[Fairplay]

nig·gard·ly Audio Help /ˈnɪgərdli/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[nig-erd-lee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective
1. reluctant to give or spend; stingy; miserly.
2. meanly or ungenerously small or scanty: a *****rdly tip to a waiter.
–adverb
3. in the manner of a *****rd.


Used in a sentence.

Because she was a waitress in the bad part of town, she expected n-i-g-g-a-r-d-l-y tips.

[wutamess]

Originally Posted by SEKChiefsFan

I really want to know. How is THAT statement not racist in & of itself?

You think you're talking to angry black man.
I don't care if you think it's racist... I'm just telling how a minority sees white people.

Me... I mingle with all races and don't care if you're racist or not.
Sorry if you're offended.

[wutamess]

Originally Posted by H5N1

yeah, because all white people are born with ONE MILLION DOLLARS and a lifetime supply of MONEY. we don't have to work our asses off, our parents give us everything, and we're handed CEO jobs the second we turn 18 years old.

In general. You can't sit here and tell me that you don't think you have certain advantages because you're white.

[wutamess]

Originally Posted by redbrian

CEO's dont do the hiring.........HR does.......

On the recommendation from the hiring mgr.

[Fairplay]

Originally Posted by wutamess

In general. You can't sit here and tell me that you don't think you have certain advantages because you're white.

You go boy.