The Worst Jokes Of Scotland
This repost is borrowed from Twenty Two Words, who borrowed it from someone else. The pictures are from The Library of Congress. Every year, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival has a contest for the best joke. The 2011 winner was Nick Helm, aka “The Human Car Crash of Light Entertainment”.
1. Nick Helm – “The banking program needed a password eight characters long. I picked Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.”
2. Tim Vine – “Crime in multi-storey car parks. That is wrong on so many different levels.”
3. Hannibal Buress – “People say ‘I’m taking it one day at a time.’ You know what? So is everybody. That’s how time works.”
4. Tim Key – “Drive Thru McDonalds was more expensive than I thought … once you’ve hired the car …”
5. Matt Kirshen – “I was playing chess with my friend and he said, ‘Let’s make this interesting’. So we stopped playing chess.”
6. Sarah Millican – “My mother told me, you don’t have to put anything in your mouth you don’t want to. Then she made me eat broccoli, which felt like double standards.”
7. Alan Sharp – “I was in a band which we called The Prevention, because we hoped people would say we were better than The Cure.”
8. Mark Watson – “Someone asked me recently – what would I rather give up, food or sex. Neither! I’m not falling for that one again, wife.”
9. Andrew Lawrence – “I admire these phone hackers. I think they have a lot of patience. I can’t even be bothered to check my OWN voicemails.”
10. DeAnne Smith – “My friend died doing what he loved … Heroin.”
PG did a bit of value added research, and found an article in The Telegraph about the joke contest. This article has the NINE WORST JOKES from the 2011 festival.
1. Tim Vine – “Uncle Ben has died. No more Mr Rice Guy.”
2. V. McTavish – “The Lockerbie bomber put Lockerbie on the map, well he nearly took it off it too.”
3. Josh Howie – I’ve got nothing against the Chinese. Don’t get me Wong.
4. Card Ninja – “I went to see this show and the guy said ‘Hey kid do you like magic?’ And I said ‘Yeah!’ So he asked if I wanted to see a trick and I said ‘Yeah!’ So he said ‘think of a number, times it by 2 and if it’s odd …’ Oh no, he’s a MATHmagician! “
5. Tom Webb – “Due to the economy, profiteroles will now be called deficiteroles.”
6. Nathan Caton – “Postcode wars? That sounds like a really shit BBC game show.”
7. Andrew Bird – “My wife’s eating for two. She’s not pregnant, just schizophrenic.”
8. Mark Olver – “I was like a dyslexic having my back teeth removed … losing my morals.”
9. Andrew O’Neill – “Singing a song for the colour blind today: “And I think to myself … why did I become a bomb disposal expert?”
Is The Death Penalty In Georgia Racist?
Whenever you discuss the death penalty in Georgia, someone is going to say it is racist. This makes sense. There are few things you can discuss without the R word being tossed in. The discussion that follows will change few minds. When you are a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
Chamblee 54 has been writing about the death penalty for five years. Georgia has executed ten men. William Earl Lynd ~ Curtis Osborne ~ William Mark Mize ~ Mark McCain ~ Brandon Rhode ~ Emmanuel Hammond ~ Roy Blankenship ~ Andrew Grant DeYoung ~ Troy Davis ~ Andrew Cook
This discussion is based on these ten men. It does not cover the time before the civil rights movement. It does not consider states other than Georgia. It will not give a direct answer to the question “Is the Death Penalty in Georgia Racist?” People whose minds are made up are not likely to be persuaded by this post.
Of the ten men executed since May 6, 2008, seven are white and three are black. The victims of all seven white men are assumed to be white. This information is not easy to look up, and we don’t want to spend all day working on this. Of the black men executed, two had white victims, and one had black victims. (The black victims are assumed. The 2 white victims were high profile cases, and there in no doubt as to the ethnicity.)
Two of the white men executed did not pull the trigger. William Mark Mize was a white supremacist, who ordered the killing of a subordinate. Roy Blankenship broke into an apartment, and his victim died of a heart attack after he left. Mr. Blankenship was executed thirty three years after his crime. This was the first execution using pentobarbital as a sedative. There were reports that it was not effective, and that Mr. Blankenship was awake for the entire procedure.
The next scheduled execution is Warren Hill, a black man. Mr. Hill is said to be mentally retarded. Brandon Rhode, a white man, was also said to be retarded. His mother was fifteen years old, and drank heavily during her pregnancy. Mr. Rhode attempted suicide a few days before his execution, while under the supervision of armed guards. He was revived after his suicide attempt, so that the state could kill him with an approved method.
The best known execution is Troy Davis. There is little doubt that Mr. Davis was at the crime scene. There is also little doubt that “Redd” Coles, a black man, was at the same crime scene. Many say that Mr. Coles is the killer. Mr. Coles went to the Savannah Police, accompanied by an attorney, the day after the killing. After this meeting, the Savannah Police decided that Mr. Davis committed the crime. There was little further investigation. If anyone benefited by the execution of Troy Davis, it was “Redd” Coles. Pictures are from The Library of Congress.
Don’t Touch My Stuff Sir
There is a video making the rounds. It supposedly proves the existence of racial profiling. The only thing this video proves is the gullibility of people.
It opens in a city park. It is a bright, sunny day. A young man is trying to break a bicycle chain. He uses a saw, and bolt cutters. He spends over an hour on the job, and a hundred people pass by. No one makes an issue about it. A reporter talks to people, and gets their reaction. No one suspects anything.
To begin with, a real thief is not going to spend an hour working on a bike. He probably won’t openly operate in a sunny city park. There probably is not a reporter nearby, asking people what they think about the affair. The bike is chained to a short road sign. It would be easy to lift the bike over the sign.
The first actor goes away, and the second actor comes in. The shadows don’t seem any different in the park. The second actor is dressed similarly to the first, except for the extra melanin. Yea, this is about how the white guy gets away with inept thievery, and the black guy gets questioned.
Soon, there is a crowd around the young black man. People are asking him whether he owns the bike. A man “whips out a cell phone, and calls 911.” He is standing next to the actor, who continues to saw.
It gets better. The actor rides off in the bike, then it is chained back to the sign. The experiment begins again. An old white man confronts the actor, and picks up the tools. What happens next? If you have ever caught a thief, you know that at this point all hell breaks loose. The thief will start yelling, or pull a knife, or start major trouble. But in this video, the bike thief actor says, politely, “Please sir, please sir, don’t touch my stuff sir”.
This video is a scripted piece of entertainment. It is a fantasy. It has nothing to do with the reality of crime and theft. It is not even very good acting. Pictures are from The Library of Congress.
Justice Or Vengeance
A jury in Florida rendered a verdict Saturday night. Some are not happy with this ruling. They were looking for the courts to punish the defendant. To many, justice has fallen through the crack.
The truth is that we have trials for a reason. The howling mob, demanding a pound of flesh, is often mistaken. The system exists to protect people from an unjust prosecution. The mobs have not sat in the courtroom, and listened to the evidence. They have not had to make a decision. It is easy to monday morning quarterback a jury, but tough to be on one. Those six women should be thanked for their service, not told to commit suicide.
Some are urging the federal government to prosecute under hate crime laws. This is where Uncle Sam is not happy with the local ruling, and brings his own charges. This is also known as double jeopardy. It is not a good idea. One trial is enough.
Many of the people demanding government sponsored vengeance are Jesus worshipers. This is the man that Pontius Pilate said had done nothing wrong. The crowd shouted Pontius Pilate down. The crowd bellowed Crucify Him, Crucify Him. Pictures are from The Library of Congress.
Compounding Pharmacy
The Associated Press has obtained E-mails from the state of Georgia about copping execution drugs. These substances are intended for use on Warren Hill, and others to follow. “Georgia Department of Corrections emails obtained by The Associated Press through an open records request make it clear that the state is using a compounding pharmacy to mix a doctor-prescribed dose of pentobarbital for Hill. The names of the sender and recipient of the emails are redacted, but it is clear from an email signature that one person is a corrections employee and the other person appears to be a doctor.”
“I spoke with the compounding pharmacist earlier today and I wanted to relay some instructions he gave regarding the prescription,” the corrections employee wrote in an email dated Monday. “Along with the patient name, he also needs their birthday and social security number. I will be happy to forward this information along to you when you are preparing to write the prescription.” Another email from Tuesday provides the relevant information for Hill and says the Department will need six 50-milliliter syringes of pentobarbital.
It is not known who the Doctor, or the Pharmacy, is. … “a Georgia state law says that medical professionals cannot have their licenses challenged or suspended for participating in a court-ordered execution. It is not clear what doctor is writing the prescription for the pentobarbital for Hill’s execution, and it’s not clear what pharmacy or pharmacist will mix it. A law passed by the Georgia Legislature classifies the name of any person or entity who participates in an execution as a “confidential state secret,” off-limits for release to the public. That includes any company that “manufactures, supplies, compounds, or prescribes the drugs.”
PG had never heard of a compounding pharmacy until last week. A google search shows quite a few in the Atlanta area. Here is what one such pharmacy says. “Pharmacists have been preparing drugs for patients long before manufacturing came into existence. This process is simply called “compounding.” Compounding is “the extemporaneous preparation of a special medication for a patient’s unique condition pursuant to a doctor’s specific formulated order (prescription).” The pharmacist’s ability to make a “Tailor-made” prescription affords the physician the ability to prescribe a medication better targeted, in his/her opinion, to a patient’s specific need. Contrary to what is sometimes assumed, each individual patient is different in his/her biological and chemical makeup. In the complex world of body chemistry we are all a bit different. Compounding affords the physician/pharmacist the ability to provide exceptional and very specific medicine that is more suitable and individualized for a given patients unique condition.
There are many reasons your doctor may provide you with a compounded prescription. 1- A dosage form (tablet vs. capsule vs. liquid) may be required or preferred by a patient where it may not exist. The pharmacist can change this dosage form. 2- A Particular medication strength may not be made by the manufacturer but can be provided thru the compounding process. 3- Some products have fillers or binders (inert ingredients) that cause allergic reactions to some patients. Compounding with the raw drug allows the pharmacist to NOT use those particular allergic causing materials. 4- Flavoring medications “to taste” for children and adults is a common practice.”
Compounding pharmacies have “come under scrutiny after a deadly meningitis outbreak was linked to contaminated injections made by a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy. The FDA considers compounding pharmacy products unapproved drugs and does not verify their safety or effectiveness.” It is not known if this applies to executions.
In a rare display of respect for state’s rights, the FDA usually does not deal with drugs used for executions. It is not known whether the reputed pentobarbital will be tested for purity before it is used to poison Warren Hill. It is a secret drug, prescribed by a secret doctor, from a secret compounding pharmacy. Rumors that the secret pharmacy will supply the state with “six 50-milliliter syringes of” Drano cannot be confirmed or denied.
UPDATE On Monday, July 15, we got this story: Fulton judge Gail Tusan stays Warren Hill’s execution. A hearing was scheduled for Thursday, July 18. At the hearing, it was learned that “the prison paid 5-thousand dollars for 6 (50ML) syringes of execution drug, Pentobarbital.” Judge Tusan granted a stay of execution for Warren Hill. “Judge Tusan: the Georgia law “unconstitutionally limits” #WarrenHill’s access to courts and his Eighth Amendment rights.” The state is expected to appeal the decision. Pictures are from “The Special Collections and Archives,Georgia State University Library”.
The Church Of The Big Chicken
PG was listening to a podcast about atheists and religion. There was a comment about how prayer … the concept of talking to G-d … is often self aggrandizing. Duh. Why should the creator of the universe care about the budget problems at your church? One thought led to another, and soon PG remembered a series of brief conversations.
For those who are new to this blog, perhaps a bit of explanation is in order. PG is a recovering Baptist. He suspects that G-d does exist, even though the world would probably be a happier place without her. Whatever her status, G-d does not write books, or engage in real estate transactions. Jesus was killed because he was a troublemaker. The reputed exit from the grave has nothing to do with what happens to people when they die. PG is under no obligation to discuss any of these items.
At the time of these conversations, PG was in his last round of working for Redo Blue. He was based in Cobb County, making pickups and deliveries. As a mobile person operating in Cobb County, PG had frequent encounters with the Big Chicken. There is speculation that future civilizations will consider the Big Chicken to be an object of religious significance. PG decided to give this hypothesis a test run.
When this story took place, PG enjoyed the “privilege” of making comments at PyroManiacs. One of the Pyros, Scent, was mean to PG. One day, while waiting at a red light on the Cobb Parkway, next to the Big Chicken, PG looked over at the sheet metal bird and said “G-d, what should I do about Scent?” “You should forgive him.”
A week or so later, PG was waiting at the same red light. Across the street from the Big Chicken was an “adult fantasy store” named Tantra. This combination of extra crispy poultry, and eastern sex magick, led to the next question. “Why does Jesus hate me?” “I don’t know.”
By and by on the four lane, the light turned red. PG turned down the radio. A traffic report was underway. “Hey G-d, whats happening?” “Don’t worry about me, listen to the traffic report”.
All parties must come to an end. One day PG asked a more serious question. “Are mom and dad ok?” There was no answer. PG began to feel sad, until he realized that this whole thing was becoming too serious. Even if Jesus worshipers obsess over the lifestyles of the dead, you do not need to imitate them. Just keep you seat belt fastened, and watch out for the nut behind the wheel.
This is a repost. Pictures are from The Library of Congress.
Kill Warren Hill
The motto of the State of Georgia is Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation. Sometimes, what they practice is Wisdom, Justice, in Moderation. One of these times is the plan to poison Warren L. Hill, Jr.
The focus of the controversy this week is whether or not Mr. Hill is mentally retarded. This post is not going to focus on whether the IQ is 70 or 71. This post is going to deal with other issues. These issues are summarized by a comment made at Peach Pundit recently.
1- Does anyone know why the State is so hell bent on executing him? It seems like whenever the State wants to waste someone, they let nothing stand in their way. The money spent on lawyers, fighting for the blood lust of the State, could be better spent on a new football stadium. 2- Has the issue of where the State is going to get the drugs to waste Mr. Hill been resolved? The manufacturer of pentobarbital does not want their product used for executions. There has been talk of the State using a pharmacy to concoct a special order drug to kill Mr. Hill. If a private citizen did this, to have a party, he would be in trouble. If the State wants to do this, to kill a man, then apparently that is OK.
The poisoning of Warren Hill has been scheduled before. A few months ago, he was given a pre-execution ativan, and fed a final meal. Then the reprieve came, and he went back into waiting. When the State of Georgia decides to execute someone, they do not give up. They have spent thousands of dollars on lawyer work, fighting for their desire to execute a mentally challenged man. The State of Georgia is broke, They could spend that money better in many ways. Why is poisoning Warren Hill such a priority?
Mr. Hill is African American. So are many of the men on death row, many with worse crimes than Mr. Hill. The last man executed by Georgia was white. The state seems to execute a white man for every black man. While racial inequality can never be ruled out in Georgia, it is probably not a factor here.
Georgia uses a method of execution tastefully known as lethal injection. Currently, that means an intentional overdose of one substance. Before the supply expired, the state used pentobarbital. The manufacturer of this substance does not want it used for executions, and has taken steps to prevent this from happening. The state is going to have to be creative. Here is one possibility. “There has been some indication that some states may turn to compounding pharmacies to get pentobarbital. Such pharmacies custom-mix solutions, creams and other medications in doses or forms that generally aren’t commercially available.”
When the Supreme Court approved poisoning as a method of execution, it approved the “Kentucky Protocol”. This is a three drug “cocktail”. States have been recently going for the intentional overdose of pentobarbital, which, truth be told, may be more humane than the three drug cocktail. The problem is that the drug of choice is no longer available. Is using a mystery drug, from a secret source, really wise and just? Is Georgia Smart Enough To Kill People?
And it is a secret source. “The Georgia Legislature in March passed a bill that would make the identities of suppliers and makers of its lethal-injection drug a “state secret.” The bill, designed to shield companies from harassment from death-penalty opponents, was signed into law last month by GOP Gov. Nathan Deal. “
A branch of the federal government, the F.D.A.,is supposed to monitor the safety and efficiency of drugs. Does this apply when these drugs are used to intentionally kill? “The safety and efficacy of all drugs has to be approved by the FDA, but once pharmaceuticals are approved for any purpose, it is up to physicians to determine to whom and for what reasons they will prescribe them. … The FDA-approved uses for pentobarbital include short-term treatment for insomnia and seizure control for patients with epilepsy. … It is also not FDA-approved for use in executions or for the use of anesthesia, but it’s not clear the FDA believes that’s its business.”
Here is the original chamblee54 post on Warren Hill. Pictures are from Gwinnett County.
Eleven Thoughts About Communications
When you publish a list like the one below, you are placing a target on your back. Above the bulls-eye is the word hypocrite. PG does not claim to take all of these suggestions. What follows is a goal to work for, not a script for situation comedy.
When in doubt, shut up.
A halo is best worn over one ear.
If you want to be forgiven, forgive. If you want to be understood, understand.
There are few situations that cannot be made worse with anger and loud talk.
You have two ears and one mouth. Listen twice as much as you talk.
A douche is a hygiene appliance. The verb form refers to using this device for cleaning purposes. Neither the noun, nor the verb, is appropriate as an insult.
A sentence has one period, placed at the end. Do not place a period after every word to make a point. You should find another way to show that you really, really mean it.
Not everyone enjoys the sound of your voice as much as you do.
Ass is a noun. It refers to either a donkey, or a butt. It is not an adverb, nor an adjective. Do not place ass between an adjective and a noun.
Before you “call out” somebody for “racism”, drape a towel over your mirror.
The third commandment says to not use the word G-d “in vain”. The G word should only be used for worship, and respectful discussion. Improper uses include expressing anger, swearing, selling life insurance, and pledging “allegiance” to a symbol of nationalism.
Pictures are from the The Library of Congress. This is a repost.
The Angel Story
Angel Poventud put a note on facebook the other day. “Good Sunday morning, biking to the Grant Park Farmers Market in a bit, then yard work. Brunch with the family and an apple appointment at 350pm at Lenox Mall. If you get a chance, listen to WERK, 91.1, Ga Tech radio from noon to 1pm Monday. Amanda Plumb was kind enough to let me ramble about all things life for an hour and 45 minutes. Bless her for having to get it down to an hour” PG felt obliged to make a correction. “That is WREK. There is too much werk in the world already.”
The interview is a delight. While PG and Angel have shared some cool adventures, they do not really know that much about each other. Angel’s story of growing up in the Everglades, and having the area returned to a natural state, is unique. The part about his Grandmother is heart warming. It is amazing to hear how this life has evolved into what it is today.
About half way through the chat, the kitchen timer went off. The potatoes were finished steaming. It was also 830 pm, in July, and not raining. PG needed one more bike ride in his life. He took off heading south, and climbed the big hill on Tobey Road, just past Skyland. PG used to live in a duplex on Tobey, and had gone up that big hill many, many times. He is used to seeing a Mcmansion where his addict apartment used to be. Sometimes, you need to accept the changes in your life.
Across Clairmont Road from the end of Tobey is the driveway to the 57th Fighter Group Restaurant. On many a summer evening, a ride down this driveway was a great way to extend a twilight ride. Tonight was Team Trivia, which PG has no problem missing. Going back out the driveway, through thick forest on both sides, the temptation is to coast with no hands on the handlebars. Good times.
Back home, the interview got onto the beltline. Angel leads walks on the beltline. PG has been on eight of these walks, covering the complete loop around the city core. (071109 073109 111109 112509 012310 022010 112810 120210) Angel had a different look every time.
While listening to the show, PG was editing pictures from The Library of Congress. These pictures are presented with this post. These pictures are from the Farm Security Administration. The California pictures were taken by Dorothea Lange. The Illinois pictures were taken by Russell Lee.
The Rainbow Flag
On June 19, artist Gilbert Baker, who created the rainbow flag in 1978, shared his memories of that period and the flag’s creation in a discussion at the GLBT Historical Society in San Francisco with longtime activist and friend, Cleve Jones. The rainbow flag is so iconic, so ubiquitous, so universally recognized, that there is a habitual tendency to think that it has always flown to represent queer Pride. Yet it is not so: it was created and consciously adopted in the streets of San Francisco, when activists spoke of gay liberation rather than LGBT acceptance in the after-fires of the political fires of the late 1970s. And no, it wasn’t created because we’re all friends of Dorothy.
“1977 — that was a pivotal year,” Baker said. “That was the year of Anita Bryant. That was he year Harvey (Milk) was elected. That was the year we became galvanized.” It was also the year after the American Bicentennial Celebration, a period that Baker said made him more flag conscious as he cranked out hundreds of banners and signs for the endless parades that activists were busily organizing. “I thought, You know, we ought to have a flag,’” Baker said. “A flag is something you can’t disarm. What makes a flag a flag is that people own it. It connects to their souls. It belongs to them.” Baker said he did not want to work with the symbols of oppression that had been adopted in the early victim politics. “The Lambda was a little obscure,” he said, “and the triangles were given to us by the Nazis.”
He began researching rainbows and their uses in the Bible, in Native cultures and in the psychedelic hippy peace and freedom culture of the Sixties. “It represents all the colors, all the genders, all the humanity,” Baker said. “I wanted to expand on the use of visual images that would not depend on language.” Baker said the first two flags were made using all-natural materials and dyes in the fashion of the day. But the colors ran when they got wet. In addition, the flag started off with eight colors, not the six it has now, and each color stood for something different: pink (sex), red (life), orange (healing), yellow (sun), green (nature), turquoise (magic), blue (serenity) and lavender (spirit). “Eight is a very magical number,” said Baker. “It’s symmetrical, and allowed me to split them into hot and cold colors. It gave me a way to incorporate pink. Of course, it was a fuchsia hot pink. And it allowed me to bring in turquoise, connecting to Native island cultures.” But, in the long run, the eight color flag was too complicated and costly to reproduce in the pre-digital age of four-color printing. So he dropped pink and turquoise. “I felt strange because I was giving up sex and magic,” Baker said with a laugh.
Jones said there was a lot of community conversation at the time about the need for a unifying symbol. “When that went up the flag pole, all conversation on it stopped,” Jones said. “Everybody just embraced it.” It seemed, Baker and Jones said, that just about everyone wanted the gay flags except the flag industry: world of flag-makers and vexilographers. “It took about 10 years,” Baker said, recounting how he cut his hair and dressed in business attire in order to try to fit in at the flag industry conventions. “They pretty much decide on what a flag is. They would not even entertain a motion that there even was such a thing as a gay flag. A lot of good old boy flag companies down in Texas didn’t want to know anything about a gay flag.” But when one took a chance and made 5,000 little flags for Baker, they sold out in two hours. Game over, battle won. Now they are everywhere, and the rainbow is incorporated in knick-knacks and collectibles. Jones teased Baker about not having patented the symbol. “How do you feel when you see all this rainbow crap and you don’t stand to make a penny off it?” Jones asked. “It’s not about money,” Baker teased back. “It’s about power.”
There have been some iconic world record moments for the flag since then, such as the Stonewall 25 flag in New York City in 1994, and the sea-to-sea rainbow flag in Key West in 2003 on the 25th anniversary of the flag. And there have been the grim reminders of why the flag was needed, as when a parade of the flag in a celebration in Stockholm drew 300,000 spectators, and then was disrupted when gangs of young neo-Nazis grabbed and brutally beat some of the spectators. “It blew my mind,” Baker said. “There is this resistance that comes to us in the form of violence. We’re lucky to be in America. I think about those gay people in China who can’t come out making those rainbow tchotchkes and they can never come out. Or Uganda: there wasn’t any ’Will and Grace’ in Uganda. Our liberation is an ongoing struggle. It was before us and it will be in the generations after us. It’s more than the colors we can see: It’s the colors that we can’t see, the thing that go past our own lives.”
The text for this feature is borrowed from Creator of Rainbow Flag Shares His Memories of the Movement. Pictures are from The Library of Congress This is a repost. Out in the bay has a wonderful radio interview with Gilbert Baker.
The N Word 2013
This post is about the “N word”. We all know what that word is. It has six letters, rhymes with trigger, and makes the brains of some people turn into jello. It is a derogatory phrase for people of African origin. I try to avoid using this term. Here are four reasons.
1- The “N word” hurts people’s feelings. I have known many fine Black people. I do not want to say anything that will hurt these people. As for the not so fine Black People that I have known, they are G-d’s children, just like me.
2- Being heard saying the “N word” can cause all sorts of problems. This can include physical retribution, loss of employment, lawsuits, and having to listen to enough loud angry words to make you wish you had never learned how to talk. The use of the “N word” is not going to fly
3- It is not a fair fight. There is no equivalent phrase for a Black Person to say to a White person. I do not wish to give that power to another group of people … to turn me into a mass of incoherent rage, just for hearing a six letter word. The closest thing is “Cracker”, which I only recently found out was an insult. We once had a minor league baseball team, the Atlanta Crackers.
4- The use of the “N word” demeans the user. When you say an insulting word about another human being, you make yourself look bad. For a Black person, using the “N word” degrades them as the object, as well as the speaker. Why would a person would want to do that to their family and community? This is a repost. Pictures are from The Library of Congress.
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