Obama calls someone "brother", and DU gets all tingly

[CatWoman]

I can't wait to see the excitement when Hillary calls someone "honkie"

[H2O Man]

1. Or when they call

Huckabee late to dinner.

[CatWoman]

2. lol

now THAT will get the champagne flowing!!

:hi:

[H2O Man]

3. Have you been

watching the republican quarrels? They are actually becoming rather entertaining!

[CatWoman]

8. no

where?

:shrug:

[H2O Man]

19. On CNN

they have shown some of the nonsense going on between the republican candidates. In a sense, it's minor stuff, because they tend to be minor thinkers. But it is a giggle to see Mitt and MittCain taking minor cheap shots at each other.

[CatWoman]

23. Thanks, Doll

tuning in :)

[Stephanie]

4. Actually, I think it was the other way around.

If it's the story I just read, Obama called an audience member "brother."

[CatWoman]

6. well, Steph

maybe I need Remedial Reading, eh?

:hi:

[bicentennial_baby]

7. Correct

[CatWoman]

10. okey dokie

[Skidmore]

5. Can anyone get more vapid?

[robbedvoter]

9. Heh!heh! You always brighten up the place! (in more ways than one!)

:rofl:

[CatWoman]

11. I'm half expecting them to start slashing their flesh

and speaking in tongues

:hi:

[Proud2BAmurkin]

12. I noticed that too. silly.

[JVS]

13. Honkie? I think Sister would be a more similar thing to say

[CatWoman]

18. how about

Sister Honkie?????

[ErnestoG]

14. "Brother" isn't just a racial term, you know

I'm White, and I've called people "Brother", in a religious sense, in a friendly sense, even when I was disagreeing with them.

Words are wonderful things. They can often have more than one meaning.

[HughMoran]

You may be taking this too seriously

It's just about having a little fun...

[CatWoman]

20. oh, Hugh!!!!

it's just so..........so...........

Hugh!!!!!!

:hi:

[HughMoran]

25. You're darn tootin it's HUGH!!111!11

Funny thing, I just Googled Hugh Moran - there are quite a few of them :rofl:

[soleft]

30. Yeah, haven't you ever watched Lost?

Brother?

[Catherine Vincent]

15. LOL!

[MethuenProgressive]

16. Don't you be calling me Tingly, Pookie.

DU can get rather silly at times :hi:

[CatWoman]

21. Ray-Ray, is that you????

:hi:

[Fermezlabush]

17. Oh, the humanity!

[Armstead]

22. Hillary would never call anyone "honkie"

She might call them a "cracker" though.

[CatWoman]

24. Armstead

:loveya:

[WillyT]

26. Hey Sistah !!! - Wassup !!!

:bounce::loveya::bounce:

Gotta admit... it got me aroused.

But then again... so do you!

:evilgrin:

:hi:

[CatWoman]

27. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

:hi:

:rofl:

[WillyT]

35. Shh.....

Don't tell anybody that I love you.

They'll ALL get Major Tingley.

:rofl:

[bunnies]

28. my hubby (who is white) calls his male friends "brother".

Is this a problem for you?

[CatWoman]

31. why don't you start a thread on it

and I'll weigh in; is that a problem for "you"???

[bunnies]

32. uhhhh.

What?! I'm really not picking up what youre putting down. Am I missing something? :shrug:

[xchrom]

29. ...

:spray:

[mrreowwr_kittty]

33. "Honky Wanna Cracker" is worth a read

Honky Wanna Cracker?
A Look at the Myth of Reverse Racism

By Tim Wise

Recently, when speaking to a group of high school students, I was asked why I only seemed to be concerned about white racism towards people of color. We had been discussing racial slurs, and a number of white students wondered why I didn’t get as upset about blacks using terms like “honky” or “cracker,” as I did about whites using words like “nigger.”

Although such an issue may seem trivial in the larger scheme of things—especially given the more significant discussions about racism in the educational system that I had hoped to engage in that day—the challenge posed by the students was actually an important one. In fact, it allowed a discussion about the very essence of what racism is and how it operates.

more

[CatWoman]

34. you know what I think is stupid?

people saying "n-word".

that's fucking silly.