EXCUSE ME! But am I the only one offended by a person

[rzemanfl]

calling Barack Obama a "hybrid?"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5179324

[babylonsister]

1. Can't help ya; I have the OP on ignore in that thread. But I'm not surprised. nt

[Owl]

5. Same here.

[DevonRex]

10. Hee hee, me too. nt

[Raine]

18. I guess I do too

cause I haven't seen that one...good.

[Coexist]

28. me too, you should Alert maybe?

[Cha]

98. I knew I did.. yeah, someone should alert who

doesn't have ol classless on Ignore.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

32. Same here.

[backscatter712]

41. Me too.

Since he's in my ignore file along with several other ignore files, I suspect he has a history of douchebaggery.

Yeah, "hybrid" is pretty offensive - just like calling him "Halfrican" or "Oreo" - despicable! :mad:

[ElsewheresDaughter]

71. ahaha what a circle jerk

[Barack_America]

86. You do realize...

...that you're the one being ignored by all these folks, right?

I found it interesting that you posted here. That is all.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

90. LOL of course I knew why else would I post here?

:rofl:

[UALRBSofL]

92. EWD Actually according to the MW Dictionary

It is not offensive. However I have never heard a person that is biracial called hybrid. You learn things every day.

[bhikkhu]

106. By that, virtually every person on the planet is a hybrid

An excellent book I read lately is 1491, about the current research on the populous condition of the Americas prior to Columbus. One point that the author inevitably came to was that the purity of the Native American races provided for a great lack of immune system diversity, and a fair amount of inevitability to their decline. The rest of the world proved to be quite hardy and immunologically diverse "hybrids". Still digesting the whole thing, but that is a thought...

Hybrid is offensive anyway.

[Bright Eyes]

108. Me too!

[BklynChick]

2. yea that pissed me off too. my daughter is biracial, guess she's a hybrid too, meyes is an asshole

[JuniperLea]

56. according to Merriam Webster...

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Main Entry: hy·brid
Pronunciation: \ˈhī-brəd\
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin hybrida
Date: 1601
1: an offspring of two animals or plants of different races, breeds, varieties, species, or genera
2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions
3 a: something heterogeneous in origin or composition : composite <hybrids of complementary DNA and RNA strands> <a hybrid of medieval and Renaissance styles> b: something (as a power plant, vehicle, or electronic circuit) that has two different types of components performing essentially the same function



2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions



2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions




2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions




I guess some people here need to take it up with Merriam Webster.

[rzemanfl]

83. As you can see from one of my posts above, I too consulted

a dictionary, perhaps belately. Frankly, I never have seen the word used to refer to a person in the manner of #2. While probably technically correct, it is probably a poor choice of a word, since it has "mongerel" listed as a synonymn. It appears that more people identify the word with meaning number one than meaning #1 than #2. The same would apply to the word "bastard" which has more meanings than just an out of wedlock child.

[JuniperLea]

85. Just because YOU have never seen the word used in that manner...

Is not a sign that it isn't used that way very often.

You can think what you like, but the term is correct, and it should not be considered offensive. It is a proper term and has been used as such for centuries. That it escaped you is no reason to make excuses for the stupidity here.

[rzemanfl]

89. Well, I guess I need to carry a dictionary around with me all the

time like you must. I think the reaction here shows the way most people view the word and I think generally DUers are on the high end of the literacy and vocabulary scales.

Remember too, that my post said "...am I the only one?" It was not met with a flurry of "read the dictionary dummy!" responses.

[Drunken Irishman]

3. Clicked the link, only to see this: You are ignoring the author of this thread.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

4. If you think that's bad...

you should read what the OP has to say about black people.

[SunsetDreams]

6. If that's what was said

yes that is highly offensive. Unfortunately I cannot see it, since I am ignoring the author of the thread.

Rzemanfl, just let it roll off, some people will never get it, and it's sad.

Just like some people will never get it when they use derrogatory terms to describe Sen Clinton.

[JuniperLea]

68. Take it up with M-W

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Main Entry: hy·brid
Pronunciation: \ˈhī-brəd\
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin hybrida
Date: 1601
1: an offspring of two animals or plants of different races, breeds, varieties, species, or genera
2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions
3 a: something heterogeneous in origin or composition : composite <hybrids of complementary DNA and RNA strands> <a hybrid of medieval and Renaissance styles> b: something (as a power plant, vehicle, or electronic circuit) that has two different types of components performing essentially the same function



2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions



2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions




2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions




I guess some people here need to take it up with Merriam Webster.

[Submariner]

7. Fox Red Eye show slut calls him "Halfrican"

I would like to see one of those NYC cranes fall on Fox news studio and mangle all that racist scum.

[JimGinPA]

8. Anyone Who Isn't A Hybrid Must Come From A Linear Gene Pool

:shrug:


K&R

[JuniperLea]

73. Almost...

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Main Entry: hy·brid
Pronunciation: \ˈhī-brəd\
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin hybrida
Date: 1601
1: an offspring of two animals or plants of different races, breeds, varieties, species, or genera
2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions
3 a: something heterogeneous in origin or composition : composite <hybrids of complementary DNA and RNA strands> <a hybrid of medieval and Renaissance styles> b: something (as a power plant, vehicle, or electronic circuit) that has two different types of components performing essentially the same function



2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions



2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions




2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions




I guess some people here need to take it up with Merriam Webster.

[JimGinPA]

94. I Was Being Facetious, Posting The Online Definition Multiple Times Was Redundant

[DevonRex]

9. LOL, I can't read it.

Must have that person on ignore for a darned good reason. :)

[blonndee]

11. "Error: You are ignoring the author..." etc.

Hit alert. Racist fucks abound.

[frogcycle]

12. hadn't heard it but

it is damned offensive.

Humans are humans. The so-called "races" are just concentrations of a set of human characteristics.

Blue-eyed blondes from Scandinavia and swarthy black-haired people from the Mediterranean are called the same "race" - but their children would be "hybrids" but that logic. The fact is that there are four distinct races in Africa, and one of them has more in common with Scandinavians than it does with the other three, dark complexion being the exception.

Travel from central Africa to Northern Africa, cross to India, travel across to Burma... you'll see all manner of characteristics, variations among generally dark-skinned people. And you won't really be able to tell when you cross from one local zone to the next.

Race is a myth. There are NO 'hybrids' - or else we are ALL 'hybrids.' *

* well, except for where some of my hillbilly ancestors who married their cousins... they didn't produce 'hybrids' but that is not necessarily a good thing :)

[JuniperLea]

88. Not offensive if you understand the English language...

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Main Entry: hy·brid
Pronunciation: \ˈhī-brəd\
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin hybrida
Date: 1601
1: an offspring of two animals or plants of different races, breeds, varieties, species, or genera
2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions
3 a: something heterogeneous in origin or composition : composite <hybrids of complementary DNA and RNA strands> <a hybrid of medieval and Renaissance styles> b: something (as a power plant, vehicle, or electronic circuit) that has two different types of components performing essentially the same function



2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions



2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions




2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions




I guess some people here need to take it up with Merriam Webster.

[frogcycle]

96. on the other hand

you are pretty offensive yourself.

I understand the English language perfectly well, and know how to use a dictionary. And if you think that is the meaning the OP intended you don't understand shit.




you don't understand shit.




you don't understand shit.




you don't understand shit.




you don't understand shit.




you don't understand shit.

oooh, I can cut and paste too! you have tawt me so MUCH!

[Adelante]

13. That poster is on Ignore nt

[Hepburn]

14. I also have this poster on ignore....

...and that seems like a very good decision since this person used the word "bybrid" to describe someone with a bi or multi racial background.

That is just disgusting.

[Window]

15. No. You are not the only one offended.

The ugly, black author is jealous of Obama and he can eat shit and die for all I care.

I got his fucking hybrid.

[JuniperLea]

78. I guess the author knows more about the English language than you do

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Main Entry: hy·brid
Pronunciation: \ˈhī-brəd\
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin hybrida
Date: 1601
1: an offspring of two animals or plants of different races, breeds, varieties, species, or genera
2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions
3 a: something heterogeneous in origin or composition : composite <hybrids of complementary DNA and RNA strands> <a hybrid of medieval and Renaissance styles> b: something (as a power plant, vehicle, or electronic circuit) that has two different types of components performing essentially the same function



2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions



2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions




2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions




I guess some people here need to take it up with Merriam Webster.

[jody]

16. Good point but what should be the politically correct descriptor? n/t

[TheDoorbellRang]

26. Democratic presumptive nominee? n/t

[jody]

30. Interesting but your statement does not address the question of how to refer to people with mixed

racial ancestry.

[TheDoorbellRang]

38. Why must we refer to it at all?

Everyone is of mixed racial ancestry. To keep referring to a group by their recent "racial" heritage is to perpetuate the "we vs. they" meme. Do you think the Hispanic bloc is a homogenous group with all the same hopes, dreams, and aspirations? Of course not, but they get lumped together into a convenient "they" package vs. people who happen to have recent European antecedents vs. people with recent Africa antecedents. And it's always amused me that the term "Hispanic" -- from Spain -- evidently doesn't really count as European, for some odd reason.

I irritate a lot of survey takers because I won't play their put-me-in-a-certain-color bloc. I participated in the genome project, so I tell them I'm in haplogroup R1b. That tells them just as much about who I really am as a person as the silly categories they continue to use to keep us divided.

[jody]

43. Because BO has based his campaign on his "black" heritage, not his "white" heritage. He became a

member of TUCC because he found comfort there because of or in spite of the hate filled sermons delivered by Wright.

That's just the way things were and it's too late to try and change them now with a simple repudiation of 20 years of worship. :shrug:

[Shae]

45. I wasn't aware of that he based his campaign on either heiritage.

Until the Rev. Wright controversy, I've seldom heard him mention race at all unless specifically asked about it.

[jody]

59. BO's campaign includes all the things he said plus his spokespersons. statements n/t

[TheDoorbellRang]

51. Hmmm. We see it differently.

I see him basing his campaign, when it refers to race at all, as based on his multi-ethnic heritage -- as he's said, he has little bits of America in him. Moreover, it also seems to me that he tends to not mention his ethnicity unless it's brought up by someone else first or, as in this week's case, to speak to the entire issue in American society. To me, it seems that he doesn't bring it up often because it really isn't a qualification or disqualification for what he is seeking. That's just been my overall impression. No links to my brain, unfortunately. :-)

Another point, he did not repudiate 20 years of worship nor did he repudiate his pastor, just the sound bites that have played ad nauseam on TV.

[jody]

54. I stand corrected. BO very carefully rejected things Wright said while saying that Wright's

statement's were justified.

That's even better than Bill's statement "I did not have sex with that woman".

[TheDoorbellRang]

82. Seems like we hear things differently, too

But that's ok. It's been enjoyable having civil discourse here. :-)


This has been running through my head the past few days:

from The Point by Harry Nilsson
Scene: Oblio is questioned by the Rockman in the Pointless Forest.

"Ever been to Paris?"

"No."

Ever been to New Delhi?"

"Uh, no."

"Well that's just it. You see what you want to see, and hear what you want to hear."

[jody]

93. Have a peaceful evening.

:hi:

[JuniperLea]

57. yoooo hoooo

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Main Entry: hy·brid
Pronunciation: \ˈhī-brəd\
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin hybrida
Date: 1601
1: an offspring of two animals or plants of different races, breeds, varieties, species, or genera
2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions
3 a: something heterogeneous in origin or composition : composite <hybrids of complementary DNA and RNA strands> <a hybrid of medieval and Renaissance styles> b: something (as a power plant, vehicle, or electronic circuit) that has two different types of components performing essentially the same function



2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions



2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions




2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions




I guess some people here need to take it up with Merriam Webster.

[jody]

63. Is you post to me? If so it makes no sense re the question I posed. n/t

[JuniperLea]

66. I'm just trying to support you... not argue with you...

This thread is a perfect example of a bunch of idiots who don't know what the hell they are talking about, don't have all the facts, and get all bent out of shape for some idiotic reason they make up in their heads.

[Beregond2]

17. hybrid

That's about one step away from "high yaller."

[Hepburn]

19. You know.....

...that is exactly what I was thinking and I just could not bring myself to type out that phrase. That is sooooo offensive IMO.

[JuniperLea]

60. really?

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Main Entry: hy·brid
Pronunciation: \ˈhī-brəd\
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin hybrida
Date: 1601
1: an offspring of two animals or plants of different races, breeds, varieties, species, or genera
2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions
3 a: something heterogeneous in origin or composition : composite <hybrids of complementary DNA and RNA strands> <a hybrid of medieval and Renaissance styles> b: something (as a power plant, vehicle, or electronic circuit) that has two different types of components performing essentially the same function



2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions



2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions




2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions




I guess some people here need to take it up with Merriam Webster.

[file83]

109. I thought they meant Obama was eco-friendly.

God I'm naive.

[silverweb]

20. OP is on ignore...

...for good reason.

I highly recommend it. Let all posts by that OP die unanswered.

[City Lights]

21. "You are ignoring the author of this thread."

For good reason.

[JuniperLea]

22. Weird. I think of hybrid as something where

The combination of two things makes it better than either of the two things it is made of...


I think people around here are just itching to be offended by anything they can stretch out and grab.

[Binka]

24. The OP Of That Thread Did Not Mean 'HYBRID' As A Compliment

You are either insanely obtuse or woefully disingenuous. I have had it with you, welcome to ignore.

[JuniperLea]

25. I'm not agreeing with the OP!!!

I'm stating my own opinion here!

Fucking what the fuck ever... you don't even know what you are saying. You haven't a clue. You are just itching to be pissed at people who don't agree with you. Fine! I'm better off without... please, do put me on ignore. I would cringe to know you are reading my words. You can't understand them anyway.

Gleefully, blissfully on Binka's ignore! Yippity Skippity!


:eyes:

[JuniperLea]

55. a fucking hem....

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Main Entry: hy·brid
Pronunciation: \ˈhī-brəd\
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin hybrida
Date: 1601
1: an offspring of two animals or plants of different races, breeds, varieties, species, or genera
2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions
3 a: something heterogeneous in origin or composition : composite <hybrids of complementary DNA and RNA strands> <a hybrid of medieval and Renaissance styles> b: something (as a power plant, vehicle, or electronic circuit) that has two different types of components performing essentially the same function



2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions



2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions




2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions




I guess some people here need to take it up with Merriam Webster.

[Leopolds Ghost]

65. The OP did not call Obama "Hybrid" -- an ex-NAACP CLINTON SURROGATE did!!

I think rampant use of "Ignore" has stifled conversation here.

Tidbits like these are going, well, ignored.

For all I know, Obama folks have ME on ignore
because I've been less than positive about Obama sometimes.

[JuniperLea]

70. They are wrong in any case... trying to be angry over nothing...

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Main Entry: hy·brid
Pronunciation: \ˈhī-brəd\
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin hybrida
Date: 1601
1: an offspring of two animals or plants of different races, breeds, varieties, species, or genera
2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions
3 a: something heterogeneous in origin or composition : composite <hybrids of complementary DNA and RNA strands> <a hybrid of medieval and Renaissance styles> b: something (as a power plant, vehicle, or electronic circuit) that has two different types of components performing essentially the same function



2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions



2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions




2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions




I guess some people here need to take it up with Merriam Webster.

[yardwork]

80. I agree with you about the absurd overuse of "ignore" here.

What's the point of engaging on a message board if one has 50% of the other members - including everyone supporting the other guy - on ignore?

A DUer told me that I'm on ignore and I laughed myself silly because we agree about most issues - including our choice of nominee - so the poster is missing supportive posts from me most of the time. I think I'm on their ignore list because I disagreed with them about the tiger in the zoo.

:eyes:

[ElsewheresDaughter]

76. the OP didn't write it Michael Meyers assistant national director of the NAACP did!

[JuniperLea]

79. And he understood the English language better than these idiots too!

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Main Entry: hy·brid
Pronunciation: \ˈhī-brəd\
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin hybrida
Date: 1601
1: an offspring of two animals or plants of different races, breeds, varieties, species, or genera
2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions
3 a: something heterogeneous in origin or composition : composite <hybrids of complementary DNA and RNA strands> <a hybrid of medieval and Renaissance styles> b: something (as a power plant, vehicle, or electronic circuit) that has two different types of components performing essentially the same function



2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions



2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions




2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions




I guess some people here need to take it up with Merriam Webster.

[JVS]

31. note: things, not same as people.

You know the rule that oriental refers to rugs, not people? Hybrid is a term for plants and animals, not people.

[JuniperLea]

33. People are animals...

Personally, I wish we'd all fucked everyone and we were all a nice shade of tan and then we could move on to find the next deal to get fucking pissed about.

[JVS]

34. You just don't get it, or you're being intentionally obtuse

[JuniperLea]

36. Pot must be meeting kettle...

When my English great-grandfather called me an abomination because I was half Irish, that was wrong too.

You are just trying to be angry about something. Carry on. Knock yourself out.

[JVS]

39. And you are justifying the use of phrasing that refers to humans like cattle.

It's good to see how low you're willing to sink.

and whats this about your pot and kettle?

[JuniperLea]

50. Oh Bovine Excrement!

I'm talking about a scientific term used to describe a living thing that is the result of combining two different sets of DN freaking A!

You are trying very hard to be angry... jeez... you might get a punching bag and work out your hostilities on something inanimate.

[JuniperLea]

62. Read and learn

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Main Entry: hy·brid
Pronunciation: \ˈhī-brəd\
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin hybrida
Date: 1601
1: an offspring of two animals or plants of different races, breeds, varieties, species, or genera
2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions
3 a: something heterogeneous in origin or composition : composite <hybrids of complementary DNA and RNA strands> <a hybrid of medieval and Renaissance styles> b: something (as a power plant, vehicle, or electronic circuit) that has two different types of components performing essentially the same function



2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions



2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions




2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions




I guess some people here need to take it up with Merriam Webster.

[JuniperLea]

74. *crickets*

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Main Entry: hy·brid
Pronunciation: \ˈhī-brəd\
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin hybrida
Date: 1601
1: an offspring of two animals or plants of different races, breeds, varieties, species, or genera
2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions
3 a: something heterogeneous in origin or composition : composite <hybrids of complementary DNA and RNA strands> <a hybrid of medieval and Renaissance styles> b: something (as a power plant, vehicle, or electronic circuit) that has two different types of components performing essentially the same function



2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions



2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions




2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions




I guess some people here need to take it up with Merriam Webster.

[CreekDog]

42. But in that things rather than people are called hybrids

some could reasonably be offended, especially those who were called "hybrids".

[rzemanfl]

44. I could not have said it better myself, and you did it for me while

I was at Publix buying groceries that are overpriced because the rich folks need ethanol for their Escalades and Aviators.

[JuniperLea]

52. Living things are called hybrid too...

It's a term... related to the mingling of DNA... it was later used for cars that run on petrol as well as electricity... two things put together that make that object better than either of the kinds it is made of.



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Main Entry: hy·brid
Pronunciation: \ˈhī-brəd\
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin hybrida
Date: 1601
1: an offspring of two animals or plants of different races, breeds, varieties, species, or genera
2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions
3 a: something heterogeneous in origin or composition : composite <hybrids of complementary DNA and RNA strands> <a hybrid of medieval and Renaissance styles> b: something (as a power plant, vehicle, or electronic circuit) that has two different types of components performing essentially the same function



2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions



2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions




2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions




I guess some people here need to take it up with Merriam Webster.

[JuniperLea]

64. Think again...

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Main Entry: hy·brid
Pronunciation: \ˈhī-brəd\
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin hybrida
Date: 1601
1: an offspring of two animals or plants of different races, breeds, varieties, species, or genera
2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions
3 a: something heterogeneous in origin or composition : composite <hybrids of complementary DNA and RNA strands> <a hybrid of medieval and Renaissance styles> b: something (as a power plant, vehicle, or electronic circuit) that has two different types of components performing essentially the same function



2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions



2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions




2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions




I guess some people here need to take it up with Merriam Webster.

[Exilednight]

23. user on ignore. Imagine that.

[grantcart]

27. no I was the first person to note it on the thread

[rzemanfl]

46. Sorry I missed that. I was in a big fight with someone regarding

a reference I made to the old TV show, "The Jeffersons."

[grantcart]

47. not at all glad you had a thread on it

as a parent of 'hybrid' children

[rzemanfl]

My wife has a 'hybrid" son from a previous relationship who we

raised together since he was five. He now has a "hybrid" son.

I actually went to dictionary.com and looked up the word:

hy·brid /ˈhaɪbrɪd/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun 1. the offspring of two animals or plants of different breeds, varieties, species, or genera, esp. as produced through human manipulation for specific genetic characteristics.
2. a person or group of persons produced by the interaction or crossbreeding of two unlike cultures, traditions, etc.
3. anything derived from heterogeneous sources, or composed of elements of different or incongruous kinds: a hybrid of the academic and business worlds.
4. a word composed of elements originally drawn from different languages, as television, whose components come from Greek and Latin.
–adjective 5. bred from two distinct races, breeds, varieties, species, or genera.
6. composite; formed or composed of heterogeneous elements.
7. composed of elements originally drawn from different languages, as a word.


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—Synonyms 5. Hybrid, mongrel refer to animals or plants of mixed origin. Hybrid is the scientific term: hybrid corn; a hybrid variety of sheep. Mongrel, used originally of dogs to denote the offspring of crossings of different breeds, is now extended to other animals and to plants; it is usually deprecatory, as denoting mixed, nondescript, or degenerate breed or character: a mongrel pup.
—Antonyms 5. purebred, thoroughbred.
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The guy is probably within his rights under #2, although I never heard the word used to refer to people before, except in the context of "hybrid vigor" meaning people who are not inbred are generally healthier than people from a small gene pool.

[JuniperLea]

67. Then you were the first to be wrong... and you started a feeding frenzy over nothing...

Merriam-Webster
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4 entries found.

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Main Entry: hy·brid
Pronunciation: \ˈhī-brəd\
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin hybrida
Date: 1601
1: an offspring of two animals or plants of different races, breeds, varieties, species, or genera
2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions
3 a: something heterogeneous in origin or composition : composite <hybrids of complementary DNA and RNA strands> <a hybrid of medieval and Renaissance styles> b: something (as a power plant, vehicle, or electronic circuit) that has two different types of components performing essentially the same function



2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions



2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions




2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions




I guess some people here need to take it up with Merriam Webster.

[JVS]

29. And some DUers see no problem. Where were these bozos when Jimmy the Greek got himself fired.

:puke:

[Skoods]

35. Everyone is going to be offended in this election..

Whether it's the "typical white person" comment or the "hybrid" comment. It's a nasty time for politics...just look forward to October when this is all over and we have our candidate going up against the "cryptkeeper." I know that could be offensive as well, but this is DU and I trust that I won't get ripped for it. :-)

[A-Schwarzenegger]

37. I thought nobody used Ignore around here!

:hi:

[Orangepeel]

40. He is!? No wonder Prius drivers like him!

(said tongue in cheek by an Obama supporter who drives a Prius, but yeah, it's offensive)

[MrSlayer]

48. You're probably not the only one but I'm not offended.

What's the big deal?


hy·brid (hbrd)
n.
1. Genetics The offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock, especially the offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties, species, or races.
2.
a. Something of mixed origin or composition.
b. Something, such as a computer or power plant, having two kinds of components that produce the same or similar results.
3. A word whose elements are derived from different languages.


Sounds like it fits.

[Slagathor]

49. You realize that the OP didn't write it, that Michael Myers NY Civil Rights Coalition did?!

Jumping on the OP seems a little foolish, no?


http://www.nycivilrights.org/about/director.jsp

[JuniperLea]

53. ahem...

Merriam-Webster
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computer hybrid
tea rose hybrid
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Main Entry: hy·brid
Pronunciation: \ˈhī-brəd\
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin hybrida
Date: 1601
1: an offspring of two animals or plants of different races, breeds, varieties, species, or genera
2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions
3 a: something heterogeneous in origin or composition : composite <hybrids of complementary DNA and RNA strands> <a hybrid of medieval and Renaissance styles> b: something (as a power plant, vehicle, or electronic circuit) that has two different types of components performing essentially the same function



2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions



2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions




2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions




I guess some people here need to take it up with Merriam Webster.

[Leopolds Ghost]

58. KEEP IN MIND, the ignored poster didn't say it. A former NAACP Director (Clinton Surrogate) Did!!!!!

He also said that Wright was the failed legacy of angry old black men
who can't make it in the color-blind, global economy.

No joke!!

Self-hating is the proper descriptor I believe.

[AZBlue]

61. "Hybrid" came from Michael Meyers, executive director of the New York Civil Rights Coalition

That asshole should be fired immediately.

[JuniperLea]

69. *crickets*

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4 entries found.

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hybrid
computer hybrid
tea rose hybrid
vigor



Main Entry: hy·brid
Pronunciation: \ˈhī-brəd\
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin hybrida
Date: 1601
1: an offspring of two animals or plants of different races, breeds, varieties, species, or genera
2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions
3 a: something heterogeneous in origin or composition : composite <hybrids of complementary DNA and RNA strands> <a hybrid of medieval and Renaissance styles> b: something (as a power plant, vehicle, or electronic circuit) that has two different types of components performing essentially the same function



2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions



2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions




2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions




I guess some people here need to take it up with Merriam Webster.

[JuniperLea]

72. *crickets*

Merriam-Webster
hybrid
4 entries found.

hybrid
hybrid
computer hybrid
tea rose hybrid
vigor



Main Entry: hy·brid
Pronunciation: \ˈhī-brəd\
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin hybrida
Date: 1601
1: an offspring of two animals or plants of different races, breeds, varieties, species, or genera
2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions
3 a: something heterogeneous in origin or composition : composite <hybrids of complementary DNA and RNA strands> <a hybrid of medieval and Renaissance styles> b: something (as a power plant, vehicle, or electronic circuit) that has two different types of components performing essentially the same function



2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions



2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions




2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions




I guess some people here need to take it up with Merriam Webster.

[yardwork]

75. I read as far as "In my considered opinion as a race and civil rights specialist..." and quit.

What's a "race specialist?"

[JuniperLea]

77. No one can respond to facts, eh? Too busy working up a lather....

Merriam-Webster
hybrid
4 entries found.

hybrid
hybrid
computer hybrid
tea rose hybrid
vigor



Main Entry: hy·brid
Pronunciation: \ˈhī-brəd\
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin hybrida
Date: 1601
1: an offspring of two animals or plants of different races, breeds, varieties, species, or genera
2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions
3 a: something heterogeneous in origin or composition : composite <hybrids of complementary DNA and RNA strands> <a hybrid of medieval and Renaissance styles> b: something (as a power plant, vehicle, or electronic circuit) that has two different types of components performing essentially the same function



2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions



2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions




2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions




I guess some people here need to take it up with Merriam Webster.

[Shae]

95. You can also find the word "bitch" in Merriam Webster ...

that doesn't mean that some people aren't offended by it.

[JuniperLea]

81. K&R!!!

To show the world what a bunch of hot headed know nothings look like...

[havocmom]

84. You're right. That is pretty offensive

But it does pretty much make the case that OP is not a great liberal voice, and not to be taken seriously on the issues of race, anger, liberal thought and what is not. Yep, that turkey won't fly.

[JuniperLea]

87. It's only offensive to people who don't understand the English language...

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4 entries found.

hybrid
hybrid
computer hybrid
tea rose hybrid
vigor



Main Entry: hy·brid
Pronunciation: \ˈhī-brəd\
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin hybrida
Date: 1601
1: an offspring of two animals or plants of different races, breeds, varieties, species, or genera
2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions
3 a: something heterogeneous in origin or composition : composite <hybrids of complementary DNA and RNA strands> <a hybrid of medieval and Renaissance styles> b: something (as a power plant, vehicle, or electronic circuit) that has two different types of components performing essentially the same function



2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions



2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions




2: a person whose background is a blend of two diverse cultures or traditions




I guess some people here need to take it up with Merriam Webster.

[havocmom]

91. I understand the languages, and the nuances

And it is offensive

[EFerrari]

101. I have a terminal degree in the English language and am of mixed ancestry.

It's offensive.

[better tomorrow]

97. I'm offended, but he DOES give us more for the gallon....

[EFerrari]

99. The hits keep coming.

I knew we were going to have a hard time with this conversation but I had no idea it would be eviscerating.

[saltpoint]

100. I think the proper title for Barack Obama would be "Mr. President."

[EFerrari]

102. I prefer My Old Man.

lol

:hi:

[saltpoint]

104. That works, too. Hiya.

:hi:

[chyjo]

103. thats definitely the sort of thing

that made me add him to my ever expanding ignore list. Is it possible Geraldine Ferraro actually has a hundred different accounts at DU? We should look into it lol.

[Catherina]

105. It was right wing PNAC horseshit

I'll just repost my disgusted response that PNAC shit was being posted in an attempt to destroy an anti-PNAC candidate. The OP never responded, not that it matters now because I put that person on my ignore list. That was too vile.

Catherina (651 posts) Thu Mar-20-08 07:02 PM
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94. Michael Meyers? OMFG. Some of you have lost your damn minds.
Michael Meyers is the rightwing NY Post columnist who defended the NYPD after they shoved a broom up a Black man's rectum and TORE HIM UP. Anytime the media needs a token Black guy to come out and Uncle Tom, Meyers is their guy.

You can't be serious.

This is the same asshole who said Don Imus shouldn't be removed from the air for his nappy headed hoes comment and sits on the board of the America-Israel Friendship League which is a sister organization to JINSA and Daniel Pipe's CAMERA. Its BOD roster is filled with cheerleaders for nuclear war from the Hudson Institute.

This sorry sack of shit testified that shouting "Shut up, you water buffaloes! If you want a party, there's a zoo a mile from here" to a group of Black female students on their way to a party wasn't using a racial epithet.

YOU CAN'T BE FUCKING SERIOUS. Why are you posting right-wing trash written to keep an anti-PNAC candidate like Obama out of office?

WHY ARE YOU DOING PNAC'S WORK FOR THEM?

Mr. Meyers sees it as his obligation to speak out, which has made him a darling not only of the media but, because of his ideology, of some white conservatives with no civil rights credentials who now provide him with most of his financing.

That hurt him with many civil rights organizations. Most that had been members of the Coalition -- formed in 1986 after whites chased a black man to his death in Howard Beach -- have been forced out or quit over Mr. Meyers's conservative friends and his strong positions.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A06E3DF1239F935A25752C1A963958260

You bet your sweet ass those views are his own. Clinton can have him. They'd get along royally on blowing up the Middle East with the rest of their neocon friends.

Nukes and clusterbombs for everyone :puke: :puke: :puke:

[Bake]

107. I thought we were all one species.

Althoug I admit I don't know squat about genera ...

At least they didn't say "zebra."

Bake

[ClayZ]

110. On my ignore list, too

[pointsoflight]

111. No, you're not the only one offended. That's deplorable.