Quote of the day - Sharpton on faith-based homophobes

Wow! I'm not stunned that Al said something, I am stunned that he said it this forcefully and called out the hypocrisy.

On a semi-serious note, I have wondered in some not so far flung moments if some of these ministers,choir directors, and other church leaders should be outed.

I get a little squeamish about that since I think people are entitled to privacy, if that's what they desire. However, if you are cruising for trade 6 (or even 7) nights a week, maybe outing is EXACTLY what you deserve.

REPLACE RICK WARREN WITH AL SHARPTON. NOW.

"It goes on one at a time, it starts when you care to act, it starts when you do it again after they said no, it starts when you say We and know who you mean, and each day you mean one more."

we gonna step in the rain with you

Are you and Fritz offended by this characterization of Sharpton's speech patterns?

Pam, I'd like to see this person put on notice.

Calling Al Sharpton's words "Uncle Remus" vernacular is beyond the pale.

Being this hostile and unreasonable is unforgivable. Only the most vile ignorant racist pig would write something like this.

For you reasonable, non-racist readers who may be wondering. I wrote in part yesterday about the minstrel show vernacular that is used in Disney's Song of the South.

Do we need to explain to this moron that the language used in minstrel shows is an invention designed to ridicule African-Americans? Or, can we simply ban this monster from this forum?

When you look for the bad in mankind, expecting to find it, you surely will.

- Abraham Lincoln.

Hey, Lil Markie, go back to RedState or Free Republic, or wherever you loser Rethugs are crying into your stale beer these days.

God save ornery old queens! - kevinchi

But a written account of an Uncle Remus speech pattern uttered by is perfectly fine, but the person who points out the hypocrisy is the worst racist.

You hypocrites with your selective outrage have been EXPOSED!

You are clearly unable to see the difference between an African-American man choosing to speak in a certain way to make a connection with his audience, and a movie/stories written by white people which purposely portrayed blacks as stupid and happy with being oppressed. And that is sad.

Comparing Rev. Sharpton's speech to "Uncle Remus vernacular" is shameful and racist. I'm not sure what your intentions are around race issues on this blog, but this is not a productive conversation.

And no one ever appreciates being called a hypocrite. Especially when I see nothing hypocritical in any of the responses supporting Fritz.

It's no different than a writer putting down  "Yessim. Eyez be right wif' you" for Uncle Remus.  It's either racist of both writers or racist of neither.  But YOU don't get to pick and choose.

If you'll excuse me, this is a very sore point.  Race police like this strike me the same way the fundamententalist Christian police do.  They appoint themselves official arbiters of who the offenders are and who gets let off; and it almost never is related to the would-be offense; rather it's WHO made the comment.  And, of course, they alone have the wisdom and experience to get inside someone's head and inform the world what that person was truly thinking.

I guess those of us who are gay or bi have a sixth sense for spotting this kind of bigoted bullshit;  conclusions made without any knowledge or interest in knowing where people are coming from.  This is what we in the LGBT are supposed to be fighting against.

So, I'll TRY to tone it down.

You are engaging is a campaign to silence a reasonable voice against racism. That is obvious to most people here.

I don't know what you motives are. I don't care. I've been dealing with people like you for over 30 years.

Whether it is someone who likes Shirley Q. Liquor or racist jokes on TV or Song of the South, it is always the same story.

Someone feels the need to tell me that it isn't my place to speak up. He (and it is almost always a white man) will accuse me of calling people racist for pointing out the racist nature of such things.

You wrote:

They appoint themselves official arbiters of who the offenders are and who gets let off;

Official? How does voicing my personal opinion on a subject make me "official"?

I have as much freedom to voice my opinion as anyone else in this society. You've devoted dozens of paragraphs to shout me down and discredit me. Why?

If you think you have an opinion to share, write your own diary and perhaps it will get posted on the front page here at the Blend.

But to continually harrass me and others on this blog in an attempt to suppress and discredit our opinions shows a lack of character.

This is the kind of tactics used by Bush and the neo-cons. If you don't like what someone has to say, attack them personally.

I will not be your Joe Wilson.  

When you look for the bad in mankind, expecting to find it, you surely will.

- Abraham Lincoln.

Then I love how you say I'm trying to silence you while you scream to Pam to ban me from the forum.  I've never challenged your right to speak, but I will call you out when you prejudge without evidence.

It is YOU who demands that dissenting ideas be squelched.

And more importantly, after giving said homophobic sermon, you have the audacity to turn to the choir director (and I don't even need to go further on that one) to lead the chorus in worship or whatever...

That's effed up! Srsly.

It occurred to me, 'Wow, this guy really isn't such a buffoon when he's actually allowed to speak, without Bill O'Reilly shouting him down, or the anchor snidely pooh-poohing everything he says immediately afterwards."

Ah, our media.  You just gotta love 'em.  Who else would guard our public discourse, and tell us who we should and shouldn't take seriously?

He's done a lot of bad things, and even done some good things for bad reasons, but every here and there he does the best possible thing, under the best possible circumstances and I can't help but love him for it.

I'm only a click away.

I am still grinning from ear to ear just thinking about it.

Al Sharpton is getting a thank-you card from my family.

God save ornery old queens! - kevinchi

I voted for Jesse twice, the latter two never.

Like we used to say on Sundays at church: "way to go 'Rev' you tell 'em"

Charley sez ---- Bat sh*t crazies amuse me!