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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (622471)8/1/2011 7:28:52 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (2) of 1579772
 
Ted, > You mean like calling Obama a tar baby? Don't talk to me about name calling.

As it has been explained to you, "tar baby" isn't nearly as inflammatory as "terrorist."

Yes, it is.....if you are black.

In the Korean War, American GIs called Koreans gooks. The term became a popular racial slur for Koreans in the US. Now if you called me a gook, I might laugh. However, if you called a Korean American politician a gook, he may not think its so funny. See how that works.

Now, suddenly the term tar baby......a term I never heard growing up has come back into vogue. In the last two years, coincidently, three different R politicians who should know better have used the term in reference to Obama. Why? We all know why. And I say coincidently when I mean intentionally.

So tell me, if I sprayed gook on your BMW would you be upset because I messed up your car, or would you be upset that I called your car a racial slur? Inquiring minds really want to know.
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