Everything I’ve listed is verifiable, and like I said, his comments are always just this side of blatantly racist. He goes right up to the line, takes a little dig and then jumps back.
A white guy sing “Barack the Magic negro” in a minstrel voice is an example of going right over the line (and yes, I’m aware of his excuse that it was inspired by an editorial column and I know what the “magic negro” meme is. This was an example of his deniability being exceptionally thin).
I’ve heard enough of the guy to be convinced that he has a real problem with race.
He is talking about the conduct of some players and penalties that can cost a game. He even complimented a few players for being classy in their on-field behavior. What color are the players he is complimenting. I think you are seeing racism where there is none.
I’m not trying to pick a fight here, Marley, but is any negative or positive remark about a black person racist? That’s how it’s beginning to look here. If he mentions the Crips and Bloods, he’s a racist; if he mentions classy and gracious behavior coming from blacks, he’s a racist.
And if you would have him be race-neutral, what about all the black players and public figures trying to keep him out because he’s a racist? How is he to defend himself against their allegations if anything he says that mentions blacks is racist?
Incidentally, his race baiting is only one of the things that makes him a scumbag and a bigot. There’s also the gay bashing, the immigrant bashing, the troops bashing, the mocking of Parkinson’s victims. etc.
So what? Why would he? No one ever said anything about Limbaugh having a radio show either. What a vacuous point. Let Sharpton try to buy a football team and Limbaugh will shit all over himself.
It was a minstrel voice. Trying to pass it off as a Sharpton imitation is the classic kind of faux innocence I’m talking about. I heard the song. It was a fucking minstrel voice.
What’s your excuse for “In Obama’s America, white kids get beaten up on the bus…?”
He has a long, consistent pattern of making borderline, sweeping generalizations about black people, or groups of black people and specializes in persistent, buzz associations to “welfare” and gangs. He always makes sure that he has some kind of flimsy little defense as to why its not racist, but his act wore thin along time ago.
I think either you don’t know what a minstrel voice sounds like or you don’t know what Al Sharpton sounds like. I just played it for my own research and if you think that’s a minstrel voice I don’t know what to tell you. The lyrics are not about Obama but Sharpton so it makes sense it would be his voice and it does sound like him. The song is racist in the sense that it discusses race. I don’t see how it casts aspersions on blacks though.
There’s nothing wrong with singling out any player as classy or un-classy. Race isn’t a factor there. The question is, why’s he bringing the Crips and Bloods into it at all? He mentions them after talking about this sportsmanship theme and specifically after saying what bad sports two black players (Owens and Horn) are.
I was not saying it was racist to mention Tomlinson as a class act. I was saying it doesn’t negate the racism in the gang comparison.
I’m Caucasian and if I was a pro athlete that could attract free agent interest I wouldn’t play on any team that was owned, or partly owned, by either Rush Limbaugh or Al Sharpton.
If Limbaugh (or Sharpton) aren’t racist, why do racial overtones come up so often in their rants?
I saw part of the word association interview with Rush just last night:
Word: Obama. Rush: “total disaster”. (Huh, 7 months in to an administration that was left with a mess of never foreseen proportions. Where was the country 7 months into GWB’s administration.)
Word: Palin. Rush: “misunderstood”.
Word: Carter. Rush: “total embarrassment”. (What does that make GWB?)
And on and on. . .
The scary thing is that he was almost foaming at the mouth with visceral hatred while spouting this stuff. He’s not a rational man. While that plays to an audience, the NFL has every reason to distance themselves from somebody that commands a daily soapbox like that.
Anyway, his attempt at buying into the team is dead in the water. That is good for America and the NFL.
Whatever -ism he practices, and there are probably a few, I’m just tickled pink that his reputation precedes him so. I laughed out loud when I read that there are players who wouldn’t play under him and owners who don’t want him in the NFL. I wouldn’t do business with him either.
Man…you are waay too racially sensitive. I don’t even see how this can be construed as racist. Even if he said that the two players were behaving like gang members, this still is not racist. If he said all blacks are gang members then I could see your point. I think you, and many others on this board, tend to prejudge Rush based on what you have read and don’t consider giving him the benefit of the doubt.
I mentioned the overt racism of Jackson and Sharpton earlier. Few people even blink at those statements but are ready to lynch certain people for saying things that kinda, maybe, if you squint, look a little racist.
Yeah, I forgot about that part of your post myself, Marley. I had just come in from running some errands, saw your reply and posted my thanks. But it was your posting of *“Some of my best friends are…” *and “…you’re one of the good ones,” that made me think you viewed Limbaugh’s comments about classy athletes as racist.
I think Rush is a jerk but that most people take his pronouncements too seriously. He’s an entertainer and when people get bent out of shape about him, they usually make themselves look ridiculous.
“All blacks are gang members” is a racist comment but even stupid people usually don’t make their racial prejudices this blunt. I ask this again: why does he bring up gang members at all in this situation? Gangs aren’t known for their bad sportsmanship, they’re known for shooting and killing each other. So I’m left wondering why he compared football games to gang wars unless he’s stereotyping black athletes.
Sigh…he’s talking about how the players are getting into fights over being disrespected, etc. This is classic gang mentality…minus the weapons. He comments how disappointed he is in this culture that is taking over the NFL. I think you are too wrapped up in your own prejudices to see that there is no racist comment here. People who look for racism constantly (even if from only one person) are bound to find it everywhere.
