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Originally posted by FlyersFan
Originally posted by jsobecky
... she has the responsibility...
Yep. It's her website. It represents her. It's her responsibility.
And I would implore, the poster above as well as the author, to fully investigate instances of "real racism". After all, what is posted on Ms. McKinney's website isn't an instance of "real racism".
Originally posted by ceci2006
what is discriminatory about Ms. McKinney's website?
I guess we're in a "sticky situation", aren't we?
Originally posted by FlyersFan
Intrepid .. you are absolutely correct. Is McKinney or isn't McKinney
responsible for that website. Is it an official website? If it is, then
she is responsible AND it represents her. If it's just some website
run by hacks somewhere on the planet ... then she has nothing to
do with it.
JSO or Intrepid .... [email protected]
This is the contact info for that site. Why don't we contact and ask
if it is an official site of hers .. if she ENDORSES it ... if she visits
the office .. etc etc etc
IF it is an official site, or endorsed by her, then ask for a comment
from her about the racial slurs. Then ya'll can post back.
© Cynthia McKinney 2006. All rights reserved.
www.cynthiaforcongress.com...
This would not only be in the media, but also on record in the same way as Strom Thurmond and others in comparison have historically protested civil rights legislation on the House Floor, for example.
"In the 1950's and 60's, Thurmond's political career extended from the days of Jim Crow laws, and South Carolina had strongly resisted any attempts at integration."
"In the 1970s, Thurmond endorsed racial integration earlier than many other southern politicians. Thurmond also hired African American staffers, enrolled his daughter in an integrated public school, and supported blacks for federal judgeships."
Keep in mind if she is as "racist" as the author says on her website, those very same beliefs would pop up in her speeches, legislation and public policies. Then her alleged "racism" would be found there as well--especially when pushing for laws denying White people from any social institution.
"At a March 1925 international birth control gathering in New York City, a speaker warned of the menace posed by the "black" and "yellow" peril. The man was not a Nazi or Klansman; he was Dr. S. Adolphus Knopf, a member of Margaret Sanger's American Birth Control League (ABCL), which along with other groups eventually became known as Planned Parenthood."
But Tony Snow is simply a hack.
Originally quoted by zappafan1
Outside source: "In the 1950's and 60's, Thurmond's political career extended from the days of Jim Crow laws, and South Carolina had strongly resisted any attempts at integration."
REPLY: This is a result of his being a politician and doing what politicians do... representing their voters wishes. While I disagree with any type of racism, I also disagree with "reverse racism/discrimination", which I'll mention at the end.
Outside source: "In the 1970s, Thurmond endorsed racial integration earlier than many other southern politicians. Thurmond also hired African American staffers, enrolled his daughter in an integrated public school, and supported blacks for federal judgeships."
REPLY: People sometimes change their outlook/beliefs through experience and education.
Originally quoted by zappafan1
REPLY: Politically, "reverse racism/discrimination" is where someone promotes programs, policy, money or other things to the exclusion of other races, which McKinney does. Of course, this also is doing nothing more than representing her voters, as mentioned above, but the result is the same.
Ms. McKinney, as a proponent of the "Pro Choice" outlook, as are all those who hold that same mindset, are actually hurting the causes of their own races, as mentioned below:
Outside source: "At a March 1925 international birth control gathering in New York City, a speaker warned of the menace posed by the "black" and "yellow" peril. The man was not a Nazi or Klansman; he was Dr. S. Adolphus Knopf, a member of Margaret Sanger's American Birth Control League (ABCL), which along with other groups eventually became known as Planned Parenthood." End Outside source.
[link] blackgenocide.org... [/link]
Since the facts of PP are not well publicized, I admit to my curiosity as to why so many people, of all races, continue in that mindset, considering that the majority of abortions are Black. A rather obtuse way of being "racist", but factual none-the-less.
Back on topic, I believe that her website is in fact copyrighted in her name, as some above has shown.
Originally posted by subz
And the anti-Cynthia roadshow carries on.
I personally dont find the term "cracker-crat" offensive but I can understand why some people do. It is a racial slur but it came from a white journalist, Greg Palast, not Cynthia.
It's really quite pathetic that this is being used to some how paint Cynthia in a bad light.
p.s. I voted for this story even though I disagree with it, remember that voters
[edit on 28/6/06 by subz]
Originally quoted by notbuynit
So, if someone was to post that her backers were "'n-word's", you wouldn't have a problem with that? If they removed it, as I believe they should, would that be a problem? What if that person was black? Still no problem? I know more black people that use the word than whites. I don't use it out of respect for black friends who are truly offended and don't use the word. Not that it matters.
Originally posted by ceci2006
However, I just have to ask one question.
Did you take a survey amongst all the Black people in the United States in order to reach your findings regarding their use of the "n-word"? How do you know that Black people frequently use it more than White people? I would certainly love to know how you came to that conclusion.
I aint sayin she's a gold digger
but she aint messin with no broke 'n-word'
Originally posted by subz
There definately is a double standard when it comes to racism. As far as I am aware racism towards white people is perfectly acceptable in most Western countries. Infact its even considered funny.