Yeah, I know- what a surprise:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/0 ... ostpopular

A number of reactionary " journalists" ( i.e. hacks ) jumped on Rock's tweet, claiming it was racist.
Since when is historical fact racist?
Then again, a white right wing historical revisionist never passes up a chance to project his/ her racism on someone else.

Happy white peoples independence day the slaves weren't free but I'm sure they enjoyed fireworks.

Oh snap, actually we weren't free at the time either, we wouldn't be free for another 8 years, on september 3rd. Still don't know why we celebrate july 4th instead of september 3rd.

I almost peed I laughed so hard when I read his tweet.

If Kat Stevens said this it would have been a non-story. I guess Mr Rock has deeper societal penetration.

HA!

Love it.

Xela

Rock's tweet was just a fact. Not really much comedy there.

The pearl-clutching responses? Those are fucking hysterically tragicomic.

I was watching the end of the patriot when the one guy turns to the black guy and says "we're free now". Not quite for you I said another 100 years of slavery followed by another 100 of discrimination.

Paladin wrote:I was watching the end of the patriot when the one guy turns to the black guy and says "we're free now". Not quite for you I said another 100 years of slavery followed by another 150 of discrimination.

fixed that

I love how the one jackass mentioned in the HuffPo article adds Obama's presidency as justification or proof that all racism is absolved.

Um...

"Your people were brutalized by mine for hundreds of years... BUT HALF A BLACK GUY IS IN THE WHITE HOUSE. I CALL SHENANIGANS ON YOUR TWEET!"


that's kinda racist, too, fella.

Just another another reason I have no respect for Chris Rock.

Fukshot wrote:Rock's tweet was just a fact. Not really much comedy there.

The pearl-clutching responses? Those are fucking hysterically tragicomic.

That is what had me almost peeing. "How DARE that...comedian...say that!"

ErikO wrote:

Fukshot wrote:Rock's tweet was just a fact. Not really much comedy there.

The pearl-clutching responses? Those are fucking hysterically tragicomic.

That is what had me almost peeing. "How DARE that...comedian...say that!"

YEAH!! YEAH!!..HOW DARE ANYONE BRING UP ANYTHING LIKE FACTS and the idea that other groups of people don't have the same experience of freedom and primacy in this country. How dare they. No respect for anyone who does that shit...

Why Chris? WHY?!? Why are you trying to divide us when we should all just fall in line with the Affluent White Protestant Christian Male version of how awesomely perfect the United States is? Why can't you just let bygones be bygones like the fact that until 1968 it was still legal to discriminate against you and others like you based solely on the color of your skin? Why point out that those same, now old Affluent White people are trying to find new creative ways to keep you from voting?

No respect I tell ya...since he still doesn't know his place...

fmf84848404 wrote:Just another another reason I have no respect for Chris Rock.

Oh, blow me. Go back to the Charlie Daniels board where you belong. Or Stormfront.

fmf84848404 wrote:Just another another reason I have no respect for Chris Rock.

*shrug* He's not going for your respect. He's going for your comedy dollar. If you don't like him you'd REALLY hate Def Comedy. A couple former coworkers of mine travel that circuit, they are both VERY funny ladies.

Also, I gotta say, God bless Gilbert Godfrey.

ErikO wrote:

fmf84848404 wrote:Just another another reason I have no respect for Chris Rock.

*shrug* He's not going for your respect. He's going for your comedy dollar. If you don't like him you'd REALLY hate Def Comedy. A couple former coworkers of mine travel that circuit, they are both VERY funny ladies.

Also, I gotta say, God bless Gilbert Godfrey.

Gottfried

whitey wrote:

ErikO wrote:

fmf84848404 wrote:Just another another reason I have no respect for Chris Rock.

*shrug* He's not going for your respect. He's going for your comedy dollar. If you don't like him you'd REALLY hate Def Comedy. A couple former coworkers of mine travel that circuit, they are both VERY funny ladies.

Also, I gotta say, God bless Gilbert Godfrey.

Gottfried

Him too.

I'd don't know, pretty funny to me. I guess Chris will never win political office now. Neither will anyone else who actually speaks what's actually on their mind.

"Slavery existed for 2000yrs before America. We eradicated it in 100yrs."

This quote is facepalm on so many levels I can't begin to count...

ErikO wrote:

fmf84848404 wrote:Just another another reason I have no respect for Chris Rock.

*shrug* He's not going for your respect. He's going for your comedy dollar. If you don't like him you'd REALLY hate Def Comedy. A couple former coworkers of mine travel that circuit, they are both VERY funny ladies.

Also, I gotta say, God bless Gilbert Godfrey.

I loved the def comedy jam when it was hosted by Martin Lawrence,there were alot of funny comediens on that show,there were lots of jokes about white people on that show and I laughed at them because they were funny,,and right,I don't give a rats ass if someone picks on me about my whiteness but on the same token I don't really like the "white peoples holiday" statement either,although true at the time it's not now although social injustice still exist,in fact if you want to use that example of blacks and the 4th then it wouldn't be my holiday either because all of my ancestors were still in europe ,it's silly and there comes a time when you just need to let some shit go an concentrate on the now,,lets fix whats wrong now and fuck what happend 200 years ago

btw,I think Chris Rock is funny as hell,especialy his older skit about tussin (robutussin)

the comedian wrote:Yeah, I know- what a surprise:

That's like, "Grocer sells asparagus."

telecat wrote:

fmf84848404 wrote:Just another another reason I have no respect for Chris Rock.

Oh, blow me. Go back to the Charlie Daniels board where you belong. Or Stormfront.

Great retort, telecat. LOL LOL LOL

telecat wrote:

fmf84848404 wrote:Just another another reason I have no respect for Chris Rock.

Oh, blow me. Go back to the Charlie Daniels board where you belong. Or Stormfront.

Sorry, but I couldn't find the magnifying glass and tweezers.

Was that your post I saw on Whitney Houston Crackhead Board?

Ignore lists exist for a reason.

Locked.
I hope.

the comedian wrote:Locked.
I hope.

Not yet but... probably a good idea to remind people not only of the ignore list but of the general policy here of minimizing what amounts to name calling. And clearly this has devolved into that. Tell each other you are wrong, tell everyone why.... but do it without personal insults. This reminds me of this:

mark wrote:

the comedian wrote:Locked.
I hope.

Not yet but... probably a good idea to remind people not only of the ignore list but of the general policy here of minimizing what amounts to name calling. And clearly this has devolved into that. Tell each other you are wrong, tell everyone why.... but do it without personal insults. This reminds me of this:

I keep that one next to the computer and is why I try to be offline at 9pm on 'school nights'.