NAACP says outer space is racist
By Brian Kirwin | Sunday, June 13th, 2010 | Catch-AllA Hallmark graduation card has an audio clip with the following script:
“Hey world, we are officially putting you on notice. Yeah. And you black holes, you are so ominous. And you planets, watch your back.”
And the NAACP thinks the part about “black holes” is racist. So, Hallmark has taken the card off the shelves.
“That was very demeaning to African American women. When it made reference to African American women as whores and at the end, it says ‘watch your back,’” said Leon Jenkins of the Los Angeles NAACP.
Uhm, excuse me, you dolt. A “black hole” is a scientific term. Where is your mind? I guess you’re going to want to go back in time and ban this 1979 movie, “The Black Hole,” while you’re at it, that is if time travel isn’t racist, too.
Maybe we should pre-clear all terms and precepts of science in media through the NAACP so we can make sure it doesn’t offend the hypersensitive mamby-pambies.
Hallmark says “the card’s theme is the solar system and emphasizes the power of the grad to take over the universe, even energy-absorbing black holes.”
But grade school science seems too deep for those geniuses at the NAACP. ” ‘It sounds like a group of children laughing and joking about blackness, again,’ said another NAACP member. ”
Uhm, no, but after watching you all react to a science-themed graduation card, there are a lot more actually sane people laughing and joking about you.
And while you’re at it, I’m pretty offended by the C in NAACP. Why aren’t you?
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The right wants to jeer him. The left wants to censor him. Moderates usually want both. Brian Kirwin is a political consultant and public relations strategist in Virginia Beach with a lightning-rod flair. Brian also serves on the VB Arts & Humanities Commission and frequently appears on Hampton Roads theatrical stages, if only to prove that all actors aren’t liberals. Kirwin’s columns stir up debate and hit the political scene with no punches pulled.
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11 Responses to "NAACP says outer space is racist"
Hmm.. I got it! NAABP
The NAACP stopped being relevant years ago. This is a good example of why.
luckily the card didn’t mention Uranus. (sorry couldn’t resist)
or Klingons…
It is stupid, but it’s just as stupid to misstate the facts (BD or Faux News??) – the NAACP was complaining because on the audio clip “Black Holes” sounds like “black hos.”
What a surprise you/ BD get caught making the facts fit your worldview…
Why does any company care what the current hypocritcal NAACP thinks? When was the last time they defended women, white, black, brown, who were denegrated by rap music or videos? The hypocritcal NAACP stands by while our mothers, daughters and sisters are routinely abused and misused in the music and music videos of (non-radio versions) rap. Listen to the actual uncensored words the kids are listening to on Ipods. When the NAACP actually stands up to the Rap industry, then maybe Thurgood Marshall can stop rolling in his grave, and I will stop laughing at their sad hypocrisy.
I heard the NAACP was boycotting construction projects because the developer’s request for a backhoe was misinterpreted and the yard delivered a colored prostitute instead.
Get real, folks. Captain Freedom, your defense of this ridiculousness is embarassing.
Can we just slow down for a second and think things through for a little while?
Brian, did you listen to the audio recording? Or are you just going off what was written somewhere? Yeah, it might be an unreasonable protest, but why do I see in about every other article I see printed about this(including Fox News) specifically states that the LA NAACP said the card sounded like it said “black whores” BUT you? More importantly, why are you calling the NAACP hyper-sensitive and you’re the one riled up enough to resort to name-calling?
Not PC, have you tried googling(anyone else find it a little wierd “google” is now a verb?) “NAACP” and “rap music”? Ever heard of the STOP Campaign?
Am I the only one who thinks the NAACP aren’t the only ones being a little unreasonable?
Yes.
It’s called “Verbal Black English” (VBE). Words and language as spoken by most people simply mean entirely different things. It is easy to scoff and make fun at it, and at times is used as a cultural divide, but it is a real communication gap between two different groups of people.
This became extraordinarily clear to me at a National Young Republican Board meeting in Detroit in (I think) 1988. We had some very serious and intense meetings with very educated young black political leaders. When terms (words, ideas) do not mean the same thing, even though we were all speaking English, it all became crystal clear.
As conservatives, we must make sure we are doing all the out-reach we can and to get our message across. The divide is not as deep as some might think.
I know Rush says “Words mean things” but they do not mean the same thing to different people. The “black hole” is of course a ridiculous example but maybe it isn’t as ridiculous as it may first seem. If you say the word “hole” out loud, it may well sound like “ho” to some people. Of course the written word is why we have, well, written words. Too bad some people can’t read, and maybe therein lies the problem.
Not that it deserves this level of detailed analysis, but watch the video again. Listen to the woman say “you can hear there’s an “R” in there – “whores”". No, you can’t and no, there isn’t. They’re manufacturing this offensive. And to say that it sounds like children laughing about blackness…AGAIN. Please.
This issue doesn’t deserve the fine-toothed comb it is getting here. I don’t care that the article above doesn’t specifically testify that the NAACP idiots convinced themselves they were hearing “whores” and that’s what they found offensive. This is a silly publicity stunt which probably started with one person who goes around looking for ways to be offended. Mission accomplished.
Keep it up, Kirwin.
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