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innerSpaceman · 09-09-2005, 12:58 PM

Overreaction, scaeagles ... but yes, I would find the determination that a lot of people are hostile to Kayne's statement to be bogus if those people were not black.

Just saying that most "people" are hostile to the statement is meaningless, since most people are not black. Yeah, I find the opinions of non-blacks to be without supreme consideration in this instance.

In fact, I think it would be very telling to find out just who is hostile to West's statement and who isn't. Very illuminating if white people are hostile, black people aren't, or conservatives are hostile and liberals aren't. I bet George Bush was hostile to that statement, but that's just the point.

Morrigoon · 09-09-2005, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

In fact, I think it would be very telling to find out just who is hostile to West's statement and who isn't. Very illuminating if white people are hostile, black people aren't, or conservatives are hostile and liberals aren't. I bet George Bush was hostile to that statement, but that's just the point.

I don't think it would be all that illuminating... we can pretty much EXPECT that to be the case, and you know it. Those who find Bush criticism politically expedient will not be offended, and those who don't like Bush criticism will say that it's not the time or place for such statements.

There is no way to tell who is "right" just from that assessment.

scaeagles · 09-09-2005, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

In fact, I think it would be very telling to find out just who is hostile to West's statement and who isn't. Very illuminating if white people are hostile, black people aren't, or conservatives are hostile and liberals aren't. I bet George Bush was hostile to that statement, but that's just the point.

Well, while not scientific in the least, the game was in Massachusetts, a state not extremely friendly to Bush or conservatives. However, it was at an NFL game, and while I have nothing other than assumption to go by, I would suspect a majority of attendees at an NFL game would be right leaning.

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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Overreaction, scaeagles ... but yes, I would find the determination that a lot of people are hostile to Kayne's statement to be bogus if those people were not black. Just saying that most "people" are hostile to the statement is meaningless, since most people are not black. Yeah, I find the opinions of non-blacks to be without supreme consideration in this instance. In fact, I think it would be very telling to find out just who is hostile to West's statement and who isn't. Very illuminating if white people are hostile, black people aren't, or conservatives are hostile and liberals aren't. I bet George Bush was hostile to that statement, but that's just the point.
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