We Need a Different Word for a Racist

Seattle is on fire! Hottest in 118 years! I can't be on computer long. But this racist business, the Boston cop email, the banana eating monkey reference! I can't not say my 2 cents. (That never goes up with inflation...just saying.)

So many white people do and say the most outlandish things, then swear they are not racist. I'm thinking we need a new word for these types of people--you know who they are. How many KKK members did we discover were pastors, police, politicians? How often have we heard, "I have black (fill in the with any minority) friends."? Maybe they believe that they really hold no prejudices against those they bad-mouth in private. Can that be? Is Ann Coulter a real blonde? Is it true that she is gay? I mean, personally, I think, "stupid," fits.

Yes, I watched Ms. Coulter and Rev. Sharpton on the Larry King show. Sharpton is aging like fine wine, he didn't blow a gasket this time, and I realize why---he has nothing to prove anymore. There is an African AMERICAN (that's right, I said it, leave the movie to Oliver Stone if you can't let go) in the WHITE HOUSE and he is not there to clean, cook, or shine the shoes of any white man---HE IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. The Rev. S. doesn't have to shout so loud anymore.

I posted my feelings about the whole Gates/Police, earlier, but the best thing I heard was this: The police there don't like the Harvard types, professors who the police think look down on them. Oh, the police won't cop to that (oh, I made a funny), but since there was a black cop and Hispanic cop on Gate's porch, a self-esteem issue makes the most sense. So, again, "stupid" is a fitting word.

Excuse me, but crap to the "I teach diversity classes;" it is too hot here to laugh. I have been to many diversity classes (always after some racist, er, stupid, thing happened at work) and any jerk who walked in with prejudices, walked right back out with them. Once a VOLUNTEER group had a situation where a woman attack the speaker who came out to the group---for a "teaching moment."

Nice try, Obama, but getting rid of racism in America will be harder than getting peace in the Middle East.

Seriously, let him get back to health care and job creation. Let's try to play nice with each other until our country gets its act together.

When I was a child I heard lots about monkeys, black licorice babies, the whole sha-bang, but never from the mouth of my mother and her disgust was palatable. I pitied those older relatives then and I pity all the children of those types of people who didn't have a mom like mine.

One man with a cane in his own house and 3-4 others with guns---GIMME A BREAK. Yes, cops have a tough job, and if they want respect they have to earn it like the rest of us. Good cops must reel in the bad cops. Bad cops are stupid.
(what's a sha-bang???) Where is my ice?