Come on, Bob, haven't you seen El Mariachi? Musicians can be dangerous people.
Seriously, though: you are dead right here. This story has had me shaking my head all week. And I love the fact that terror-mongering folks on the right like Malkin have made this into a story about "political correctness." Because if you can't do anything about our real enemies, let's . . .well. . .bring back the OLD ones! Give me a break.
Yes, she is. And should the day come that we have a military action against North Korea, I'm going to flag down stewardesses and make a stink if I ever see her on a plane with me. Can't be too careful, you know.
The single kindest thing I can find to say is "Has it occurred to the Jabobsens they might be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder?" That sort of thing can induce unfortunate reactions in circumstances which bear a superficial resemblence to the original traumatic incident, after all. Granted, Poor Dear Annie has just heard about what went on inside the caputred planes on 9/11, but given the vivid imagination so many people who write about Wall Street possess [especially when evaluating a stock's prospects], I'm sure she was able to see that this was Just the Way It Was Then.
No one in America is a racist, really, unless they live in the South. I know this because every time I tell someone where I live, they're kind enough to explain it to me. All the racists have been coralled down here--sort of a game preserve, I guess. If she's not from the South, Poor Dear Annie can't be a racist. QED. And also: Feh.
Well, you know, our racism down here is rather specific. Growing up in North Carolina, I knew plenty of racial slurs, but they were almost all epithets for African-Americans. When I visited Boston, where the demographics were rather more complex, I discovered a whole new world of racial slurs. Apparently, there's an insult for just about every ethnic variation on the planet. In this contest, southerners are truly dilettantes.
Come on, Bob, haven't you seen El Mariachi? Musicians can be dangerous people.
Seriously, though: you are dead right here. This story has had me shaking my head all week. And I love the fact that terror-mongering folks on the right like Malkin have made this into a story about "political correctness." Because if you can't do anything about our real enemies, let's . . .well. . .bring back the OLD ones! Give me a break.
Posted by Brett | Link to this comment | 07-21-04 10:39 AM
She's pretty, though.
Posted by Bob | Link to this comment | 07-21-04 11:15 AM
Yes, she is. And should the day come that we have a military action against North Korea, I'm going to flag down stewardesses and make a stink if I ever see her on a plane with me. Can't be too careful, you know.
Posted by apostropher | Link to this comment | 07-21-04 3:14 PM
The single kindest thing I can find to say is "Has it occurred to the Jabobsens they might be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder?" That sort of thing can induce unfortunate reactions in circumstances which bear a superficial resemblence to the original traumatic incident, after all. Granted, Poor Dear Annie has just heard about what went on inside the caputred planes on 9/11, but given the vivid imagination so many people who write about Wall Street possess [especially when evaluating a stock's prospects], I'm sure she was able to see that this was Just the Way It Was Then.
No one in America is a racist, really, unless they live in the South. I know this because every time I tell someone where I live, they're kind enough to explain it to me. All the racists have been coralled down here--sort of a game preserve, I guess. If she's not from the South, Poor Dear Annie can't be a racist. QED. And also: Feh.
Posted by fidelio | Link to this comment | 07-22-04 7:39 AM
Well, you know, our racism down here is rather specific. Growing up in North Carolina, I knew plenty of racial slurs, but they were almost all epithets for African-Americans. When I visited Boston, where the demographics were rather more complex, I discovered a whole new world of racial slurs. Apparently, there's an insult for just about every ethnic variation on the planet. In this contest, southerners are truly dilettantes.
Posted by apostropher | Link to this comment | 07-22-04 9:23 AM