Snarkwife In The Morning
Author: Stacy10 Apr
Poor (and I meant that in a totally non-economic), victimized Al Sharpton & Jesse Jackson drive me absolutely buggy. Wide-eyed, bulging eyeball, spinning-circles-in-my-eyes buggy.
It never ceases to amaze me how if a white person says something “offensive”, he’s strung up and beaten like a pinata (no offense to any Hispanic readers, of course)…but if a black person does the exact same thing…for some reason society is obligated to turn a cheek and pretend it never happened. Remember the “George Bush hates black people” comment?
Then again…Isaiah Washington was sent to “rehab” for his anti-gay “slur”…but no one hauled him onto Good Morning America to demand his resignation from Grey’s Anatomy…oh no, they gave him an award, instead!
Granted, what Don Imus said was tacky, and thoughtless…but come on…let’s talk about intent. Suffice it to say, I’m well-educated in the difference between saying something inappropriate as a passing barb, and being on the receiving end of intentionally rude and calculatedly thoughtless comments which were designed and aimed precisely to stab me in the heart and soul. So…I know that of which I speak…and Don’s category is the former.
Now, is it appropriate to suspend Don Imus for a couple of weeks? Yes, and Mr. Imus said as much this morning on his show. But fire him? The fact that our society has become so weenie-ish that our only response to hearing something we find offensive is either litigation or a demand for employment termination is just…absurd.
GAAAAH…there’s nothing I loathe more in this world than hypocrisy. That’s why I want to throttle Mirna every Sunday night.
Oh…now Jesse Jackson is calling for thorough psychoanalysis for the ladies on the Rutgers basketball team, to find out how Don Imus’s racially-charged and demeaning remarks will affect them long-term. Really? Dr. Laura calls childfree-by-choice people like me selfish and a disgrace to womanhood all the time…I think I need counseling to get over the venemous comments of a woman with whom I have no personal connection whatsoever, nor does she float around in my general circle of existence. While we’re at it, let’s get her fired from her job. What the hell.
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6 Responses for "Snarkwife In The Morning"
The whole thing pisses me off. Seriously. I have heard other people say way much worse, and nothing happens to them.
Is it bad that I laughed when I heard what he said? And do I care if it is or not?
I was thinking that those Rutgers girls are WAY tougher than to be that disturbed by his comments.
Oh, and also? I didn’t get nearly enough Matt Lauer this morning with all the focus on Imus. Grrr.
I was waiting for Al Sharpton to tell Matt to quit being so glib.
I have never, ever said that women without children are “a disgrace to womanhood.” That’s just ridiculous. Since you never heard me say what I’ve never said, you must be repeating some other attempt to slander me. It’s fine with me if anyone doesn’t want kids - kids need parents who want them and will sacrifice for them. It is a blessing to not have kids if you don’t wish to sacrifice for them. Please check your facts before you badmouth folks who are obviously only trying (for 32 years) to help people be and do better. warmly, drl
Actually Dr. Laura, you did address a caller as a “disgrace to womanhood” several years ago on your radio show, when she expressed distress because her family was giving her grief about her choice to not have children. I remember that call very distinctly, and where I heard it…I was driving East on Park Blvd. in Plano. This was during a time when I too, was distressed about my choice. Hearing someone make such unabashedly judgmental comments about a very personal decision hit me to the core…so much so that I still remember it today.
Whether you were having a bad day, or are now feeling remorse because seeing a reference to something you said several years ago come back is a bit embarrassing…I heard what I heard. I don’t make things up to sensationalize a situation. But, Dr. Laura - if it makes you feel better to inaccurately claim I am repeating some other person’s attempt to slander you, then so be it.