Ok Its Time OBAMA vs. MCCAIN?

[bsvalley]

Originally Posted by CapnG

That's YOUR fault for listening to Cher in the first place! :P

Additionally, the notion that "half-breed" is deragotory term fails on two counts:

A) It assumes intent on the part of the speaker (ie me) and

B) Unless the speaker is of neither of the referenced races, it would self-insulting. I, being white, have plenty of other direct insults to apply to my own race without resorting to some watered down subterfugal mockery.

Besides, renouncing a term like half-breed places humans above animals, which I don't. Anybody got that Carlin clip handy where he talks about honest use of language versus euphamism? Basically that's what this is.

Oh. you are so right. I agree completely!

[Drew UK]

Not american, can't vote.

But something tell's me Obama's not what America PLC wants - ask the shareholders -
"The board recommends you put a X in the republican box"

Democracy, Tyranny, Autocracy, Theocracy - can't we just call it Power?

[Mothra]

Originally Posted by bsvalley

OK, if you say so.
Half-Breed

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Half-Breed can refer to:

• Half-Breed (album), a 1973 album by singer/actress Cher.
• Half-Breed (song), the title track from the album.
• Half-Breed (short story), a science fiction story by Isaac Asimov.
• Half-Breed (politics), member of the moderate wing of the United States Republican Party in the late 19th century.
• Half-breed is a derogatory term for a person of mixed races.
• Halfbreed (album), a 1968 album by the Keef Hartley Band

Alrighty then I stand corrected. I guess I can't argue with the experts at Wikipedia and that you spent so much time setting me straight.

[Mothra]

Originally Posted by CapnG

That's YOUR fault for listening to Cher in the first place! :P

Additionally, the notion that "half-breed" is deragotory term fails on two counts:

A) It assumes intent on the part of the speaker (ie me) and

B) Unless the speaker is of neither of the referenced races, it would self-insulting. I, being white, have plenty of other direct insults to apply to my own race without resorting to some watered down subterfugal mockery.

Besides, renouncing a term like half-breed places humans above animals, which I don't. Anybody got that Carlin clip handy where he talks about honest use of language versus euphamism? Basically that's what this is.

Dude if Carlin had a church, I would be going door to door like a Jehovahs Witness signing people up.

[bsvalley]

Originally Posted by Mothra

Alrighty then I stand corrected. I guess I can't argue with the experts at Wikipedia and that you spent so much time setting me straight.

really it was only seconds, lol

[CapnG]

With all due respect to the fine and worldly institution that is Wikipedia, I still say that the term half-breed is not automatically a derogatory. I don't deny that it can be used as such but I maintain that realtes to the intent of the speaker and not the word spoken.

[Ally]

To lighten up the seriousness....

http://www.peteyandpetunia.com/VoteHere/VoteHere.htm