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The Doctor.

(17,266 posts)
129. What world are you in?
Mon Feb 27, 2012, 08:15 AM
Feb 2012

Cause it ain't the real one.

"Black people have been treated badly in this nation"

Really? I hadn't noticed.



You didn't say you were being sarcastic. I'm asking you this out of genuine concern:

Are you okay? Have you had headaches lately? Blurred vision? Has anyone around you noticed a sharp change in your behavior or memory?

If not, then perhaps I'll repeat this until one of the interns can explain it to you:


-The OP states we should 'appreciate' The South for 'giving us Rock and Roll'.

-The point I made, that you missed entirely, was that The South has historically been antagonistic to the very people who were most responsible for bringing about 'Rock and Roll'.

-You responded by saying that this nation (the USA) has not been antagonistic to black people, and that black people are not most responsible for giving us Rock and Roll.

-I suggested that you have all the historical sense and understanding of a mushroom.



I really don't know what to say to someone that denies saying what they clearly said. Just what is it that you think went 'over my head'? It is very clear what went over yours since your very first admission in this exchange was that you failed to comprehend what I said.

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Spring Broke CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #1
I will remember this when alaska gets it roguevalley Feb 2012 #53
Yeah, I just hate it when HereSince1628 Feb 2012 #2
HWY 64? That wasteland between Raleigh and Nags Head? taterguy Feb 2012 #3
All the damn stop lights!!! moriah Feb 2012 #9
And that damn bridge over the Alligator River taterguy Feb 2012 #12
I'll bet you're thinking of Highway 70. Beaucoup traffic lights! 11 Bravo Feb 2012 #54
Yeah, that's it. Same area tho... ;) Most of the highways in that part of NC .... moriah Feb 2012 #73
Ummm... Rock and Roll was derived from 'soul' music. The Doctor. Feb 2012 #4
No it wasn't dipsydoodle Feb 2012 #10
And where did R+B come from? The Doctor. Feb 2012 #15
What is commonly known as soul music followed the others dipsydoodle Feb 2012 #17
Rock birthed from black experience music. I have no name suitable for anyone that deny that. nt bluestate10 Feb 2012 #60
I must conclude that English isn't your first language. dipsydoodle Feb 2012 #77
Glass houses being what they are, you said: The Doctor. Feb 2012 #130
God. Southerners and sympathizers are such deniers. nt bluestate10 Feb 2012 #59
Rock and roll arose from economic inequality which is a nationwide issue taterguy Feb 2012 #11
I don't understand your post Number23 Feb 2012 #110
You are mistaken. Jazz originated in New Orleans taterguy Feb 2012 #121
Black people have been treated badly in this nation, The Doctor. Feb 2012 #122
"Black people have been treated badly in this nation" Number23 Feb 2012 #123
You're missing the 'sarcasm' tag. The Doctor. Feb 2012 #124
Your first comment in this thread made no sense and you have somehow managed to make Number23 Feb 2012 #125
If you cannot make sense of a thing, that doesn't mean it makes no sense. The Doctor. Feb 2012 #126
Yeah, it's kind of obvious that everything has flown over your head Number23 Feb 2012 #127
What world are you in? The Doctor. Feb 2012 #129
And ALL I DID was ask how in the world your comment that the South had Number23 Feb 2012 #131
You are again pleading 'obliviousness'. The Doctor. Feb 2012 #133
I thought you actually had a point somewhere Number23 Feb 2012 #134
Hahahaha! The Doctor. Feb 2012 #135
And the incoherent rambling continues... Number23 Feb 2012 #136
Yet you keep responding. I know why. The Doctor. Feb 2012 #137
Each post from you seems to average about 100 words. And yet you still say nothing Number23 Feb 2012 #140
Just keep going. The Doctor. Feb 2012 #143
OMG, I'm getting so much entertainment out of this! The Doctor. Feb 2012 #138
You do realize that is just going to start the Krispy Kreme vs Dunkin Donuts war renie408 Feb 2012 #5
Neither of them can hold a candle to Mrs. Johnson's here in Austin. hobbit709 Feb 2012 #6
AMERICA RUNS ON DUNKIN', BOYS. Arkana Feb 2012 #42
Bring it on taterguy Feb 2012 #7
Tim Horton's is better than either of those. nt Romulox Feb 2012 #28
I've never had Tim Horton's kentauros Feb 2012 #76
Not even by a mile MattBaggins Feb 2012 #80
meh, you can keep krispy kreme quinnox Feb 2012 #8
Coastal managemet originated in the South taterguy Feb 2012 #50
Seems like all the krispy kreme stores closed here in Chicago. mucifer Feb 2012 #13
they meant it to be Krispy Kreme Krullenz but no one knew what crullens were. stlsaxman Feb 2012 #44
KKK? Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2012 #95
of course... it's "The South", right? stlsaxman Feb 2012 #100
Failed here in the Philly area too. Sickeningly sweet. No loss. October Feb 2012 #109
Here's the thing tater boomerbust Feb 2012 #14
Also: cotton. intheflow Feb 2012 #16
If industrial hemp ever gets legalized, we won't need your cotton Autumn Colors Feb 2012 #19
Bamboo cloth is softer and mucho more environmentally friendly. nt bluestate10 Feb 2012 #61
All you really need to know about the origins of rock 'n' roll is that it started with slavery. GeorgeGist Feb 2012 #18
That music came out of the African-American community Odin2005 Feb 2012 #20
Let me try to get your logic. Neoma Feb 2012 #103
Kripsy Kreme are greasy and covered in sugary goo to cover up the lack of flavor. Ikonoklast Feb 2012 #21
The worst event in American history is when Krispy Kreme crossed the Mason-Dixon line. rug Feb 2012 #22
lol, having tried them quinnox Feb 2012 #25
I tried a couple. Was like pouring a bucket of sugar down my throat. nt bluestate10 Feb 2012 #62
eating Klispy Klemes is like listening to Kenny G. or drnking maple surple... stlsaxman Feb 2012 #102
sure- you gave us sweet, greasy bread rolls and (now) oil-soaked beaches but NOT Rock-n-Roll... stlsaxman Feb 2012 #23
Right on brother madokie Feb 2012 #24
Sorry, but Krispy Kremes are overrated. GoCubsGo Feb 2012 #26
Okay :) Marrah_G Feb 2012 #27
Question the historical accuracy of this. Romulox Feb 2012 #29
originated = past tense AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2012 #30
don't like krispy kreme Progressive dog Feb 2012 #31
Yes thanks for the slaves ...where blues came from ...which came back as R&R from the UK L0oniX Feb 2012 #32
Rock and roll is the natural evolution of the application of electronics and amplification to music FarCenter Feb 2012 #33
And where was the electric guitar invented? taterguy Feb 2012 #51
OK, but Rickenbacker electric guitars were being made in California in the mid '30s. FarCenter Feb 2012 #69
If you mean Lynyrd Skynyrd, Marshall Tucker, Allman Brothers, etc... stlsaxman Feb 2012 #34
Doobie Brothers? California is in the south? FarCenter Feb 2012 #35
hehehe ooops! stlsaxman Feb 2012 #43
bob seger cut all his great hits in muscle shoals, ala. spanone Feb 2012 #36
Elvis: Tupelo MS and Memphis. Bake Feb 2012 #37
"Elvis was a hero to most..." nt Romulox Feb 2012 #38
"but he never meant shit to me..." SidDithers Feb 2012 #46
Well alright, Sid! Romulox Feb 2012 #47
Thank you, Sid. Even Elvis said he never understood the furor surrounding his music Number23 Feb 2012 #111
Elvis? Please MattBaggins Feb 2012 #81
Rock & Roll exists in spite of Southern culture, not because of it. baldguy Feb 2012 #39
Really? Can you back that up? Bake Feb 2012 #40
Allow me to retort . . . taterguy Feb 2012 #49
Rock& Roll wasn't born in the '70s. baldguy Feb 2012 #87
Clip I posted was shot in 2005 taterguy Feb 2012 #88
I agree and so does this author/professor that wrote this book I am reading. The Midway Rebel Feb 2012 #118
Don't like the beach, and I'm not much for rock music except Springsteen. Arkana Feb 2012 #41
And quit reading, too KamaAina Feb 2012 #45
Keep your second tiers. I will take the great Yankee writers and Poets any day. bluestate10 Feb 2012 #65
Nice to know that crowded beaches aren't a regional thing nt NoGOPZone Feb 2012 #48
Yuck KK. Rex Feb 2012 #52
Gladly MNBrewer Feb 2012 #55
The South forges a certain mettle in its liberals Taverner Feb 2012 #56
Nahhh! We will just win another civil war and take it all. bluestate10 Feb 2012 #57
I love your music... Tikki Feb 2012 #58
I am not a South basher, but rock & roll and Krispy Kreme are not hard to give up. ZombieHorde Feb 2012 #63
paranoid much??? jesus, quit whining Logical Feb 2012 #64
Someone telling me what to do taterguy Feb 2012 #66
Not a south basher here, but didn't much of rock music come form England? Hippo_Tron Feb 2012 #67
Krispy Kreme? johnnie Feb 2012 #68
Dumbass. Mozart was from Austria, not the Southern US. madinmaryland Feb 2012 #70
Dumbass? I've forgotten more about rock and roll then you'll ever know. taterguy Feb 2012 #79
First, Rock is derived from R&B, Dawson Leery Feb 2012 #71
Sorry to learn of your hearing impairment Motown_Johnny Feb 2012 #72
I live in the south, and, quite frankly, the reputation it has is deserved Adenoid_Hynkel Feb 2012 #74
Ignorance? Speak for yourself. cordelia Feb 2012 #78
There are rules for ignorance? Generic Brad Feb 2012 #96
Ignorance rules everywhere.... deaniac21 Feb 2012 #142
you can keep skynyrd, i'll take neil young over them any day... dionysus Feb 2012 #75
Fuck that. I ain't giving up my Stevie Ray Vaughan NNN0LHI Feb 2012 #82
i'll grant you stevie ray, absolutely... i think the point is, you can't give one region of one dionysus Feb 2012 #97
"We beat the music out of black people" is a lousy argument to start with. boppers Feb 2012 #83
I don't know how you can post flamebait like this without getting it hidden... TroglodyteScholar Feb 2012 #84
Region-Bashing? Getting Hidden At DU? Yeah, Right...... (n/t) Paladin Feb 2012 #85
Your lack of knowledge of the taterguy exception is disturbing taterguy Feb 2012 #86
thanks for keeping it real fascisthunter Feb 2012 #90
oh brother... fascisthunter Feb 2012 #89
All the real good stuff came from England taught_me_patience Feb 2012 #91
All those bands except Zep were named in honor of Southern musicians taterguy Feb 2012 #92
Yeah but Zeppelin made up for the original name NoGOPZone Feb 2012 #94
Or better yet, just move on to DU's newest shiny object! Iggo Feb 2012 #93
I'm a true blue REO Speedwagon fan living in the south Blaze Diem Feb 2012 #98
Thanks for missing the point completely taterguy Feb 2012 #99
JAZZ--BLUES--ELVIS--BEATLES--ROCK&ROLL--BLUE GRASS---BANJO. Thank the South for these things. Honeycombe8 Feb 2012 #101
Bluegrass is a lot older than the beatles. Neoma Feb 2012 #105
It is your opinion that one must be greatful for Ms. McEntire and Ms. Lynn. Dawson Leery Feb 2012 #112
Now, now. Let's be positive and not focus on the 2 things you don't like in a list of 20. Honeycombe8 Feb 2012 #117
BEATLES?? Maybe south Liverpool. n/t RebelOne Feb 2012 #144
Lived in the South all my life... Rex Feb 2012 #104
No taterguy Feb 2012 #106
Bwaahaaaahaa! I just Zorra Feb 2012 #107
Krispy Kreme donuts are the only thing oilier than your beaches! Codeine Feb 2012 #108
Do you see any fucking oil in this pic? taterguy Feb 2012 #120
And without all the slavery, we wouldn't have blues or gospel either! nt Bonobo Feb 2012 #113
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is in the South? Creideiki Feb 2012 #114
K&R Jamastiene Feb 2012 #115
Agreed. As long as you agree to stop using your computer because it was invented in the north. limpyhobbler Feb 2012 #116
Also your favorite books. Faulkner, Eudora Welty, Harper Lee--all Southerners. nt BlueIris Feb 2012 #119
This message was self-deleted by its author Go Vols Feb 2012 #128
And GWAR Throd Feb 2012 #132
Rock & Roll and all "good" music for that matter randr Feb 2012 #139
Small-minded provincialism will always find a way to rationalize hate. LanternWaste Feb 2012 #141
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