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In reply to the discussion: Fraternity 'Mom' Is 'Heartbroken' Over Video That Shows Her Singing N-Word [View all]freshwest
(53,661 posts)141. Yup, looking forward to seeing this:
The dude is so Zen!
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Fraternity 'Mom' Is 'Heartbroken' Over Video That Shows Her Singing N-Word [View all]
DonViejo
Mar 2015
OP
Goes to show that you really shouldnt sing along these days to a song when it has
cstanleytech
Mar 2015
#2
help lift the kegs, drag bodies of naked, roofied rape victims off the property...
yurbud
Mar 2015
#33
Trinidad James .. well guess I'm getting old .. never heard of him. Is this the crap that kids>
YOHABLO
Mar 2015
#46
Welcome to DU. Which "center right" are "we" trying to win over to our side?
uppityperson
Mar 2015
#18
So no one should be held responsible for their actions because of us being all librul minded?
uppityperson
Mar 2015
#42
She sang "nigga nigga nigga" and giggled while she did. That's not a judgment, that's fact.
Demit
Mar 2015
#57
I think you're one hundred percent right, and I think there's a LOT of bullshit up in here.
MADem
Mar 2015
#138
What a God awful disgrace of a human being, an old fool joke. I recall Mom mentioning their
appalachiablue
Mar 2015
#19
"Mom" is heartbroken. Well, so are African-Americans who hear that crap everyday. nt
NCjack
Mar 2015
#25
Then how about no tolerance for the song she was singing along with? It seems like
Guaguacoa
Mar 2015
#35
Ermagerd, has even this become a "Those people can say it, so why can't I?" issue, too? REALLY?
alcibiades_mystery
Mar 2015
#40
How many centuries will it take before their descendants will finally "get it"?
Judi Lynn
Mar 2015
#135
So then should black people not listen to or perform anything other than hip hop, jazz or motown
Guaguacoa
Mar 2015
#98
I posted EXACTLY what was said and you replied to. You need to be able to comprehend what you post.
Guaguacoa
Mar 2015
#124
By then the ice will have melted and Alaska will be the size of Florida. And then...
freshwest
Mar 2015
#139
One question. Are those of us that are of color allowed to sing about drunken
Guaguacoa
Mar 2015
#96
That was a tongue in cheek question, I know racism only works against white people and not
Guaguacoa
Mar 2015
#101
People can try to change the meaning of things, just because someone says something is racist
Guaguacoa
Mar 2015
#123
I don't know any of the people involved. I've never been in a fraternity. Our son, in his 2nd year
24601
Mar 2015
#84
Serious question? Would me singing along to a country song with the word redneck
Guaguacoa
Mar 2015
#110
I said it before in this thread and I will say it again. It the lyrics are unacceptable for one
Guaguacoa
Mar 2015
#90
YOU are not the decider about what is "allowed" to be offensive to another person.
MADem
Mar 2015
#137
So maybe you can come up with a list of who is allowed and is not allowed to sing
Guaguacoa
Mar 2015
#95
Refer to #84. There were two African American OU/SAE graduates who were interviewed.
24601
Mar 2015
#147
So? You think that's proof of anything other than two guys, with careers, not wanting
MADem
Mar 2015
#149
It's like I said in my earlier post (#84). I don't know any of the individuals personally and the
24601
Mar 2015
#150
Look--we KNOW SAE is a racist outfit. You don't have "We'll never let an n-word in" songs
MADem
Mar 2015
#156
That's a bold statement, that "...we KNOW SAE is a racist outfit." My comment was about believing
24601
Mar 2015
#157
Surely you must be joking....or are you the only poor soul in the world to have not gotten the word?
MADem
Mar 2015
#158