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5. I want to ask a serious question

Sat Feb 10, 2018, 06:32 PM

Feb 2018

I absolutely understand that it's very wrong and insensitive to mock someone's heritage in any manner.

I live in the deep south and always have lived here, thus, like it or not, I have a southern accent.
The southern accent is mocked ALL THE TIME and everyone laughs and thinks nothing of it. It is seemingly associated with being slow, stupid and ignorant....sitting on the front porch, watching the chickens scratch in the yard with no grass.

No one, that I am aware of, has ever been suspended or fired for mocking a southern accent.

Is this not a double standard? Please help me to understand. And, if I am incorrect in my thinking, tell me so.

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Boston radio host suspended for racially insensitive impression of NFL agent [View all] Judi Lynn Feb 2018 OP

I don't understand how shows like Family Guy do this kind of thing all the time oberliner Feb 2018 #1

Family Guy can hide behind being a "cartoon". nt BumRushDaShow Feb 2018 #3

Other non-cartoon shows as well though oberliner Feb 2018 #9

I looked this guy up BumRushDaShow Feb 2018 #19

Southerners are still fair game as well. 7962 Feb 2018 #21

I don't think Family Guy is funny either. Oneironaut Feb 2018 #22

And the thing that scummy racists tend to do BumRushDaShow Feb 2018 #2

Ah so. trof Feb 2018 #4

Yes you can find it right here folks . No reason to look further . Listen to the clip and then lunasun Feb 2018 #27

And he doesn't call ANY of his kids "Number One Son". Ken Burch Feb 2018 #7

I want to ask a serious question Ferrets are Cool Feb 2018 #5

I get your point rpannier Feb 2018 #6

Did you watch or listen to the clip? oberliner Feb 2018 #8

Is it relevant to my question? Ferrets are Cool Feb 2018 #10

Yes oberliner Feb 2018 #11

I still do not see how it is relevant to my question. Ferrets are Cool Feb 2018 #12

You gave the example of a southern accent oberliner Feb 2018 #13

Are you insinuating that Ferrets are Cool Feb 2018 #14

I think anyone who does that is doing something offensive oberliner Feb 2018 #15

We are in agreement Ferrets are Cool Feb 2018 #16

He is a national embarrassment oberliner Feb 2018 #17

There is a reason the film "Tobacco Road" is rarely shown anymore BumRushDaShow Feb 2018 #18

hollyweird fake accents offend Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2018 #23

Exactly BumRushDaShow Feb 2018 #24

You do have a point... paleotn Feb 2018 #25

Yee doesn't have any type of Asian accent lunasun Feb 2018 #28

I wish as a good-old southern white boy, I could get outraged LanternWaste Feb 2018 #30

Just never mind. Some of you just dont seem to get it at all. Case Closed. nm Ferrets are Cool Feb 2018 #31

EEI is a bedwetter station... TheCowsCameHome Feb 2018 #20

EEI caters to losers. Callahan is right wing propaganda sharedvalues Feb 2018 #26

I don't find humor MissMillie Feb 2018 #29