First amendment is stomped on again

[Brett]

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Grey's Anatomy" star Isaiah Washington on Wednesday started counseling after a furor over a gay slur he directed against a fellow cast member on the hit TV hospital drama.

[powderman]

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Grey's Anatomy" star Isaiah Washington on Wednesday started counseling after a furor over a gay slur he directed against a fellow cast member on the hit TV hospital drama.

He isn't the sick one. POWDERMAN. 

[gypsyman]

Maybe the gay guy should use the N-word, then they could hold hands and skip down the yellow brick road together!!                           We keep trying peace, it usually doesn't work,Remember(12/7/41)-(9/11/01) gypsyman

[Brett]

What's that old pose we used to say as kids... "sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me."  Seems we were had more sense when we were kids than some folks do as adults these days..

[victorcharlie]

The latest big stink around here came last week......seems the long time basketball coach (39 years) told his team he didn't care if they won, but not to ever act like that bunch of (insert "n" word here) from Red Bank high school.

This was on Friday.....he was fired on Monday.

So, it seems if you act like a (insert "n" word here), no one can use that word to describe your actions........

This word has become so offensive there is a proposal to fine for its use.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/4490664.html

What about those things I find offensive that the media tries to mainstream?  Do I not have the right to be offended too?

[Tn Jim]

Unfortunately VC, nobody cares if you are offended. You are white and not dependent on any social programs. Now if you could prove you or any of your ancestors had ever been oppressed or had a "hate crime or hate speech" committed against them... well that would be a different story. You can't be offended. You are the offender. You are the evil, rich (read that to mean you work and pay taxes) WHITE DEVIL!!!

[GRIMJIM]

DIABLO BLANCO!!

Remember we don't want to offend our Mexican american guests.

[Tn Jim]

You're right GRIMJIM! Let's not forget them. EVER! Another slap in the face to everyone that works for a living. However, since this is the U.S.A., I felt no need to post in any language but ENGLISH! (No slam meant toward you JIM for editing my rant )

[powderman]

DIABLO BLANCO!!

Remember we don't want to offend our Mexican american guests.

If they are mexican AMERICANS they best be speaking ENGLISH. POWDERMAN. 

[olbiffer]

powderman, agree with ya 100% on BOTH statements!

[no guns here]

Mexican Americans?  Can't be... You are either American or not.  Doesn't depend on your ancestry... I'm not Scottish-English-French-Dutch-Cherokee-African-American, just American!!!  The bigger question right now is when will the anti-American's in Congress get the nutz to declare English to be our official language?  Every other nation has an official language...  Shoot NATO even has TWO (English and French) and it's not even a country...


ngh

[sparsons]

All Mexicans and Canadains and many more people are Americans. This is North America the United States is a mere country within the North American border. The legal question has never been American but rather a citizen of USA. I once heard a very famous judical expert say that our language will come back to haunt us. If any of you think the government has hidden agendas about one world government and the like just keep using the tem "american" improperly and their job will be much easier. You can be an american and not a citizen of the USA but you can't be a citizen of the USA and not a American. When we say the pledge of allegence--"....to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which is stands one nation ....." When that mexican baby was born in the plane flying over the USA a while back the judge on tv even said the "real question is not if it is a american of course it is the legal question is is it a citzen of United States." When you are not stating the facts in the legal sense of the word you are playing into the hands of those who wish us to forget  the Bill of Rights. That piece of paper gives me rights within the border of the United States of America. Years ago in geography class we learned that continents number 5 through out the world. Countries divide up the continent with the except of Australia which is a country as well as continent.  Legal terms are very important and will make or break your arguement.

[victorcharlie]

Yup,,,well, this is a new area of law coming on since 911. That would be 'thought control'. I believe Hillary is very deeply into 'thought control' issues. "Thought control' law is already advanced out of this country.

.....TM7

Funny you should mention that TM7.....I was talking to someone about the very same thing just yesterday........

Not meaning to  hijack the thread......but the number of camera's that are every where is something else I find disturbing.