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King of the Americas
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Date Posted: 08:11:26 04/15/07 Sun
Have any of you ever seen "Rush Hour" with Jackie Chan & Chris Tucker?
I think there is a scene that depicts what happens to non-blacks, when they try to use black lingo in the presense of a black man, very well. Moreover, I think this is what happened to Imus...
In the movie, Jackie's character finds himself in a 'black' bar, where he approaches the barkeep and asks, "Wazzup my nigga?"
The next thing he knows, he is fighting the entire bar.
Admittedly, I don't listen to a lot of rap or hip hop, but I DO know that within the black culture, you ARE allowed to refer to friends and family as "your niggas", and calling someone 'nappy-headed' or even a 'ho' can also be done in sport or as a term of endearment, but NOT if you are white...
Even if you are a 'wigger', in certain instances using any of the above terms toward a black man could get your arse handed to you.
Imus didn't say anything 'new', in fact, these are terms straight from the black community. I don't think he was 'serious' when he made those statements. I mean I seriously doubt that he knew anything about those women. They were a 'rough' looking bunch when you compared them to the Tennesse team. I heard the broadcast, when it was originally made, as I occasionally watch Imus on MSNBC. I thought, when I first heard it that he was saying that the Rutger's team was 'hard', or more 'street' than the softer looking Tennessee team.
It a way it was as if he was complimenting them, but only if he were Snoop Dog.
Coming from an old white guy, to some, it sounded like the total opposite.
Let this be a lesson to everyone, "double standards abound."
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