As I'm sure none of you know, because you're all a bunch of drooling idiots, University of New Hampshire hockey fans will not be listening to the regular sound selection they normally are used to. A tradition for 10 years, UNH officials have decided that the fan favorite "Black Betty" is racist and will no longer be played during hockey games.
"Gee Dalton, do you have nothing better to talk about?"
Fuck you and listen up. The scene may look less than sterling, but this is actually a great example how stupid people think something is racist, and therefore, makes everyone pay for it.
The reason for taking the song out? Says one UNH student, "Blacks were considered inferior in the United States when the song was written, and the song has no connection to athletics or hockey." The song was written in 1977, a full decade from the civil rights movement. Now that may not seem like too much time to cool down, but if you really look at it, the 70's were one of the most racially tolerant decades to this date. Music had become Afro-Centric with the boom of disco and jazz. Implementation of affirmative action, and hip hop had sprung its roots. To say that blacks were considered inferior is just plain ignorant of the time period.
As for the song's relevance to the game of hockey, I'm just going to teabag these idiots until they suffocate. Well in that case current trendy music from Green Day, Ludacris, Usher, The Killers, Queen and what-not can't be played at sporting events either...they have nothing to do with sports. That really can't be the reason to ban it right?
Well, let's give them time to rephrase what their real qualms are, "If you look at it, basically the whole audience at these games is Caucasian, For them to be singing a song like Black Betty, it doesn't make sense. It is kind of derogatory," A-HAH!
You're saying it would be a-OK if blacks were listening to the song? In essence, they're saying that the only reason it's racist, is because someone of a different race is listening to it. No, UNH student, you're the one who "doesn't make any sense."
It's as if they're assuming that black people will listen to the song without drawing the same conclusions or race related ideas as a white person. Now tell me who's being "derogatory"...fucking douche.
Excuse me for being white. If I knew it was a crime to listen to a song about someone of another ethnicity I would have turned up the volume and inserted my sub-woofer into your urethra. Fuck you, it's a white person singing about an attractive black woman. Heaven forbid we whites even mention the word black.
This is retarded, the more we try to limit ourselves, the less tolerant we will become of each other. If we truly want each other to learn to live harmoniously we have to start thinking realistically. People don't make friends by stating that they "respect their race and diversity." We make friends by being ourselves; by telling people what's on our minds, not what we "should say." The reason why the officials from UNH want to respect the differences in cultures is because they see blacks as different. If we acknowledge that diversity comes from deep down, then we wouldn't have to acknowledge someone's diversity by their skin color.
No where in the song does the singer say, "Blacks are inferior to whites." Nor "All black women are sluts." Not even "Black people like to rap about 'fucking bitches.'" The fact that the singer is talking about a black woman that he likes to have sex with makes this song racist in some people's minds. Sorry folks, that's not racism, and the fact that you might even think that it is makes you more of a racist than the song-writer...because you're the one catching all the nuances when there aren't any to catch.
My name's Dalton Dorr, and I'm a racist because I don't make assumptions about lyrics involving minorities.
"Gee Dalton, do you have nothing better to talk about?"
Fuck you and listen up. The scene may look less than sterling, but this is actually a great example how stupid people think something is racist, and therefore, makes everyone pay for it.
The reason for taking the song out? Says one UNH student, "Blacks were considered inferior in the United States when the song was written, and the song has no connection to athletics or hockey." The song was written in 1977, a full decade from the civil rights movement. Now that may not seem like too much time to cool down, but if you really look at it, the 70's were one of the most racially tolerant decades to this date. Music had become Afro-Centric with the boom of disco and jazz. Implementation of affirmative action, and hip hop had sprung its roots. To say that blacks were considered inferior is just plain ignorant of the time period.
As for the song's relevance to the game of hockey, I'm just going to teabag these idiots until they suffocate. Well in that case current trendy music from Green Day, Ludacris, Usher, The Killers, Queen and what-not can't be played at sporting events either...they have nothing to do with sports. That really can't be the reason to ban it right?
Well, let's give them time to rephrase what their real qualms are, "If you look at it, basically the whole audience at these games is Caucasian, For them to be singing a song like Black Betty, it doesn't make sense. It is kind of derogatory," A-HAH!
You're saying it would be a-OK if blacks were listening to the song? In essence, they're saying that the only reason it's racist, is because someone of a different race is listening to it. No, UNH student, you're the one who "doesn't make any sense."
It's as if they're assuming that black people will listen to the song without drawing the same conclusions or race related ideas as a white person. Now tell me who's being "derogatory"...fucking douche.
Excuse me for being white. If I knew it was a crime to listen to a song about someone of another ethnicity I would have turned up the volume and inserted my sub-woofer into your urethra. Fuck you, it's a white person singing about an attractive black woman. Heaven forbid we whites even mention the word black.
This is retarded, the more we try to limit ourselves, the less tolerant we will become of each other. If we truly want each other to learn to live harmoniously we have to start thinking realistically. People don't make friends by stating that they "respect their race and diversity." We make friends by being ourselves; by telling people what's on our minds, not what we "should say." The reason why the officials from UNH want to respect the differences in cultures is because they see blacks as different. If we acknowledge that diversity comes from deep down, then we wouldn't have to acknowledge someone's diversity by their skin color.
No where in the song does the singer say, "Blacks are inferior to whites." Nor "All black women are sluts." Not even "Black people like to rap about 'fucking bitches.'" The fact that the singer is talking about a black woman that he likes to have sex with makes this song racist in some people's minds. Sorry folks, that's not racism, and the fact that you might even think that it is makes you more of a racist than the song-writer...because you're the one catching all the nuances when there aren't any to catch.
My name's Dalton Dorr, and I'm a racist because I don't make assumptions about lyrics involving minorities.
posted by Daltonius at 10:44 PM
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I'm so glad you've finally admitted this to yourself. Recongizing your problem is the first step towards solving it!
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