BLACK DETROIT DEMOCRAT CALLED ASIAN PRIMARY RIVAL ‘CHING CHONG’
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A black Democrat who lost a state Senate primary has apologized after referring to her Asian rival as “the ching chong” to voters outside polling precincts.
Michigan state Rep. Bettie Cook Scott also called Rep. Stephanie Chang’s campaign volunteer an “immigrant” who she told “you don’t belong here” and “I want you out of my country.”
The comments sparked outrage from multiple community groups in the area, who demanded Scott apologize, which the Detroit legislator duly did Thursday.
In a statement made through her lawyer Bill Noakes, Scott said she “deeply regrets” making the comments.
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Glad to see there's some accountability left.
Activists tell you black people can't be racist because racism has something to do with power structures and political or social systems.
That's bullshit, but whatever!
They can still be prejudiced as hell.
Apology makes it ok, right?
Ask Rosanne Barr.
BF, let me 'light it up in here' from the other side. Nick Cannon got himself in all kinds of hot water for this sequence of events: [CAUTION: Nah! Nah! We are all adults here.]
THE AGT JOKES THAT GOT NICK CANNON IN HOT WATER WITH NBC
The fact is people, especially comedians, run the gambit of saying 'stupid stuff' and its a 'servicable' risk which sprang from the roots of comedy anyway. Stand-up comedians by definition are outgoing and edgy.
Roseanne Barr told a damnable joke which I am willing to bet broke a clause in her contract; Nick Cannon deliberately played what he labeled, "the black card," and I'd bet there is an existing clause in his NBC contract which stated he (like everyone on network television) has to maintain a set of image standards "perpetually"—NBC checked him accordingly!
Yes they are both wrong but one will have greater consequences.
Nothing to see here../s Go look at the article on the crazy Trump supporter!/S
It is sad that some individuals I have spoken with seem to think this 'event' is some sort of great thing to be celebrated… "see look at the racism from the black woman on the left." [chanting and dancing in the street]
For the past 10 years everything has been about race - former President Obama was a great race baiter, he did so eloquently - speaking of the US's racist DNA, as well as racial issues America has not dealt with yet [see Rev Wright].. suggesting there needs to be a discussion .. yet never once broaching the conversation, while continuing to make race a constant topic - going as far as to suggest that it was something personal about him [Obama] that congress did not like (he never came out and said skin color only insinuated)..
Enter Trump having NO social skills nor public speaking abilities and things just sort of turn upside down … racial relations in the US have been a mess far longer than Trump has been in politics - yet now it is even further magnified and it is all his fault .. cuz he is a racism and all his supporters are racist and 'supposedly' embrace white supremacy [on and on it goes] .. conservatives are beyond tired of being accused of being racist by the left … by flipping the script both parties have now become that which is said to be abhorred in both sides mantra.
Lincoln believed that the only way to destroy America was to do it from within - the Civil War almost destroyed the nation. Now once again the racial divide threatens to destroy the nation. "We the People" are the only ones that can prevent it from happening .. is there no common ground to be found and a compromise to be reached?
Putting Soapbox back in her stall and shutting up now!
What a load o'horse pucky.
I know, right? How arrogant of him to think a black man belonged in the Whites-only House.
How typical a liberal retorts with accusations of racism while the Democrats keep losing minority voters.
2016 election, Trump garnered about 9 percent of the black vote. Today, it is closer to 30 percent. That's a whole lotta getting the hell off the democratic plantation.
I hear that the racist King of the Birthers is now up to 9% support from blacks. Woo-hoo!
I hear he's up to 30%+ and also he was never "King of the Birthers". He was just following the lead of the Clinton 08 campaign.
It's bald faced lies (or is it just the usual abysmal ignorance? probably a combination) like that that keeps me coming here:
It's blurry but Scumbag got 8% of the black vote in '16. Source:
But somehow you think it's 30% now? Based on what election?
In case you can't see that number for black approval, it's 9%. Of course, in rightwing math I can see how that would be interpreted at 30%.
Gawwd, this is fun.
So he's a follower and not a leader. Thank you.
No, actually he is POTUS and the carpetbagger is not. Not even with all the hatred and subterfuge she’s spun over the years on the left and right. Most intelligent people saw right through that crap
It is hilarious watching all the left wing haters dance around like little hate puppets on a string though.
Dance little puppets, dance!
That's a truly ridiculous comment given the GOP's stated intent before the inauguration to block anything Obama tried to do.
And your comment ignores not just Obama's excellent speech in Philadelphia about race, but also the fact that as a black man he had to tread very carefully on the topic because anything he did or said would be interpreted in the worst possible light by the racists in the GOP. In fact he addressed racial issues a number of times but you obviously weren't paying attention to what he said on this issue. Here's a very brief sampling but it's already far more than any president did in the past 50 years:
Started following Obama after the 2004 Democrat Convention (had a hunch he would run for President, just not so soon)… I listened to most everything Obama had to say as a senator, candidate and President, great speaker (almost voted for him) ... even read his books.
Well, ya see, Skrekk, in rightwingworld if a black man brings up the subject of racism that automatically makes him a racist. And, I know what you're asking yourself: Isn't that racist? NO, IT IS NOT. NOTHING THEY EVER SAY IS RACIST AND STOP CALLING THEM RACISTS. BECAUSE YOU'RE THE RACISTS!!!!!!
I disagree. Racism has always been present-- but there are times it increases or decreases a bit. Now its rising-- but I doubt it will destroy the nation. (If the War between the States didn't-- inflammrtory comments by politicians certainly won't.
Let's be real people here, race baiting is a two way street. It doesn't just come from one side. Laura Ingram had a lovely rant about " Massive demographic changes have been foisted on the American people, and they are changes that none of us ever voted for, and most of us don't like.". You don't need to be brillant to understand that is code for country becoming browner.
What this woman did was disgusting.. but no more disgusting than Ingram and until we can all be honest about what is hidden in the hearts of Americans, this will go on.
Anyone can be a racist. It doesn't make it right.
I'd love someone to draw a cartoon of two Native Americans on the shore watching the first boat load of English settlers approach with that caption.
I don't see a problem with it. If you have thick skin and don't buy into all the PC nonsense it's not a big deal. I miss the good old days when different nationalities and races could poke a little fun at each other.
Dean,
We all know when we are goofing about the things that make us different and when we have bad intent. Bad intent is never PC.
I'd suggest it is similar to being punched on the body. You know an inappropriate punch when you feel it. Intent is conveyed into you. The abruptness of it unsettles you, so much so that you immediately seek meaning for it. If the feedback is inadequate, then you are left to inform your own conclusion.
And not only poking fun-- attending lynchings were a helluva lot of fun as well-- a good time was had by all!
Ah-- the good olde daze!
A black politician used a racial slur against a Asian women. Yes, she did and it's not acceptable.
That said, as one of the few minorities on NT perhaps when you are not white and a minority we look and see things in a different light. It's called history and history is a real part of today no matter what some say or want to believe.
I would say that most white people have not experienced any real racism. On the other hand I would say that most minorities have faced racism and the older the minority is that racism was really ugly, violent in many cases.
So, when speaking about racism, you could attempt to look through the prism of a non white person and their personal experiences and listen to what we have to say.
Right here on NT, there have been some obvious racism/racist comments. For example I've been called a ignorant Indian. A crazy redskin among a few other choice comments.
I see on a regular basis the comment ''on the plantation'' as if a minority are captive of a slave type environment. That is very insulting to any minority, especially black. What it is telling us is that we have no thought process of our own, are led like sheep, only want ''free stuff''...It totally ignores the millions of minorities that go to work every day, ask for nothing, overcome many hardships and have a education and thought process of their own. That comment to us is very insulting. Think about it before you make that comment.
I have seen and heard on NT the comment that a particular word or phrase isn't insulting to me...How in the world would a person that isn't of that race know what is and isn't insulting. The height of arrogance IMO.
Is this country post racial, oh hell no it isn't. If you think it is I'm more than willing to take you on a quick tour of what it's like to be an Indian...In parts of this country we are still considered savages. We are targets. Have any of you non minorities experienced a ''sun down town'' or do you even know what is. I could list a number of things that I really doubt that a non Indian or minority have experienced or understand.
It's really that simple. Can minorities be racist, yes, sure as hell. But than again history is a bitch when one has to face it without cover.
I discovered that many years ago.
For example, very, very few "White" people really know what daily life is like for African-Americans living in the U.S.. Ironically, most White people erroneously believe they actually do know
(Just using that as an example-- the same is true about their knowledge about other minorities).
I beg to differ. You no more know what it’s like to be Caucasian than I know what it’s like to be Native American.
Don’t believe whites experience real racism? Visit me in MICHIGAN some time and i’ll take you for a walk through parts of Detroit. Oh yeah, you’ll see it then. Trust me. One condition though, we better be packing ...... 😉
I got a laugh out of his comment to.
Typical identity politics, I think this classifies under the victim card.
Dump his ass in Flint or Buena Vista outside Saginaw he will see what racism is about.
Yep, racism and bigotry are ignorance and intolerance based and both those traits are not skin color dependent. This seed is proof of that.
That said none of us are perfect. We all have our biases. All we can really hope for is the wisdom to recognize them and the integrity to try change ourselves when needed.
Actually Sparty I was speaking of daily racism, schools, stores etc, not where you have to go looking for it. Such as a white guy going to a bad black community...BTW, what makes you think that I haven't been to Michigan and specially Detroit. I've been there many times since there is a native community in Detroit and various ones throughout Michigan. Metis, Ojibwe Pottawatomie and Huron.
It was almost a sure bet that I'd hear about racism against a white guy in a bad black neighborhood. Par for the course.
That was not what I was talking about.
LOL, what identity politics...Just saying it like it is. Victim card, man you are really reaching for that one..Funny as hell.
As I said to Sparty, what makes you think that I haven't been to Michigan, Detroit and Flint. I have on more than one occasion.
Thanks for your input.
I see, so now you’re trying to define where racism is bad and okay I guess eh? Racism is racism. Who in their right mind goes looking for that abuse. Maybe you do, I don’t. But one does tend to run across it when one is visiting such places for many other reasons. Welcome to the suck as it were. It’s no better or worse for anyone when it happens.
Yeah and it WAS a sure bet that someone (likely a minority) would try to minimize it. That said, it stands to reason the the majority race, would have more places that one might find such racist behavior. They are the majority after all.
Didn't try to define it in any way. Simply made a point that having to deal with it in a wider context vs going to a neighborhood where it is going to be a problem.
You were the one that invited me to come to Michigan and go with you to some of those neighborhoods. So it sounded like your the one that was looking for abuse.
Didn't try to minimize anything Sparty..That's your interpenetration not mine.
I agree since whites are the majority race there are likely to be many more white areas that racism exists than in other areas.
I was simply pointing out that it exists for everyone and gave you an example. Trust me, as i’ve already stated, I don’t go looking for it but it doesn’t stop me from visiting friends, doing business, etc in areas like that. Why should it? And since you have visited the places I speak of, you would have had to be deaf and blind not to observe it.
I’ll leave this simply with what i’ve already said. Racism is color blind. Unfortunately no one gets excused and no race is immune from being racist. That is just a fact of life.
The story of the man that got beat by a couple of black dudes a few days ago comes to mind. The local NAACP "leader" said that it looked like nothing but a couple of regular guys getting into mischief. I can't remember the exact story, I think it was seeded on here. Fact is, hate crimes by blacks are normally covered up as just plain old crimes.
Yes-- but how many white people spend time walking through those parts of Detroit?
Well, if you;re in Michigan, maybe it would be better to take a walk through certain parts of Dearborn-- I believe most f the folks there are white!
Are you talking to yourself or is there more than one person in there?
While anyone can be racist, in our society with its long history of institutionalized white supremacy it's the racism by whites against racial minorities which has the greatest impact and causes the greatest harm.
Yes, I'm certainly well aware of that Shrekk...
I know. My comment was really intended for the right wingers who make false equivalencies in this regard.
Just another liberal bigot. I hope she never lives off the public again.
“you don’t belong here” and “I want you out of my country.”
Wow, that one is right out of the KKK playbook under what you say to a person who is other than white.
Except for her skin color Ms Scott would be a good fit in the GOP given her views.
And yet, she identifies as a Democrat. That kind of shoots a hole in the bottom of your little boat......
Indeed it does. Looks like he could use a little self-reflection time.
Yeah, which makes me wonder why the righties here are so upset with her. She echoed exactly how they sound like on a regular basis. Oh, wait a sec. Did you mention her skin color? Never mind.
Another whataboutism cloaked in pretended innocence......If you don't have a problem with this woman making racist statements about an Asian American running against her, and her husband chastizing the other candidate's husband for marrying out of race, just say it.
No one here will be surprised.
Probably because the GOP wouldn't likely vote for a black woman even if she is a racist. Apart from Mia Love who else have they ever elected? Heck, the GOP has barely elected any blacks of either gender to Congress for the past 60 years.
But note that the Dems rejected her so maybe she should do what KKK leader David Duke did and run as a Republican.....that was the only way he ever won election.
Yeah, David Duke could only win election running as a Republican. No wonder he and his "very fine" KKK buddies were delighted by Trump's election. "Hail Trump! Hail our victory!"
Unlikely since he never even won a plurality running as a Dem, but maybe if the Russians had helped Duke like they helped Trump?
At least all the white supremacists finally got on the winning team in the GOP.
Yeah, apparently there are still a lot of white folks with racial anxiety and anxiety about other minority groups. But how much longer will that carry the GOP given the demographic changes in the country? Even Texas is on the brink of becoming a blue state.
You're talking about state elections in Texas but I was talking about the federal election. It'll be interesting to see if Trump's racist, anti-immigrant and anti-family policies cause Texas' 38 electoral votes to go to the Dem in 2020. What Trump has done has mobilized Latino voters and that's not a good thing for the GOP.
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By the way it looks like conservatives just lost another Jim Crow icon.
Well, here's what David Duke said about the election:
A former Ku Klux Klan leader – or 'grand wizard' – has suggested fascists had helped Donald Trump win the US presidential election.
David Duke, who once led the neo-Nazi, white-supermacist organisation, tweeted the claim on election night.
“This is one of the most exciting nights of my life,” Mr Duke wrote.
“Make no mistake about it, our people have played a huge role in electing Trump!” (Link)
This may or may not be indicative of a trend, but I recently read that the Democrat running against Ted Cruz is polling as well as Cruz! (I can't imagine he'd win....but the closeness of that race is surprising IMO).
So, either you misspoke or you were lying. I wonder which it is.......