Nice cracker, good cracker

[geo]

Bowie supports US race row teens

David Bowie has made a $10,000 (£4,981) donation to a legal defence fund for six black teenagers charged with assault on a white student in the US. One of the teens, Mychal Bell, was found guilty of second degree battery in June by an all-white jury before the case was overturned by an appeal court. The court said Bell, 16 at the time of the alleged incident in December 2006, should not have been tried as an adult. Five others face charges. Bowie said Jena's judicial process was "unequal". "A donation to the Jena 6 Legal Defence Fund is my small gesture indicating my belief that a wrongful charge and sentence should be prevented," said the 60-year-old in a statement published on his website. The other students accused are Robert Bailey, 17, Theodore Shaw, 17, Carwin Jones, 18, and Bryant Purvis, 17. A fifth teenager was booked as a juvenile and charges have not been make public Racial tensions The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), which is supporting the group's defence case, said it was pleased Bowie had got involved. "We are gratified that rock star David Bowie was moved to donate to the NAACP's Jena campaign," said Julian Bond, chairman of the organisation's board of directors. "Mr Bowie shares our outrage. We hope others will join him," he added. Thousands are expected to march in protest through the small town of Jena on Thursday. The Reverend Al Sharpton has helped organise the march and will later visit Mr Bell, who remains in jail because he cannot raise the $90,000 (£44,900) bail money. The alleged assault followed a series of racial incidents between black and white students which began at Jena High School last summer. A black student asked the school's principal whether he was permitted to sit under the shade of the school courtyard tree, a place traditionally reserved for white students only. He was told he could sit where he liked. The following morning, when the students arrived at school, they found three nooses dangling from the tree. The school's head recommended the noose-hangers be expelled but the governing board overruled him and the three white student perpetrators were briefly suspended.

[SuzanneT]

:respent: To David Bowie. Your title is kinda cold though.

[The Crazy Life That Is Alarick T]

:respent: To David Bowie. Your title is kinda cold though.

Co-sign...

[Doug]

If it read "Nice nigga, good nigga" the board would be in an uproar.

[geo]

:respent: To David Bowie. Your title is kinda cold though.

The objective of the title is to get people into the thread. I felt that my use of the term 'cracker' was justified in the context of my intentions.

ps- I'm white- I'm allowed to say it.

[Ernest Fountain]

If it read "Nice nigga, good nigga" the board would be in an uproar.

word.

[Keith Blackstone]

ps- I'm white- I'm allowed to say it.

:rofl:

Now that puts a new spin on things.

['Magic' Juan]

ps- I'm white- I'm allowed to say it.

lol

[Doug]

:rofl:

Now that puts a new spin on things.

White on white hate... :biglaugha:

[The Crazy Life That Is Alarick T]

:rofl:

Now that puts a new spin on things.

:biglaugha:

[kara]

it made me look!

[KBig]

If it read "Nice nigga, good nigga" the board would be in an uproar.


VERY TRUE.

[KBig]

The objective of the title is to get people into the thread. I felt that my use of the term 'cracker' was justified in the context of my intentions.

ps- I'm white- I'm allowed to say it.


Well Alrighty Dighty....

Correctified! :rofl5:

carry on then wif your cracka' azz

[geo]

VERY TRUE.

But people drop C bombs in here all the time! It hurts my feelings. I felt if I introduced the word into my everyday vocabulary, it would dilute any negative connotations around it.

[kaaos]

Bowie supports US race row teens

David Bowie has made a $10,000 (£4,981) donation to a legal defence fund for six black teenagers charged with assault on a white student in the US. One of the teens, Mychal Bell, was found guilty of second degree battery in June by an all-white jury before the case was overturned by an appeal court. The court said Bell, 16 at the time of the alleged incident in December 2006, should not have been tried as an adult. Five others face charges. Bowie said Jena's judicial process was "unequal". "A donation to the Jena 6 Legal Defence Fund is my small gesture indicating my belief that a wrongful charge and sentence should be prevented," said the 60-year-old in a statement published on his website. The other students accused are Robert Bailey, 17, Theodore Shaw, 17, Carwin Jones, 18, and Bryant Purvis, 17. A fifth teenager was booked as a juvenile and charges have not been make public Racial tensions The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), which is supporting the group's defence case, said it was pleased Bowie had got involved. "We are gratified that rock star David Bowie was moved to donate to the NAACP's Jena campaign," said Julian Bond, chairman of the organisation's board of directors. "Mr Bowie shares our outrage. We hope others will join him," he added. Thousands are expected to march in protest through the small town of Jena on Thursday. The Reverend Al Sharpton has helped organise the march and will later visit Mr Bell, who remains in jail because he cannot raise the $90,000 (£44,900) bail money. The alleged assault followed a series of racial incidents between black and white students which began at Jena High School last summer. A black student asked the school's principal whether he was permitted to sit under the shade of the school courtyard tree, a place traditionally reserved for white students only. He was told he could sit where he liked. The following morning, when the students arrived at school, they found three nooses dangling from the tree. The school's head recommended the noose-hangers be expelled but the governing board overruled him and the three white student perpetrators were briefly suspended.


edit: i should of ead further down. lol

[SuzanneT]

The objective of the title is to get people into the thread. I felt that my use of the term 'cracker' was justified in the context of my intentions.

ps- I'm white- I'm allowed to say it.
:rofl:

['Magic' Juan]

This reminds of the scene in Clerks II ....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2DxyAGzGxM

[Jamie 3:26]

But people drop C bombs in here all the time! It hurts my feelings. I felt if I introduced the word into my everyday vocabulary, it would dilute any negative connotations around it.

Bring Honky back!!!

[jimmymack-2000]

I dunno, ten grand isn't a lot for a man of Bowie's means, but then again he could have given nothing, right? Maybe Iman put him up to it!

Be interesting to see if his example spurs more people to give....

[jimmymack-2000]

To quote an old friend: "House was blacker 'til the cracker made it wacker"

[geo]

Interesting point and I was waiting for the first person to raise this.

Let's all asume that Bowie is worth 100 times what you are in terms of liquid cash. Did you give $10 to the defence fund? Did anyone on here??

That poor guy is stuck rotting in jail because they set bail at $90k and he (how many people could?) cannot afford it.

All joking aside- this story saddens me greatly. I know the US still has extremely deep seated race issues but it's 2007! All mad to me. You should all move to Toronto.

[Bill Blake]

To quote an old friend: "House was blacker 'til the cracker made it wacker"

Ha ha ha ha ha, my memories gone.

Who cares? Everyone knows he's got jungle fever anyways...

[travy]

The objective of the title is to get people into the thread. I felt that my use of the term 'cracker' was justified in the context of my intentions.

ps- I'm white- I'm allowed to say it.

cracker, please!

[ngeso]

The objective of the title is to get people into the thread. I felt that my use of the term 'cracker' was justified in the context of my intentions.

ps- I'm white- I'm allowed to say it.


Actually you aren't allowed to say it.

geo, your thread title is an embarrassment to this board and yourself in so many ways. Evidently you do not realize that in this particular instance this does not come across as humourous self-deprecation, but as a straight up racist outrage.

The Jena 6 controversy is a serious, serious issue, that you slander and blow off with your erroneous notion of a particular race-based entitlement to usage racial slurs. You apparently do not understand black people claiming controlling use of the term 'nigger' does not mean that white people get to throw around the 'cracker' liberally.

And the people laughing about this one here have missed a perfect example of what Danny Gardner explained at length as reflective white racism.

Most embarrassing of all is that - of all people - David Bowie, a man who has spent a lifetime observing, honouring and infusing black culture with his work and his persona public and private, gets called - effectively - a nigger for standing at the front of this cause.

Shame on you, dude.

[geo]

Wow. That's over analysing in action.

Sincerest apologies if you took offence to that, and my intention was not to take away from the Jena march at all- merely to share a news story I found interesting and possibly stimulate debate about why i can't find the story on any US news sources.

Sometimes it's possible to alienate people who want to support you by insisting on always drawing a line in the sand between yourself and others.

Lots to think about i'm sure we can both agree.

[ngeso]

Wow. That's over analysing in action.

Sincerest apologies if you took offence to that, and my intention was not to take away from the Jena march at all- merely to share a news story I found interesting and possibly stimulate debate about why i can't find the story on any US news sources.

Sometimes it's possible to alienate people who want to support you by insisting on always drawing a line in the sand between yourself and others.

Lots to think about i'm sure we can both agree.



I'm not drawing a line in the sand between you and me. But I am suggesting that you picked an awful way to draw attention to your support.

[jojaujae3]

Glad you brought up this issue. Shows how divided we still are:stupid:

[geo]

I'm not drawing a line in the sand between you and me. But I am suggesting that you picked an awful way to draw attention to your support.

Again apologies if it offended, and I accept it may have been extreme. I think the ambiguity of this forum (on-line msg board) is not carrying across the fact I'm being extremely facetious in all but these last three posts.

[D J 1 3 8]

David Bowie, a man who has spent a lifetime observing, honouring and infusing black culture with his work and his persona public and private, gets called - effectively - a nigger for standing at the front of this cause.

that's, uhm, a bit of a stretch IMO

[RX]

it appeared that you were calling bowie a cracker BECAUSE he donated to the cause.
that's how it look and will remain unless the title is changed.
that shit's not cute.
being able to say what you want comes with a price - you are obligated to say it at the proper times.
this is not one of those times.

[geo]

it appeared that you were calling bowie a cracker BECAUSE he donated to the cause.
that's how it look and will remain unless the title is changed.
that shit's not cute.
being able to say what you want comes with a price - you are obligated to say it at the proper times.
this is not one of those times.

As I said: it's ambiguous. The title design was to get people to read the thread and stimulate commentary on said thread. I'm happy that it has achieved both these goals.

Therefore, it's staying as is.

[Charliee]

I suggest a title change.

[RX]

As I said: it's ambiguous. The title design was to get people to read the thread and stimulate commentary on said thread. I'm happy that it has achieved both these goals.

Therefore, it's staying as is.

it's amazing how you apologize for the offense, then puff your chest up talking about how you refuse to change the title.
your insincerity speaks volumes.
cracker = title design?
stimulate commentary at the expense of whom?
you are way off.
i feel sorry for you, son.

[KBig]

I suggest a title change.


Question if we can say Nigga/Nigger. Why can't someone white say Cracka?


not an indictment on my opinion on the title change. I thought it should be changed but then I thought again:

.... PWW/DG (not DGoddess)calls us niggaz ALL THE DAYUM TIME with their black azzes.

[Bill Blake]

My god, injustice is one thing, proselytizing is another…

[Steven Stewart]

Let's talk about some real crackers.....

http://www.kraft.com/art/FMI2003/RitzCrackers-GarlicButter.jpg

[Charliee]

Question if we can say Nigga/Nigger. Why can't someone white say Cracka?


not an indictment on my opinion on the title change. I thought it should be changed but then I thought again:

.... PWW/DG (not DGoddess)calls us niggaz ALL THE DAYUM TIME with their black azzes.

Cracka, Cracka, dayum Cracka ass Cracka.

There, i said it 2.

But placed within the context of Bowie pledging 10k to the cause, it sounds frickin stoopid.

[RX]

Cracka, Cracka, dayum Cracka ass Cracka.

There, i said it 2.

But placed within the context of Bowie pledging 10k to the cause, it sounds frickin stoopid.

thanks.
and that's all.

[geo]

it's amazing how you apologize for the offense, then puff your chest up talking about how you refuse to change the title.
your insincerity speaks volumes.
cracker = title design?
stimulate commentary at the expense of whom?
you are way off.
i feel sorry for you, son.

How can you question my sincerity? I really am sorry if it offended, but am determined to 'hold my ground'

Don't feel sorry for me- charity begins at home, friend. Look inside yourself young Jedi.

[D J 1 3 8]

Stupid? yes.

The first time a DHP member has used a racially charged title to get thread views? Cracka pleez.

[Charliee]

http://www.ugo.com/versus/images/characters/gallery_Napoleon_Dynamite_1.jpg

Gosh!

[Pang]

http://www.ugo.com/versus/images/characters/gallery_Napoleon_Dynamite_1.jpg

Gosh!

Bwahahahahahahaha!!!

[KBig]

Bwahahahahahahaha!!!


Hollern ... :rofl: love you disgruntle mutha'phucca's. lol

[Edith A. Giles]

ps- I'm white- I'm allowed to say it.

I never thought I'd see the day...

A white man calling himself a C*******......

Mad props to David Bowie, though...:respent:

[BHouse]

http://www.hjokes.com/Tnails/video/66/Clayton%20Bigsby-%20He%20thought%20he%20was%20white.jpg

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http://www.thefirsttwins.com/images/JennaBush.jpg

Jenna Bush and 5 of her hot girl friends...

[BHouse]

On a serious note:

There is now a live dedicated video feed for this from cnn.

1. Click http://www.cnn.com/video/ (http://www.cnn.com/video/)

2. Then at the top click "Live Feed".

3. The popup window with video opens and then click

the video feed marked "Live: Crowds gather for Jenna 6"

[Armento]

title is stupid as fuck but who cares.. no need for a flare up. who hasn't been stupid.

[And]

http://www.hjokes.com/Tnails/video/66/Clayton%20Bigsby-%20He%20thought%20he%20was%20white.jpg

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http://www.thefirsttwins.com/images/JennaBush.jpg

Jenna Bush and 5 of her hot girl friends...
:chortle:

[Long Island Head]

Let's talk about some real crackers.....

http://www.kraft.com/art/FMI2003/RitzCrackers-GarlicButter.jpg



I wuv dem crackas especially with some tuna:icon_rofl:

[BrazenMuse]

I'm a fan of both Bowie and his wife. I'm glad to hear he donated, no matter the amount. And I hope it inspires others to give. Yeah, he could have given more...but so what? HE GAVE. That suffices...in fact, it more than suffices.