So instead of trying new tactics to keep black kids in school and learning, let's lower the standards so they can pass. Gee, that makes sense.

Then again, ignorance is bliss, right?

I've been reading Wizbang for a few weeks now and I've got to say I've been surprise by the language and the attitude. I'm not talking just about what the right calls the left or what we all call the islamics, it's in every post. Here are a few phrases I've pick up in just this past week - all fair and balanced - from both sized:

I am a hegemonistic, racist, tyranical, right wing zealot
nuke the brown skinned people back into the stone age
John Kerry smells treason because he's very familiar with the scent
Do you guys use high octane or does the regular work well enough when you light those crosses?
wasting the oxygen that was intended for decent people
Leftism = Slave Morality
liberalism is dishonesty
liberalism is a mental disorder
Rove when he sold his soul the devil
Santorum and Bush and Rove = Hitler
right wing wind bags

There is also a lot of name calling:

A1 Liar
ignoramus
Hitler
fascist
chickenhawk
damned homo
hoodlums
moonbat
jackasses
The French are Pussies
Chimpy McBusHitler
wackjob
crazy wackos
enviro-wackos
idiots

Now, I know that a lot of these post are meant to be lighthearted such as “pure unadulterated horse pucky!” and “moonbat fairy tales” but I will tell you something people – little words like this show what’s inside the heart and playing with words is just a way of twisting your mind and leading it to hate – and hate speech in your arguments just plain means you’re using clichés and not your brain.

Paul, if you want blacks to “pick your cotton” then why don’t you just start your posts by saying you’re a stupid bigot.”

I know most people don’t want to hear anything from me, a liberal who is trying to have some intelligent conversations with conservatives - well congratulations, I’m gone for good, because if this is the republican mind set of this blog then it’s too sick to read.

Tear my post apart if you like – I won’t be here to read it.

Bruce made a saving roll against noticing satire.

Of course Bruce will be here to read responses to his post. Otherwise why bother writing such a long screed?

"Tillman hoped the new policy would increase the number of black students going to college and participating in advanced courses."

Colleges and advanced courses which will be taught using actual English, putting the ebonics graduates at an even greater disadvantage.

This dude can't be serious..

Sheesh..

Bruce,

I lean left too but I have to respond by saying: Shut up bitch. (Just kidding....we all need a little levity these days).

Bruce:

"I've been reading Wizbang for a few weeks now..." and yet you haven't caught on. Try a few more weeks and report back.

That article has to be a mistaken article from the onion or scrappleface, right, the mind boggles...

"Pick your cotton???" Maybe you should have filed this post under "please, please, Black people, please come over here and kick my ass..." The post raises a valid point (about the uselessness of bringing Ebonics into the classroom), but why not just make the argument straight out?

Besides, everybody knows that these days, cotton is picked by the Mexicans (only a joke -- please don't spam).

Bruce has obviously never been to DailyKos.

Hey Bruce, here is a clue: the difference between Wizband and Kos is, at Kos they really believe those epithets.

Hmmm.

"Now, I know that a lot of these post are meant to be lighthearted ..."

Sarcasm is dead.

Personally ...

"I am a hegemonistic, racist, tyranical, right wing zealot" who likes to "nuke the brown skinned people back into the stone age", and thinks that "John Kerry smells treason because he's very familiar with the scent". But for some reason I always get asked "Do you guys use high octane or does the regular work well enough when you light those crosses?" at the 7-11. Personally I think who ask that are "wasting the oxygen that was intended for decent people". But hey, "Leftism = Slave Morality", which is just another way of saying "liberalism is dishonesty". I hate to discuss philosophy though because I always end up thinking "liberalism is a mental disorder".

How about that Rove eh? I sure hope the prices were good for "Rove when he sold his soul the devil". I suppose it doesn't matter since most lefties think "Santorum and Bush and Rove = Hitler". Man it must get kinda crowded in those pants with all three in there. But we all know that lefties think Republicans are "right wing wind bags". Still I'd rather be that then Al "
A1 Liar" Franken.

There's a real serious problem lefties and their collective status as an "ignoramus". C'mon who really believes Bush is "Hitler"? And a "fascist"? That's just as over the top as that "chickenhawk" meme the lefties are pushing.

And how about all those gay organizations outing gay Republicans? They might as well come out and yell "damned homo" at them. The hypocritical "hoodlums" of the "moonbat" left. Seriously now. What "jackasses".

Though I guess it's better to be a member of the American left than French. At least the American lefties are willing to do a little debating while "The French are Pussies". Still they need to come up with a better argument than "Chimpy McBusHitler". Everytime they go into that schtick I just think they're a "wackjob" or a bunch of "crazy wackos".

And they need to get off that Kyoto Treaty thing the "enviro-wackos". The damn thing is so discredited that whenever the left starts going on about it, it just makes them look like "idiots".

...

hehehehe. :)

Bruce proves once again that people who understand neither humor nor sarcasm still walk the earth.

Brucie must be fun at parties....

Okay, yeah, but the chickenhawk thing is true.

Tone it down a bit! Jesus. If this is meant to be satire, make it a little more obvious. If not, wtf dude?

Seriously, be VERY careful with sarcasm. This does not sound sarcastic at all.

Please consider, you know, taking some of this back.

I knew I'd get one dumb one to bite.

Bruce got one thing right, liberalism IS dishonesty. About the ebonics, that's liberalism at it's shining best, telling blacks that can never succeed without help from liberals and telling blacks they cannot possibly compete so there's no sense in trying. That's every bit as racist as someone asking, "who is going to pick our cotton?" and asking it seriously.

I've been a regular reader here for months and I get the satire the blog often uses, but the beginning of this particular post struck me as being so close to the words a real racist site might use, that I can understand why the other commenter was concerned -- if you put the "pick my cotton" reference near the top it would make the satire clear.

Proving yet another of McGehee's Laws: "Anyone can be funny, but people with no sense of humor are hilarious."

[As a Proud Black Man living in Chicago, I must say that "Bruce" has got to be a moon batty ignoramus to miss the obvious.]

We all know that you good whites has been lettin' us live here in yo' country fo' a might long time, and Only the neo-cons, (and neo-coons like myself) could even consider supporting Ebonics for geddo chil'ren. It's da only thang that will hep our kids out.

Well suh, I mus rememba. There's always Midnight Basketball. That could hep us too. Lawdee me.

I's fixin'a roll a phat blunt. peece.

sissoed

We label our posts here in a category. I clearly filed it under "satire."

I could have made the satire more clear but then it's not good satire is it? Regular readers knew from the headline it was satire. The rest could figure it out quick enough.

Putting the "cotton line" at the top would be like telling a joke starting with the punch-line. Everyone would have known it was a joke but it would have lost something.

I don't know how many other commenters are Black on this thread, but I am, and when I read the post I was pissed (though I figured the guy couldn't be serious), right through to the end, when I finally noticed the "filed under satire" link. I'm sure Paul's point was to get a reaction and get people talking about the issue. To be honest, I don't think he succeeded since all we're talking about is whether the post itself was racist. That's too bad, because this IS a legit topic (and one one which I, an evil, terrorist-coddling, Vietnam rejectionist, "moonbat" Democrat, happen to agree with Paul).

>Tone it down a bit! Jesus. If this is meant to be satire, make it a little more obvious. If not, wtf dude?

>Seriously, be VERY careful with sarcasm. This does not sound sarcastic at all.

>Please consider, you know, taking some of this back.
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Craig do you need a map and a compass?

Wow, some of y'all get real pissy when they take away your meds.

hmmmmmmmmmmm

>To be honest, I don't think he succeeded since all we're talking about is whether the post itself was racist.

I dunno reidblog, some guy who seemed to have a sense of humor said this. Don't tell me that you missed it.

And Frankly Reid, this top probably got about 10 more posts already than if I played it straight. Ebonics is hardy hot blogosphere fodder in 2005.

My god, this article made my day. ^^

Bruce said:
"...me, a liberal who is trying to have some intelligent conversations with conservatives..."

In light of the rest of his post, he may as well have claimed to be Santa Claus.

Paul, your post was obviously satirical in nature. Anyone who couldn't figure that out isn't worth answering. What's sad is that you've articulated the feelings of those who seek to keep blacks oppressed, while claiming to support and help them.

So who publishes their grammar books? What University can I attend to study ancient Ebonics? Where can I buy an English to Ebonics translation dictionary, in fact where can I buy an Ebonics dictionary, where can I meet someone over the age of 30 who speaks Ebonics?

BeeJiggity, do you write for Chappelle? Because "neo-coon" is about the funniest damn thing I've read in a while.

Are there going to be classes in speaking honkonics in Mississippi?

Poor taste.

Shouldn't it be Ebonese. Or Ebonish?

I've thus far only read the first two comments...

Bruce, I think may be you misunderstood the tone.

I dunno Mrs Davis, I think liberals tell black children they are too stupid to learn is in far worse taste than my mocking the liberals for it.

If anyone can't figure out from the title that this is satire, then they must be a liberal. (How's that for name calling?)

An interesting thing to note on the main topic is that, from my observation, "ebonics" didn't come from an established language. It appears to be something created or evolved for the purpose of being stylized or cool - coming up with strange or contradictory expressions. When I was a kid, good things were 'bad.' Now they are 'phat.' So why encourage that in schools which should be trying to integrate children into society?

At least "spanglish" can be explained as a crossing of languages.