Friday, July 18, 2008

Don't Tell Me What Offends Me

So there was this big dust-up on THE VIEW yesterday.

The topic de jour was Jesse Jackson's recent remarks concerning Barrack Obama. Seems Mr. Jackson used the N-word while waiting to go on THE O-REILLY FACTOR. An overnight producer caught the whispered expletive when he was transcribing the tape for archival purposes.

That was last week.

Fast forward to yesterday where Whoopi Goldberg began to defend Jackson's right to use the word. Apparently using racial expletives is only a fireable offense if you're a cranky old white DJ.

Whoopi and a guest panelist took the position that white folks have no business being upset when black folks use the word. They have taken ownership of the word, diffused its power and even use the word as a term of endearment among family members.

Wonder if they'd accept the same argument in defense of the confederate flag?