Whites were targeted by specific religions or nationalities. Catholics, Jews, Irish, Italian, Polish, etc.

Back to the thread title. There's zero debate that Rangel intended to make a racial insult. How does that compare to someone that says something stupid that is not intended as an insult but comes across as one?

Back to the thread title. There's zero debate that Rangel intended to make a racial insult. How does that compare to someone that says something stupid that is not intended as an insult but comes across as one?

 

 

It comes off as worse IMO when racial insults are used on purpose.

Agreed. Contrary to a popular saying, sometimes you can fix stupid. It's harder to fix mean.

Yeah, our neighbors across the river don't come across real well either. Indiana has more towns listed than any of them, I think. Oklahoma and Texas aren't real good about it either.

 

Probably because Southern Indiana and Illinois was the birthplace of the modern KKK in the early part of the 20th century.

None in FT or HH

 

Are you saying there are no blacks in Ft. Thomas or Highland Heights???? :idunno:

I had some white crackers with my pickled bologna last night...is he calling white people Zestas?

 

I'm a pickled bologna and I'm offended!

Does anyone really care about being called a cracker? I'd probably laugh if I heard it.

Does anyone really care about being called a cracker? I'd probably laugh if I heard it.

 

Great question.

I call my cat Cracker sometimes. She is white but doesn't seem to mind.

Does anyone really care about being called a cracker? I'd probably laugh if I heard it.

 

Same here.

Are you saying there are no blacks in Ft. Thomas or Highland Heights???? :idunno:

We were looking at stats in the link Jim posted...didn't say there weren't any...but there aren't many according to the census compared to Covington and Newport

 

White vs Black ratio from Census

 

Covington 82.0 vs 11.9%

Newport 86.3 vs 7.6%

 

Highlands Heights 90.8 vs 5.0%

Ft Thomas 96.1 vs 1.3%

Ft Mitchel 92.4 vs 2.4%