By implying laziness points to a specific race, then wouldn't you be the racist?
If I'm pointing out how a word is semantically loaded to refer to a specific race, then no. And if it did then it could easily be allayed by asking me if I think so, ideology isn't a one-liner.
I just dont get the disconnect, how can the term lazy be refering to one race and what race does it refer to in his mind, black or white since bammy is half of each?
If someone says the word lazy in political context they're just not talking about inaction. The same way privileged makes you think of a white rich guy or exotic... doesn't really make you think of someone in the neighbouring state.
Your either very niave or just being obstructive if you claim you have no knowldege of the southern american racists consistently calling black people lazy.
Which is it?
Indeed, because they had to drop the word "black" from lazy black man apparently means nobody realises who they're talking about.
He's done horribly; maybe more so than Bush, and Bush was disastrous.
No, he means that he may not have been born on US soil. As to whether or not he was I have no idea.
"Whether he was born on US soil or not, I have no idea"... how academic of you to withhold judgement until you see proof... it wouldn't be because it's obvious and you don't want to accept it - would it?
There was around 2bn dollars in the presidential race... do you not think Romney would be running ads 24/7 about how Obama isn't an American, if it was even remotely true?
OK, but if I know a lazy black guy and a hard working black guy it is not racist to call the lazy one lazy.
But if you know two hard working guys, one black and one white and one is relentlessly called lazy - then? I used to be casually racist as a kid and teen, and I know that just because you can't say it in public there aren't ways to point it out surreptitiously.
how idiotic, i see lazy people everyday going about their jobs and they are all different races. So if you believe racist means black, then you and he are the real racists.
This definition applies to Obama : Characterized by lack of effort or activity. Has nothing to do with skin color except to moronic exreme liberals who cannot form a coherent response so they sling out a free pass card, in your case and avarice, it was a race card you pulled, even though you both dont realize how idiotic and out of context your use is.
Clearly a free pass, I mean nobody would dare argue about a race card, eh? I like how you turned it around and said I'm racist, while apparently being over-protective of the same race I apparently hate...
Out of context? That's your problem, my whole point was about context.
Bush never got called lazy (even though he has tortoise-like in his tenure as president), nobody asked for Bush's birth certificate or college reports (or whatever Americans call them)...
I didn't pull a race card and say that anybody who dislikes Obama is racist, I hate the president on the substance of his policy-making, however to call him lazy is either ignorant or racially charged.
Whether you accept my claim here, you must be pragmatic in conceding its past use, I don't think you're a bigot although the right-wing is riddled with them, I would not presume such a thing.
An inexperienced and unqualified affirmative action President finding the job harder than expected.
It seems it's difficult to refer to the president or criticise him without bringing up his race, somehow I succeed? I wonder why that is.
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