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News & ArtsTuesday, December 20, 2011
Science That Racist Israeli Seltzer Ad
Posted by Charles Mudede on Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 8:36 AM
The African savages turn out to have snobby British accents and a mode that's gay—the pinnacle of black cosmopolitanism. (My gaydar for black men is less shaky than my one for white men.) What to think of this? I recall reading somewhere that the famous literary critic Henry Louis Gates was surprised to hear black Brits speaking with perfect English accents because he had long thought/theorized that black English had something to do with the physical character of black American mouths (black lips, black tongues, black throats, and so on). The black Brits destroyed his theory with one blow. Accents, he realized, are cultural and not natural. Chimps, however, are another story...
Chimps have not paid the price of speech (vulnerability to chocking and noisy sleep). Chimps could never speak with a British accent. For them, the natural has set specific limits on this form of cultural interaction.According to a theory proposed by Terence Davidson, M.D. (Department of Otolaryngology, U.C. San Diego)... human vulnerability to sleep apnea, as well as the risk of choking, is the price our species paid (in evolutionary terms) for the rich repertoire of sounds we can make with our voice. In other words, sleep apnea is the price we paid for our ability to speak. The modification of the human airway has generated such enormous advantages for survival through improved communication that the overall benefits have been well worth the risks. But evolutionary adaptation can involve significant tradeoffs.
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"famous literary critic Henry Louis Gates.."
You are kidding, right?????
I mean, that stooge who belongs to the lobbyist group for the international ultra-rich, the Bretton Woods Committee (brettonwoods.org), and Wall Street lackey and running dog, actually having an intelligent thought?
Naaaah, Mr. M. is joking......
You are kidding, right?????
I mean, that stooge who belongs to the lobbyist group for the international ultra-rich, the Bretton Woods Committee (brettonwoods.org), and Wall Street lackey and running dog, actually having an intelligent thought?
Naaaah, Mr. M. is joking......
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Finally two Black men with manners not selling drugs while not staying with their Baby Mamas while not planning a robbery and while NOT wearing those horrible pants, but ethnic native grass skirts. I think I've covered it all. How's THAT for racism?
When you speak of Israel, it's a given there will be racism. How else can they keep the "character" of the "Jewish State"?
When you speak of Israel, it's a given there will be racism. How else can they keep the "character" of the "Jewish State"?
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Was it supposed to be funny? It seems straight out of the nineteenth century. And why are men always made out to be fools in commercials? Did you ever notice how many ads make men look like idiots. Granted, there are plenty out there, but women make good idiots, too. Oooops! Was that sexist? Too bad.
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Charles, now that you have a detente with the crows, you may be interested to know that scientists have found that birds of all types have regional accents. City birds are louder than country birds as well.
http://animal.discovery.com/news/briefs/…
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-enviro…
http://animal.discovery.com/news/briefs/…
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-enviro…
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"When you speak of Israel, it's a given there will be racism. How else can they keep the "character" of the "Jewish State"? "
The same way Pakistan, Syria, Indonesia, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Yemen, Quatar, and the 3 dozen other Islamic countries keep the "character" of an "Islamic State". It's mindboggling that the "Zionism=racism" crowd has never made a similar "Islamism=racism" analogy. Difference is there is one Jewish state and 3 dozen Islamic ones (along with 2 dozen more places Muslims are committing terrorism for yet another Islamic homeland). Exactly how many homelands do Muslims need? 6000? At least Jews stopped with one.
The same way Pakistan, Syria, Indonesia, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Yemen, Quatar, and the 3 dozen other Islamic countries keep the "character" of an "Islamic State". It's mindboggling that the "Zionism=racism" crowd has never made a similar "Islamism=racism" analogy. Difference is there is one Jewish state and 3 dozen Islamic ones (along with 2 dozen more places Muslims are committing terrorism for yet another Islamic homeland). Exactly how many homelands do Muslims need? 6000? At least Jews stopped with one.
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No No Andrew, many if not all of those nations you list are not and do not claim to be western Democracies. Israel Does. THAT is the difference. When Israel admits it is NOT a Democracy for its Palestinian citizens THEN and only THEN will the Zionism=Racism issue be dead. The choice is Israel's.
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