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I believe it’s safe to say that most Americans have heard about the racist slur you made after the commercial break in regards to best supporting Oscar winner Octavia Spenser’s emotional and moving acceptance speech while hosting the 2012 Academy Awards on Sunday, February 26, 2012.
In case you are unclear as to the remark I am referring to, you said:
“That moment for Octavia is what the Oscars is all about. That was pretty amazing… and I loved that movie a lot when I saw it. When I came out of The Help, I wanted to hug the first black woman that I saw, which from Beverly Hills is about a 45 minute drive…”
That comment left me staring at my television screen in disbelief until one of my very close friends – recording artist, author and reality show personality, Norwood Young called after hearing the same disrespectful, tasteless remark and was equally as outraged by the irresponsibility of you, the writers and producers of the Academy.
READ MORE at Diversity News Magazine
http://diversitynewsmagazine.com/2012/02/an-open-letter-to-billy-crystal-host-of-84th-annual-academy-awards-from-a-black-woman-in-beverly-hills/I believe it’s safe to say that most Americans have heard about the racist slur... more
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"Morgan had the legal right to say what he did, just as the millions who stand against him, including Sykes, have the right to condemn his speech, and even to classify it as hate speech"...
Martin’s column essentially supports Tracy Morgan’s statements as being acceptable, evidently, because other comedians have made similar or worse comments (all the way back to George Carlin,) and because the audience laughed. Martin’s inability to judge right from wrong, see cause and effect, recognize the fact we now live in a “cult of personality” world fueled by the Internet, and his inability to see the tragic fact that LGBT kids are attempting and completing suicide at drastically higher rates that their heterosexual peers, makes his self-congratulatory 1416 word research paper offensive.
Coming back to the issue Saturday morning, Sykes added, “Tracy has the right to say whatever he wants to say, just like we have the right to say, not acceptable.,” and, “WE as a country. We used to picnic to watch public hangings, but WE figured out, that was some sick shit.”"Morgan had the legal right to say what he did, just as the millions who stand... more
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http://zennie2005.blogspot.com - This is a video of my just completed (as of this writing) trip to the CNN Roland Martin Show and the CNN iReporters, Kevin, Maggie, and Katy, I met. http://zennie2005.blogspot.com - This is a video of my just completed (as of this... more
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Kelly Chau has been watching the conservatives response to the news of Bristol Palin's pregnancy.... She's wondering, "Does getting married young promote strong families?"Kelly Chau has been watching the conservatives response to the news of Bristol... more
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Roland Martin (CNN Political Analyst), Claudio Simpkins (Hip Hop Republican), Brian Kilmeade (Fox and Friends), and Armstrong Williams (Armstrong Williams Show) answers the question.... "How are the Republicans trying to grab some of those youth voters."Roland Martin (CNN Political Analyst), Claudio Simpkins (Hip Hop Republican), Brian... more
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Youth Radio's Kelly Chau and Nate Hadden interviews Roland Martin(CNN Political Analyst), Brian Kilmeade(Fox and Friends), Claudio Simpkins(Washington Post/Hip Hop Republican), and Armstrong Williams(Armstrong Williams Show) about their most memorable political encounters. Youth Radio's Kelly Chau and Nate Hadden interviews Roland Martin(CNN Political... more
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We can spend all day talking about the ills afflicting urban America -- and there are plenty that are institutional -- but the decaying value of life in inner cities clearly can be traced to the exodus of fathers from the lives of so many young men. - Roland MartinWe can spend all day talking about the ills afflicting urban America -- and there are... more
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