Doug Lamborn Tar Baby
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"Tar baby" comes from the Uncle Remus black folktales (itself derived from West African mythology). There's no way this term could have been used by an educated person without at least knowing that it had racial overtones. The point is not that so much that it's "offensive" (don't much care about that) but that it's an appeal to the lowest and most divisive way of thinking. It's not about bringing everyone together to solve problems cooperatively, which is what we so desperately need now.
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This guy needs not only a history lesson, and an ass whipping, he also needs to be voted the fuck out of congress. Racist piece of crap.
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@sclock2 No, but lowlifes like yourself are the reason why he will be re-elected.
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it doesnt seem like this was used in a racial context. but that's still pretty fucked up that you would refer to anyone, ESPECIALLY the african american president of the united states of america as a tar baby.
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Al Sharpton. John Conyers. Maxine Waters. Charlie Rangel.
Case closed, folks.
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@kp1flush That is clear. However, the term also has a racial connotation that is well known. A careful politician wouldn't use a term with a duplicitous meaning, especially if one meaning of the phrase is clearly offensive, unless that politician intended to offend. Communication is an essential skill for public figures, so surely he could have used another set of words to articulate his opinion.
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@Whoadell hey dip shit blacks arnt the only race to have slaved ancestors! Thats what pisses me off when every black person uses the race card!
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@Whoadell, I don't give a shit, nigger.
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God you blacks are ridiculous fools. You should have looked at the sentence in context. He said "tar baby" as in that it sticks and you cannot get rid of it because you cannot abandon a baby, just like his policies. If he said it in reference to race or cultural issues, then I could possibly see the link.You blacks are pathetic low life anti-whites who want any little pathetic excuse to chimp out. How about you all stop raping our women and beating our people huh?
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Don't see the big deal. Obama is a tar baby. Actually he's a nigger faggot. Oooo am I gonna have to apologize now?
Anyone intelligent and worldly enough to be elected to Congress is educated enough to know the term "tar baby" was used as a racial slur for generations. When even congressmen don't feel compelled to suppress their racial issues in a public forum, black Americans have no chance. Even reaching the highest office does not assure a black man in America common respect. Children are being taught that no black regardless of accomplishment, deserves to be shown proper respect. That's indefensible.
emmettk 6 months ago 14
And you racist whites wonder why us blacks continue to use the "race card" as you all so affectionately call it. Do us a favor, dont deal the race card if you don't want us to play it.
Whoadell 6 months ago 10