Re: Sure it is..

Laura Schlessinger aka Dr. Laura came under attack recently when she repeatedly used the "N-word" in her response to a question posed on her radio show by a caller. The caller was a Black Woman, married to a White man, who felt offended by what she perceived as disrespectful language by her husband's friends and his willingness to allow the language in her presence. Essentially, Dr. Laura told her to "get over it" and develop a sense of humor about it. This sparked a national outrage.

Everyone is missing the point here. The caller's question essentially boiled down to this: "My husband allows his friends to say and do things in our home that I find personally disrespectful." Nothing beyond that is even pertinent.

But instead of answering a relatively benign relationship question with a reasonable answer (i.e., talk to him about how you feel or leave the marriage or whatever), "Dr." Laura seized the opportunity to make some weak point about the use of the "N-word" that really didn't fit the context.

http://open.salon.co...tsnow_thats_funny

Post #331,565 by lincoln 8/19/10 9:55:35 PM Reply	Re: Sure it is.. Laura Schlessinger aka Dr. Laura came under attack recently when she repeatedly used the "N-word" in her response to a question posed on her radio show by a caller. The caller was a Black Woman, married to a White man, who felt offended by what she perceived as disrespectful language by her husband's friends and his willingness to allow the language in her presence. Essentially, Dr. Laura told her to "get over it" and develop a sense of humor about it. This sparked a national outrage. Everyone is missing the point here. The caller's question essentially boiled down to this: "My husband allows his friends to say and do things in our home that I find personally disrespectful." Nothing beyond that is even pertinent. But instead of answering a relatively benign relationship question with a reasonable answer (i.e., talk to him about how you feel or leave the marriage or whatever), "Dr." Laura seized the opportunity to make some weak point about the use of the "N-word" that really didn't fit the context. http://open.salon.co...tsnow_thats_funny "Chicago to my mind was the only place to be. ... I above all liked the city because it was filled with people all a-bustle, and the clatter of hooves and carriages, and with delivery wagons and drays and peddlers and the boom and clank of freight trains. And when those black clouds came sailing in from the west, pouring thunderstorms upon us so that you couldn't hear the cries or curses of humankind, I liked that best of all. Chicago could stand up to the worst God had to offer. I understood why it was built--a place for trade, of course, with railroads and ships and so on, but mostly to give all of us a magnitude of defiance that is not provided by one house on the plains. And the plains is where those storms come from." -- E.L. Doctorow
Post #331,613 by beepster 8/21/10 1:01:49 AM Reply	and? not defending her Sure, understanding today's complex world of the future is a little like having bees live in your head. But...there they are.
Post #331,618 by crazy 8/21/10 1:50:52 PM Reply	Nope Just egging on anyone who may think you might. Hey, give the guy a break. Maybe his blood pressure medicine is expensive. You're costing him money.
Post #331,621 by beepster 8/21/10 3:33:20 PM Reply	Just wondering what the context was. That is all. Already agreed that she was out of line and worthy of the Imus treatment. Sure, understanding today's complex world of the future is a little like having bees live in your head. But...there they are.

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