What time is the event? On 2/16/07, Ross Bender <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 2/16/07, S. Sharrieff Ali <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There is a rumor ...in the meeting he was told "We don't pay > dividends to Negro Boys" and we all know what happened next. > > S > My bad. I finally tracked down a photo of the guy and he looked about as white as Barack Hussein Obama. My apologies, dude. I thought that since they didn't identify him in the news as of the African -American persuasion, he must have been White. Ross -----Original Message----- > *From:* Ross Bender [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Friday, February 16, 2007 2:49 PM > *To:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Cc:* Philip Forrest; UnivCity listserv; culture@list.purple.com > *Subject:* Re: [UC] Anybody Carpooling to the Cassidy Opening Tonight? > > > > On 2/16/07, S. Sharrieff Ali <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Couple of things here..If you agree Phillip his comments are not > > politically correct > > then you should have hit the delete key on your own post just after > > you wrote it. > > > > We are living in a very important time and we all need to rise to the > > occasion. We are > > in a new millennium where we should leave the past behind us, all the > > hurt and mistakes. > > > > Even someone as witty as Ross can make a mis-step in judgment when > > writing or referring > > to another race in a way that traditionally has been offensive. > > > > The words "Negro" and "Boy" shouldn't be used today when referring to > > black men and you > > defiantly don't want to use them in a statement together. > > > > I don't want to hear it on this list, on my street from a neighbor, or > > anywhere else for that matter. > > > > It belongs in the past. > > > > S > > > > - > > > > > Sharrieff -- My offensive post was inspired by two things -- 1) the way > people on this list have suggested that when it snows, it's a charitable > thing to do to let the "kids" walking around with snow shovels earn some > "spending money for the holidays" and 2) watching two perfectly healthy Penn > kids having an older African-American gentleman shovel out their car on > Baltimore Avenue yesterday. No doubt they thought they were doing him a big > favor. > > Anyhow, I hope we can count on your getting your black ass to the > opening tonight. > > Oh, and in case anybody's still keeping track, what was the ethnicity of > the crazy real-estate investor who killed five people downna Naval Yard this > week? > > Ross > > > ----Original Message----- > > *From:* Philip Forrest [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > *Sent:* Friday, February 16, 2007 2:12 PM > > *To:* 'S. Sharrieff Ali'; 'Ross Bender'; 'UnivCity listserv'; > > culture@list.purple.com > > *Subject:* RE: [UC] Anybody Carpooling to the Cassidy Opening Tonight? > > > > In the context of this list, everyone here knows what Ross is > > saying. "because most people are not > > > > very intellectual about what they view as racist remarks" isn't true > > here. If Ross says that out at the 46th St EL stop, yes, he's going > > to have some local repercussion. Don't use this as another excuse to > > complain. Yes, it's politically incorrect. Ross is politically incorrect > > for the most part. When he posts to the list, I read what he has to say. > > When others post, I hit "delete" for the most part because so much trash is > > posted here. There are a few jewels though. We're all smart enough to know > > better than to think that Bender is intending on making real racist remarks. > > > > Phil > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > *On Behalf Of *S. Sharrieff Ali > > *Sent:* Friday, February 16, 2007 2:00 PM > > *To:* 'Ross Bender'; 'UnivCity listserv'; culture@list.purple.com > > *Subject: *RE: [UC] Anybody Carpooling to the Cassidy Opening Tonight? > > > > > > > > Ross..as a word of advise..stay away from the phrase "little negro > > boys". > > > > It is not PC and not funny to ..most..people..because most people are > > not > > > > very intellectual about what they view as racist remarks. > > > > > > > > There is a double standard. If Chris Rock says Negro it is funny..If > > Ross Bender > > > > says it..it will raise eyebrows. > > > > > > > > S > > > > -----Original Message----- > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > *On Behalf Of *Ross Bender > > *Sent:* Friday, February 16, 2007 1:38 PM > > *To:* UnivCity listserv; culture@list.purple.com > > *Subject:* [UC] Anybody Carpooling to the Cassidy Opening Tonight? > > > > Anybody driving to the Cassidy Opening tonight who could give me a > > lift? My Lexus Nexus is in the shop and my Beemer's totally snowed in and > > the little Negro boys refuse to shovel it out for less than minimum wage. > > Friggin capitalists. Also, I am TOTALLY furious at the Streets Department, > > what with all the taxes and kickbacks I pay to the corrupt Democrat city > > government -- I have repeatedly called 911 and they positively REFUSE to > > come and help me. Also called John Fenton over at UCD but they said he's > > "upstairs with a client", whatever the hell that means. > > > > -- > > Ross Bender > > http://rossbender.org/abbraccioreading1.html > > > > > > > -- > Ross Bender > http://rossbender.org > > -- Ross Bender http://rossbender.org
