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05/21/2003 Archived Entry: "Got Eightball?"
Got Eightball?
Eightball Magazine remains one of the web's foremost outposts of unbridled, raging commentary. They're more than a little harsh at times, but the truth ain't always pretty. Check this, where one of the Eightball denizens kicks the crap out of washed-up has-been mediocre former rock star Ted Nugent:
Exactly at what point did Mancow get in a position where he could actually believe that he is socially relevant or Bill O'Riely's O'Riley (sic) factor become anything more than Vince McMahon meets Meet the Press? Ted Nugent, the right wing poster boy for killing things is in hot water for calling Asians "g--ks" and blacks "ni--ers" on a live Denver radio show.
Even the guys that invited him on the show, Lewis and Floor from the wax morning show on 103.5 FM the Fox in Denver, who apparently are huge fans on Nugent's took him to task on the air. Nugent's point was that these are only words and that they shouldn't mean anything.
Nugent is known as a guy that likes to "shock". "He loves the reputation he has of being a shoot-from-the-hip kind of guy," said the shows producer, Kathy Lee a woman of Korean descent and apparently a G--k.
One fan took him to task for the terms on Nugent's Web site, and Nugent replied that political correctness "has brought America to its knees. Not me. NEVER!"
See what I mean? Since when did being an asshole make you sweet?
You know conservatives are in power when a white guy is insisting that he should be able to call black people ni--ers because it is only a word.
Yeah right.
Note: B3 edited the offensive words in this snip. Eightball lets 'em fly, so be forewarned.
Replies: 2 people speak up
Well, Nuggent is following in O'Reilly's footsteps with this. Remember the infamous "wetback" episode of The Factor?
It makes them seem like they're trying to bring racism into the mainstream.
Posted by madprophet @ 05/21/2003 03:18 PM NY
Why do I not rejoice in this, the era which I'll loosely term "The Return of the White Man's Burden"? I mean, after all, I AM a middle-aged, male Caucasian.
Seriously, why can't I call east Asians "gooks"? Oh right, my wife is Chinese (and a pagan, no less; you know, them Buddhist types). Perhaps tonight when wifey comes home, I'll run to the door (she gets home after me) and say, "hello, gook, how was your day?" Or maybe I should try, "hey, Chink, no tickee no shirtee," instead.
These are just "words," you know. The problem is that once you give non-Whites equality, they get "uppity" and develop serious attitude problems.
Posted by Metropolitan99 @ 05/21/2003 03:36 PM NY
