Oh man, it has been two weeks since I last posted something. Time flies hen you are changing diapers every fifteen minutes.
So a quick hate post today, just to let everyone know I'm still alive:
D.L. Hughley. Good god, who thinks this guy is funny? I caught part of his new Daily Show-wannabe" show on CNN last week when he was talking to Dan Savage. Holy shit, I haven't seen such unfunny comedy since Saved By The Bell was on the air. And besides being unfunny, there is nothing worse than stupid people who pretend they're smart. I would say it's the comedy version of O'Reilly except that O'Reilly is probably funnier.
At one point Hughley basically told Dan Savage to his face that being gay was the wrong way to be. And he defended it with the whole "way I was raised" nonsense. This was how he was defending the African-American population in California for voting for Prop 8 in such high numbers, because of their religious upbringing. He then said that he had never met a black atheist.
Seriously? Fuck D.L., how many black people do you know then? How is it you are a black man who grew up around other black people and you don't know any black non-believers, yet I'm a white guy who grew up in the suburbs and I've met more than one?
I'm not sure if that was a sign of him being a huge liar or completely clueless.
This country has such a rich history of great black artists and entertainers. Why has that brilliant culture become represented by brainless hacks like Hughley and Tyler Perry?
Paul Robeson must be spinning in his grave.
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Not to detract from the Hughley hate, 'cause I don't get him or his success either.
Couple of things, though...If you were to ask any number of African-Americans to explain their homophobia, "that's not the way I was raised" is likely to be among the top answers given. I'm willing to bet that to be true of any number of people, minority or no.
Doesn't make that argument any more valid, just saying that Hughley is reverting to nothing new.
Also, the high numbers you state...Here's fivethirtyeight.com on the matter. In essence, taking into account how the vote broke out amidst Latino voters (another historically homophobic culture), Nate Silver makes a reasoned guess that the AA vote on prop 8 was likely around 50/50. That's more support that population has given the gay community than at any time in the past. Imagine what could've happened if the No on 8 folks would've reached across the aisle early.
No, the simple truth of the matter is that the majority of the support for prop 8 came from, you guessed it, white folks. If you'd take out the minority vote, the proposition would still have passed handily, and all of this finger pointing at minorities needs to stop.
um ya (S)wine and I echo your sentiments. we stumbled on that show a couple weeks ago. B.A.D.
and sadly C.N.N. in general seems to have become a Faux news competitor.
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