"All you gotta do is keep my name out yo' mouth" - De La Soul, Verbal Clap
The more things change, the more they...yeah.
I was going to let it slide. I'm the idiot who actually followed a referrer link to a site called Twisted Spinster. I should have known better.
I should've stopped reading when Glenn Reynolds was mentioned early in the piece.
I should've jumped quickly to latest Diesel Sweeties strip (which is hilarious by the way) when I saw that whoever this Spinster was, she was still talking about "Mission Accomplished."
But, yeah, I'm an idiot.
You remember Andrea Harris don't you?
Several moons ago, my departed friend, Aaron, would call her out on her shit.
Well, I'm not about to let that tradition wither on the vine.
Andrea says in response to something Glenn Reynold's writes:
Is he serious – he really thinks Bush did this to impress Europeans??? Negro please.
Okay. Welcome to the brotherhood, Glenn. Secret handshake guidelines and plans for the revolution should be heading to your inbox soon but you know how we are. CP time, dog.
But maybe Andrea just sees the world through bizarro glasses. In 2002, she suggested
Ten-to-one "Aaron the Uppity Negro" is really one of those skinny, pasty white boys with fake sandy dreads or an orange 'fro. He's just mad because none of the girlies will say he's pretty fly for a white guy.
Oh, the wit is spectacular. But, let's move on. I'm not even amused with her post yet. The good stuff comes in the comments.
Parker asks
“Negro please."?
Can just anybody use that now?
Apparently. Andrea and one of her commenters, Joe, go into what reads to me like some kind of nouveau Amos n' Andy bit
Amos: If you’re dealing with an audience that is quick on the uptake,"N-word, please” also works quite well.
Andy: How about “Niggard, prithee!”
Amos: “N-word, I implore you!”
Har de fuckin' har. Dudes, I'm ROFLMBAO.
James from the UK still doesn't get this highbrow use of innacurate racial labling for the comedy that it is and inquires
Andrea, I don’t understand the references here to “Negro please". As a foreigner I’d be grateful if you would explain it. (I understand only the word “negro” is out of fashion nowadays, but that’s all I know.)
To which Andrea provides a link to my site for reasons obvious only to herself. I asked what I had to do with this nonsense to which she responded, "fashion."
You know what? I could give a shit what you write on your site but keep my name out your mouth. This site has nothing to do with the topic. Your referencing of my site in response to people questioning your use of the phrase, "negro please" suggests to me that you don't really have a response other than you think it's funny calling Glenn a negro or you simply think the phrase is humorous, particularly when you use it in reference to someone who isn't black. Hey, that's fine. I've been known to call my Filipino friends "flips" and my white friends "crackas" and "honkies." I also have a tendency to use the term "brown people" to reference all women and minorities regardless of whether or not they are, in fact, brown.
Saywhatchulike (although, I'd note that it's a rare occasion that I would use that kind of terminology on the web or in print without giving some major context and, even then, I'm probably not doing it. Because, you know, I think it's classy when people try to not be intentionally and knowingly offensive).
Like I said, though, saywhatchulike.
But when challenged on it, don't point at me like I'm your negro tour guide. I don't want tourists from your site.
I'm still trippin' over gizmodo's opening line from a week or two ago
My nigga Noah Shachtman, who I call 'nigga' because neither of us is black...
so I don't really have time to deal with your nonsense.