As Dr. Laura Turns

For the past week or so I have been seeing and hearing people trying to defend Dr. Laura Schlessinger for her use of the “N-Word”. They say if Black people can use the word why can’t anyone else? They also quote the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. While I appreciate their thought process on this matter I have to point out to them that by the definition of racism, Black people cannot be racist.


Here is one definition of the term:

"Racism - the use of race to establish and justify a social hierarchy and system of power that privileges, preferences or advances certain individuals or groups of people usually at the expense of others. Racism is perpetuated through both interpersonal and institutional practices."

In layman's terms, in order to be racist one must possess the power to oppress. Black people do not and have not ever possessed that power.

When it comes to Dr. Laura, saying “nigger, nigger, nigger”, that was the least offensive thing that she did. She started off by saying that "people can be hyper-sensitive, when it comes to race", when she said that, she suggested that Black people don't know when they're being insulted or perhaps they don't know when to be offended and when not to be. I'm sorry, she doesn't get a pass for this, go back and listen to the entire conversation just once more and disregard the N-word part and see if you don't find it offensive, I know I did. Here--> www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7jkow7t0G8.

For her to suggest that Black people are hyper-sensitive about race is a classic white-supremacist and racist ideology.

I agree that there is a double standard that has been established in this matter. However, double standards are as much a part of our society as the very constitution that they use to defend her. For example, women call each other the B-word and nothing is said about it, but if a man does it, he’s wrong. Gay men call each other queer and fag, but if a straight person does it, he's  homophobic or a gay basher. When a man sleeps with several women, he's a stud or a "playa", but when a woman does it she's a "hoe" or slut.  Let's take it a bit further and talk about the disproportionately longer sentences that Black men get compared to their white counterparts who commit the exact same crime. ALL double standards! Are they wrong? Yes! Are they fair? No! But they are as American as apple pie. Dr. Laura decided that she was going to challenge this particular double standard and failed miserably. She has a nationally syndicated radio show and has to be more responsible with what she broadcasts. Since she wasn't, then she absolutely should have to resign.  Maybe next time she will try to tackle a subject that she's more equipped to handle such as "The Effects of Insulin on Rats", which is how she obtained the title "Dr" in the first place because she has a PhD in physiology, not psychology.


Well, that’s the Green Chimp’s take on it what’s yours?