Vaxene
10-01-2005, 07:30 PM
This was sent to me in an email and I was just curious to what all of your reactions are. I, by NO means, am racist. Some of my best friends are white, black, asian, pacific islander, middle eastern, and indian (the country India). I have NEVER judged ANYONE by the color of their skin and never will. There are, unfortunately, stereotypes of all ethnicities, but I try to find the humor in them. I just wanted to tell you all this before you label me as prejudiced. This is simply an email I received and I thought that it was a very bold reply, well-said and I agree. Let me know your opinions. I also want to add that this is from my hometown.
" THE MOST REVERAND JESSIE
This is from an anchorman from Baton Rouge, La.
Yesterday the Rev. Jesse Jackson showed up in Baton
Rouge.
I wished he would have showed up in Sheriff
Harry Lee's office as we would have NEVER heard from
him again, he said, "Bush has NOT appointed a single
Black to head up this Katrina Relief, the Black
Caucus and Black Leaders all over America are upset
with him putting the Black folks on the side and it
is OUR people who are sitting on their roof tops
waiting for rescue.
OUR people who are standing in
line at the Superdome waiting on food, water and a
ride to a safe place, OUR people who have been
locked down in poverty!" And so on...
George
Sell the Anchorman for TV 9 news responded to Jesse:
"Rev. Jackson, the Mayors of New Orleans
and Baton Rouge are Black, the police chiefs of New Orleans
and Baton Rouge are Black, the head of the LA State
Police is Black, the head of the Army conducting the
Army's operation on the ground in New Orleans is
Black, the congressman from New Orleans is Black and
for the last 40 years, the leaders of LA have been
members of the Democratic Party, YOUR party, don't
blame us like you are doing, look in the mirror! You
pull the race card every time you don't get your
way.
We are in a terrible crisis and right now we
need to come together and here you come to Louisiana
and holler racism, just like you always do and it is
NEVER EVER your fault, it's always racist, always
someone else's fault, but here you are - sitting
high and dry.
Why don't you go out in to the waters
where they are shooting at the rescue personnel and
help in the rescue???
There was no response from
the Rt. Rev. Jackson....."
" THE MOST REVERAND JESSIE
This is from an anchorman from Baton Rouge, La.
Yesterday the Rev. Jesse Jackson showed up in Baton
Rouge.
I wished he would have showed up in Sheriff
Harry Lee's office as we would have NEVER heard from
him again, he said, "Bush has NOT appointed a single
Black to head up this Katrina Relief, the Black
Caucus and Black Leaders all over America are upset
with him putting the Black folks on the side and it
is OUR people who are sitting on their roof tops
waiting for rescue.
OUR people who are standing in
line at the Superdome waiting on food, water and a
ride to a safe place, OUR people who have been
locked down in poverty!" And so on...
George
Sell the Anchorman for TV 9 news responded to Jesse:
"Rev. Jackson, the Mayors of New Orleans
and Baton Rouge are Black, the police chiefs of New Orleans
and Baton Rouge are Black, the head of the LA State
Police is Black, the head of the Army conducting the
Army's operation on the ground in New Orleans is
Black, the congressman from New Orleans is Black and
for the last 40 years, the leaders of LA have been
members of the Democratic Party, YOUR party, don't
blame us like you are doing, look in the mirror! You
pull the race card every time you don't get your
way.
We are in a terrible crisis and right now we
need to come together and here you come to Louisiana
and holler racism, just like you always do and it is
NEVER EVER your fault, it's always racist, always
someone else's fault, but here you are - sitting
high and dry.
Why don't you go out in to the waters
where they are shooting at the rescue personnel and
help in the rescue???
There was no response from
the Rt. Rev. Jackson....."