Anyone who decides to go mudding on a ATV through a minefield and thinks they'll come out unscathed has another thing coming. I listened to the whole audio tape. Dr. Laura made no effort to listen to the woman's issues, you know race should be open to a debate and it does require a conversation and this was a one way street. If you need a second listen, do so. She started the conversation with a blatant bias and "diagnosing" the woman before she even spoke. We'll never know what kind of black culture questions her husband's friends were asking. "Hey is it true all black men have big wangs?", "How come black people don't vote?" or "Why did you all vote for Obama?", "How come you all have big lips?" ....we'll never know how innocent or derogatory the questions were. What kind of doctor tells you what's your problem BEFORE you're examined? Not the kind you want to visit.
Patient: Hello doctor, I am having a recent issue I wanted you to see about my neck.
Doctor: Well you know people generally come to me with problems and it turns out to be cancer. Tell me what is going on.
Patient: Well you see I have a sharp pain where my neck connects at....
Doctor: Stop right there, sounds like a tumor to me. You should go on chemo and come back when you're cured. Glad I could help. NEXT!
It's shockjock therapist grabbing at ratings at worst and a poor listener at best. I noticed a person or two mention how the "N" word, heart of the matter, was brought up. From the recording and transcript it seems like after Dr. Laura kept interrupting her she finally just threw out the "Well...what about the N word?" without a contextual connotation and just a straight up "What's your opinion on this because I can't get a word in edge wise". So we don't know if her husband's friends are saying the "N" word or anything....no clue. Further notice how she didn't say the word, she said it was "The N word". Which should have been an indicator of the individual's feelings towards broaching the subject. She didn't say it until after the break when repeating Dr. Laura's statement. Sorry Godzilla but when your caller is asking you to walk on eggshells and you nuke the place expect retaliation. She clearly wasn't comfortable and the good doctor's advice was, "man up" on race issues. Her example of why is the supposed double standard policy on the "N" word and she uses HBO comedy as the prime example.
Most have never heard of it but at least watch the trailer Why We Laugh documentary that touches on this exact topic for a good solid 30 minutes. It's entertaining, educational and brings the perspective of black comedians on black comedians; especially those you see on HBO/Showtime. If you're too dang lazy to watch it here's the point, there's an economic boon to gain from approaching the subject of race through derogatory word usage in America and those that do so are thrust into the limelight regardless of their talent level. That's why you see them on HBO...not because of talent but of a quick buck. That's from the mouth's of black comedians on black comedians. They don't particularly care for it and think it's marketed to a larger white audience who want a new form of minstrel style show that's consistent with a new age audience. Degrading the culture and promoting a racial bias in a context that's politically correct because, "The black guy said it and everyone in the audience is black and laughing...therefore it's acceptable terminology to their own".
There are words with negative connotations to any racial group....and while it can be used within a group to describe themselves, even though it brings pain to some others will find it amusing within their own racial group but it becomes offensive when outsiders use the word. It's a personal decision to allow the word to be used by others...period. It's not universally accepted even within a group. There are those who might not voice opposition but it does remain regardless.
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