If it was just about the fact that Paula Deen said the n-word, I probably wouldn't care at all. I mean, she's just some old Southern woman who bleeds butter. Aesthetically, there's no difference between her and Honey Boo Boo's mom. So not only do I not care that she said that word, I would call her a liar if she tried to say she didn't say it. White people, for whatever reason covet that word. It isn't about freedom or fairness. I just think they want to be allowed to call us "niggers" again. Seriously.
Everything Paula Deen said lines up with that. For one, I don't believe that she said the word once, 30 years ago, after the highest of high pressure situations. If you're thinking about racial hatred during a time like that, then you're thinking about that shit all the time. The rest of us are thinking shit like, "I hope I get to see my family again," or "Am I wearing clean underwear?"
Also, her brother is an unrepentant racist, if the lawsuit against Paula Deen is to be believed. Not only did she allow him to be said unrepentant racist around a business that she was funding, she allegedly turned a blind eye to it. Allegedly.
So yeah, let's not act like she has a problem with the word being said. All those histrionics about the word making her physically ill is just bullshit. You can always tell when someone is lying about this kind of stuff when they claim that it hurts them physically. "Hearing these young boys call each other that word is just like a sledgehammer to my uterus." Look, I'm actually black and hearing the word doesn't cause me any physical pain. In fact, it probably should, seeing how it pertains to me and my race.
Then, in interviews, she tried to put a positive spin on slavery, which is kind of like TRYING TO PUT A POSITIVE SPIN ON SLAVERY. What the fuck is wrong with you, you gravy-filled wench? Who in their right mind would try to convince people that slavery in America was a family environment? Slavery in America was probably the worst type of slavery ever, because it was a business. Slaves were no longer people, they were commodities. There was no light at the end of the tunnel; no time where slaves could expect to be freed. Slaves were worked until they died. And they weren't even treated as human beings. At best, they were considered to be really smart pets. Maybe I shouldn't expect her to know that, since none of it was written on a slab of bacon.
Now, I know that people like to think of their dogs as family members in 2013, but that concept is a recent, American creation that's maybe 20 years old. Before that, it was a common training practice to shove your dog's nose in his own piss to housebreak him. And during slavery times, slaves weren't considered much better than dogs. And this greasy diabetes machine expects me to believe that her family treated their slaves as family? Yeah, until one of them learned to read. Then, they'll be hung or beaten to death for their insolence. That's exactly how we treat our family when they try to educate themselves.
And as a final insult, she wanted to have a plantation style wedding with black men dressed up as slave waiters. Because, why the fuck not? All of the family should be invited to the wedding, but some of them have to work and not make eye contact with anyone else, because the other family members will take it as a personal insult. I guess we were supposed to be honored by that or something. I'm almost certain that there wouldn't have been any black guests invited. It would only confuse Paula's brother when he decided to assault the help and saw black people sitting down or smiling.
But what am I supposed to think when someone not only tries to blunt the blow of slavery, but then thinking that making it a wedding theme is a good idea? When people deny the Holocaust, they're considered batshit crazy. For example, two well-known Holocaust deniers are Mel Gibson's dad and Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Neither is known for his credibility on any topic, including "gravity" or "if the earth is round." But this deep-fried asshole can say "slaves = family" and then try to recreate the experience. And you wonder why Wal-Mart got rid of her. Wal-Mart. And that's a company that would still be selling you lead lined Chinese breakfast cereal if they hadn't gotten caught doing it.
So, no, I don't believe that she only said it once 30 years ago. I believe she's said it lots of times in the years since. I'm not a person who believes that every white person who says the word is racist, because that's stupid, considering how many "down white boys" there are out there who are ignorant as hell. I do think that they are disrespectful, and just don't care about the effect that word can have. All they care about is their own wants.
Of all of the words in the history of speech, that's the one they want to use. The really fucked up one. They could have chosen "titmouse," or "resplendent," but no, "nigger" is the one they want, since I know these assholes don't read. So, since this means so much to you, ignorant white folks (I know all white people don't want to say it, and for that, I thank you), let's make a deal: You can say the word as much as your ignorant heart sees fit, and in exchange, I get to bust out your fronts with a lead pipe. Deal?
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