And as with homophobia, Charles, just because people aren’t saying it out loud doesn’t mean people don’t think those things about black people. But would it solve either? Gay people can be racists just as black people can be homophobes - the knowledge of the other’s feelings isn’t going to solve this problem. This guy clearly isn’t smart enough to see how similar his bigotry is to that of those who hate black people.

I’m glad he said it out loud - at least he was honest, and honest comments like that is how discussion happens. Yes, it’s annoying and irritating and rude and inappropriate. But honestly often is, and this is how we move forward, through honest discussion, not through silencing people who don’t know better.

I don’t understand this whole apology craze. What is the point of it? All people are really sorry for is that they got in trouble, not that they are ignorant, hateful people. An apology doesn’t solve that particular issue.

And as with homophobia, Charles, just because people aren’t saying it out loud doesn’t mean people don’t think those things about black people. But would it solve either? This guy clearly isn’t smart enough to see how similar his bigotry is to that of those who hate black people.

I’m sort of glad he said it out loud - at least he was honest, and honest comments like that is how discussion happens. Yes, it’s annoying and irritating and rude and inappropriate. But honestly often is, and this is how we move forward, through honest discussion, not through silencing people who don’t know better.

I don’t understand this whole apology craze. What is the point of it? All people are really sorry for is that they got in trouble, not that they are ignorant, hateful people. An apology doesn’t solve that particular issue.

Now what if a white guy had said:

“You know, I hate black people, so I let it be known. I don’t like black people and I don’t like to be around black people, I’m negrophobic. I don’t like them. They shouldn’t be in the world or in the United States.”

And what if the same white guy had said this about a black player:

“First of all, I wouldn’t want him on my team. And second of all, if he was on my team, I would, you know, really distance myself from him because, uh, I don’t think that is right. I don’t think he should be in the locker room while we are in the locker room.”

Damn Timmy, but I bet you would have been upset by that huh?

and the transcript is on his site:
http://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/~nunberg/nonapologies.html

“I apologize to anyone who may have been offended by the misinterpretation of my remarks.”

But *then* (this is the part that gets me), in the very same article just below all this awfulness, all the NBA scores from around the nation. Homophobia and oh, the Timberwolves been the Jazz. Huh?

It’s quite obvious that:
-Michael Richards is a bigot
-Hardaway and the Grey’s Anatomy guy are homophobes
-Mel Gibson is anti-semitic
-Paris Hilton is all of the above, and add on a hatred for fat people and just about anyone else who isn’t just like her

Do they really think that people are big enough suckers to fall for their “apologies”? Actually……there probably are. They’re the same suckers who voted W into office for a second term.

Thanks for posting the links. No, I don’t buy his apology and I think the fact he even spouted all that crap to the media is disgusting. I’m sorry but I don’t believe ‘free speech’ should include degradational and discriminational comments like that. His apology means absolutely nothing.