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CptSternn · 11-03-2007, 03:43 AM

I myself have a huge rant on this...

First, to address your post. Blacks in America have been, and still are, a second class of people. Even though many laws have been enacted to help level the playing field, racism still is thriving. Incidents like this just bring the issue to the fore front of the media and give an opening to discuss these issues.

I do see why people are angered when they hear music that uses the same word to describe the same people, however, there is a big difference.

In Ireland, we are Fenians. We are not anglos or saxons, nor are we descended from either. We are Fenians and proud. In N. Ireland, the loyalist thugs use the term 'Fenians' much like the racist slur you speak of above in your post. It's not the word itself - it's the context you put it in. It is meant in a derogatory manner and attempts to demoralise anyone who it is being used to describe when used by people who harbour racist sentiments. In this instance, thats exactly what the man was doing - using a emotionally charged word to describe a person they had no good thing to say about - therefore this is racist and is wrong.

He could have said 'bitch', 'scumbag', hell, a myriad of other condescending words that didn't have the history attached. The fact he choose to go down that path shows his mindset and he got exactly what he deserved. Why? Because when you use such words you do not just attack the person you are describing, you belittle the people as a whole, using a word that has kept them down for centuries and is used intentionally as such.

That being said, lets talk about 'dog'. I personally can't stand him. I have watched his show, and I am amazed at the levels he would sink to imprison his fellow countrymen. First, America is the only nation in the world that has private bounty hunters that track down people for the judicial system. It's a screwed up system to begin with. Having a man track down his fellow countrymen is just wrong. It says a lot about that man who would treat his fellow countrymen as criminals, animals even.

Furthermore, 'dog' just recently had the charges in Mexico that he had pending dropped. Why? He skipped bail back in 2003 and the statue of limitations expired. More to the point - he did exactly what the people on his show do to avoid being prosecuted in a court of law. hypocrite is an understatement. This man preaches to the people he 'catches' about how they shouldn't run and should face their charges, yet the first time he is arrested he does exactly the same thing they do, and then brags about it on his show. That makes him probably the lowest form of life on the planet in my book.

He knowingly broke the law, for money and fame. He is no better than the people he is 'hunting'.

I'm glad to see his true self finally got the best of him and he is now going off the air. People like him do not need tv shows, they need professional counciling, or even better, a swift kick up the hole.

I'd be willing to provide the latter.

11-03-2007, 03:43 AM	#2
CptSternn Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 4,587	I myself have a huge rant on this... First, to address your post. Blacks in America have been, and still are, a second class of people. Even though many laws have been enacted to help level the playing field, racism still is thriving. Incidents like this just bring the issue to the fore front of the media and give an opening to discuss these issues. I do see why people are angered when they hear music that uses the same word to describe the same people, however, there is a big difference. In Ireland, we are Fenians. We are not anglos or saxons, nor are we descended from either. We are Fenians and proud. In N. Ireland, the loyalist thugs use the term 'Fenians' much like the racist slur you speak of above in your post. It's not the word itself - it's the context you put it in. It is meant in a derogatory manner and attempts to demoralise anyone who it is being used to describe when used by people who harbour racist sentiments. In this instance, thats exactly what the man was doing - using a emotionally charged word to describe a person they had no good thing to say about - therefore this is racist and is wrong. He could have said 'bitch', 'scumbag', hell, a myriad of other condescending words that didn't have the history attached. The fact he choose to go down that path shows his mindset and he got exactly what he deserved. Why? Because when you use such words you do not just attack the person you are describing, you belittle the people as a whole, using a word that has kept them down for centuries and is used intentionally as such. That being said, lets talk about 'dog'. I personally can't stand him. I have watched his show, and I am amazed at the levels he would sink to imprison his fellow countrymen. First, America is the only nation in the world that has private bounty hunters that track down people for the judicial system. It's a screwed up system to begin with. Having a man track down his fellow countrymen is just wrong. It says a lot about that man who would treat his fellow countrymen as criminals, animals even. Furthermore, 'dog' just recently had the charges in Mexico that he had pending dropped. Why? He skipped bail back in 2003 and the statue of limitations expired. More to the point - he did exactly what the people on his show do to avoid being prosecuted in a court of law. hypocrite is an understatement. This man preaches to the people he 'catches' about how they shouldn't run and should face their charges, yet the first time he is arrested he does exactly the same thing they do, and then brags about it on his show. That makes him probably the lowest form of life on the planet in my book. He knowingly broke the law, for money and fame. He is no better than the people he is 'hunting'. I'm glad to see his true self finally got the best of him and he is now going off the air. People like him do not need tv shows, they need professional counciling, or even better, a swift kick up the hole. I'd be willing to provide the latter.