It should be noted that the Urban League didn't have to have as much energy in the fight for economic rights of Black Freedmen and Black Indians which were mandated in the 1866 Treaties. The Harvest Institute has been fighting this issue for a decade in the courts and on Capital Hill. The Urban League chose not to get involved. The Cherokee Nation has used the 1866 Treaties to collect billion of dollars in benefits while the US Government ignores its mandated obligation to the descendants of Black Freedmen and Black Indians.
I encourage villagers and the Urban League to research and take a stand on the issue of Black Freedmen and Black Indians.
Having said that, I do applaud the Urban League for calling on Talk Radio Network to drop the Dr. Laura show from syndication.
In responding to a caller who complained that her husband's friends and relatives use racial slurs and make racially demeaning comments, Schlessinger scoffed, "some people are hypersensitive." She noted that "Black guys" use the n-word "all the time," and repeated the word 11 times in the 5-minute exchange."The problem is not simply that Dr. Schlessinger used the 'n-word' repeatedly, though that is offensive enough," National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial said. "Her comments to the caller showed a breathtaking insensitivity and ignorance about racial dynamics in the United States."
But Morial noted that her most revealing comment was, "I don't get it. if anybody without enough melanin says it, it's a horrible thing, but when Black people say it, it's affectionate. It's very confusing."An audio file of the exchange is available on the Electronic Village blog.
"As she said, she doesn't get it, and she is very confused about what constitutes racism," Morial said. "It's beyond comprehension that Dr. Schlessinger would consider Jade 'hypersensitive' for being offended by the use of the n-word. We should be long past the point in this country where anyone should be advised to laugh off or ignore racist comments."This blog joins with Morial in making request that Talk Radio Network drop the Dr. Laura show from syndication.
Talk Radio Network
P.O. Box 3755
Central Point, Oregon 97502
Phone: 541.664-8827
Fax: 541.664-6250
Enough is enough when it comes to spewing negative racial attitudes to wide audiences on the public airwaves.
It's time to shut her down!
