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Nas plus Dog Chapman equals two morons
November 1, 2007Rapper Nasir Jones and celebrity bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman probably don't know one another and it would appear they'd have little in common.
That is, if you exclude the fact that they're both morons.
Chapman is at the center of a media firestorm after using the word "nigger" to not only describe his son's girlfriend (or rather her character as Chapman later put it), but also anyone who might hear him using the word.
In the telephone conversation obtained by the media, Chapman seemed concerned that someone hearing him use the word would threaten everything he'd worked for, but never mentioned that he shouldn't be using it anyway.
Strangely though, it's difficult to get too upset with Chapman after hearing about Jones' choice of same word as the title of his yet to be released new album.
And yes, "nigger" is indeed a racial slur and not merely a term of endearment or some random euphemism.
So, while Chapman rushes to apologize to any and everyone for his use of the word, Jones sits unscathed awaiting his album's December 11th release date - there's something wrong with that.
The problem with the so-called, "n-word" is all the confusion that it causes.
Who can use it?
When can they use it?
Can other people have permission to use it?
How do you gain that permission?
Once you do gain permission, does that translate across the board?
Now that's a lot of questions with few definitive answers.
However, the bottom line is that Chapman's racial slur can't just morph into Jones' chosen form of artistic expression in the next sentence. Even though it usually does.
And that just takes us right back to where we started -- with not just two morons, but millions.
Posted by Stephen Smith at 9:02 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)
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How is it that the media can post a private conversation?...I thought that taping a conversation unbeknownst to the parties involved was illegal...unless under the protection of a judge issued wiretapping warrant?...Perhaps the Dog can sue for damages...
