Chris Rock Tweets "Happy White People's Day"

According to this news source "White People’s Day, as we reported earlier, has become the outrage du jour among some white people late this week — following a tweet comedian Chris Rock sent on July 4th, as Americans celebrated Independence Day. Here’s what Chris Rock had to say about White People’s Day, in the tweet many are now finding so offensive:

“Happy white peoples independence day the slaves weren’t free but I’m sure they enjoyed fireworks.”

And white people lost their damn minds.

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http://www.inquisitr.com/270729/whi...ly-offensive-in-controversial-july-4th-tweet/

 

Chris always keeps shyte real....LOL

 

That shit was hilarious. Not to mention true. I shouldn't be surprised how many people were upset by it but I was. When people ask me what I'm doing for the 4th and I tell them I don't celebrate that holiday they look at me like I'm nuts.

 

Why do people keep getting offended by comedians telling jokes? The offended jingoists need to get a grip.

Furthermore, Chris's humorous criticism has merit, even though his words could have been chosen better. (maybe he could have put less emphasis on the race angle).

By the way, this is another reason I dislike twitter. People are so quick to put their thoughts out there for the world to read. But they forget how plain text can remove a lot of the spirit of your statement, and thus how easy it is to get misunderstood.

 

THIS.

 

Incapable

 

LOL... I found it to be very funny because its true!! LOL

 

Those conservatives had not read or learned Frederick Douglass' speech on the Fourth of July. Chris Rock is known to get a good rise.

 

I'm tired of some Black folk acting like the 4th of July is a 'Whites only' holiday.

The holiday is what you choose to make of it. Nothing wrong IMO with celebrating the day when this country refused to live under the rule of the British crown.

The reality of that moment may have been lost to Black people, but the principle behind it isn't.

Chris Rock was being obnoxious IMO. Almost as asinine as Morgan Freeman calling Obama our first mixed race president, and not the first Black one.

 

I think he did the best he could with his choice of words. He's right even though what's correct offends some people. You can't expect to please everyone.

 

I don't see a problem with what he said, myself and many of our friends refer to Australia Day as Invasion Day.

White folk done a lot of fucked up shit to have these things thrown at us

 

Good post, Alectrona. What day is Invasion Day? And I also believe that this post is one of the best posts that were made about what Rock said.

Jason McInnis (Centenary LA, 6 likes for his post)

 

Who is Jason McInnis and why is his post so relevant? He's just someone stating an opinion. And a good ol' someone from the Dirty Dirty South at that. The whole "slavery was just an economic institution" line = nothing wrong with owning people as property back then because that's how it was mentality. SMDH.

 

http://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/history/australia-day-invasion-day.html

 

Still a long ways to go....

 

I believed that his post was relevant because someone (conservative) could find a way to insert the issue in the election campaign between Obama and Romney. Race would then be a bigger factor in terms of how people vote.

The right wing is already trying to link the issue to Obama so he takes a political hit.

http://weaselzippers.us/2012/07/04/...ck-fourth-of-july-a-holiday-for-white-people/

 

Ummm....Reality Check. Race has been a factor since Obama first ran in 08. What damn rock have you been hiding under to think that NOW it's going to have some kind of factor in the current political climate???

 

He didn't open old wounds. The wounds never closed. Throwing a blanket over them and pretending the sheets aren't stained with blood isn't going to help our nation end racism either. Nor is playing "pick and choose" with what aspects of history we want to celebrate, ignore, or whitewash to spare people hurt feelings.

 

Right, that's true. It's been a factor.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/01/mitt-romney-heckler-video_n_1468834.html

I did some searching and noticed that from Mitt Romney but I don't recall hearing any coverage from CNN or MSNBC about it. It was swept under the rug.

Understood. I see your point.

 

"..slavery for the most part was an economic institution.."???

WTF???:smt108