āHis remarks do not reflect the sentiments of Fox News and we do not in any way condone them.ā
Except by continuing to pay him for his āappearances,ā obviously.
Bossieās comments today were deeply offensive and wholly inappropriate,ā the statement said. āHis remarks do not reflect the sentiments of Fox News and we do not in any way condone them.ā
Almost certainly planned. The cost in next-day apologies is factored in. A certain type of viewer loves that shit.
He really meant ''Cotton-picking, finger-licking, chicken-plucker" mind, but couldnāt remember all the words.
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No, you chose your words with great care, jackass. āCotton-pickingā has faded from common usage. Nice try, though, shit-for-brains. Oops - sorry - should have been more careful with my words. I am truly sorry if anyone who has shit for brains was offended.
Good point. Itās as dated as ākeenā or āswell.ā And itās faded for a reason. Even if it were still current, considerate people would not use it and especially not to a black person.
The Thunder fired the last guy who said it.
Although Bossie is an egregious little prig you have to give Payne credit for reminding us what is important.
Iāll say this about the liberal bubble - it tricks me into thinking we, as a society, have progressed further than we have. Iām not convinced the racist phrase was used intentionally. I think itās simply part of the guyās lexicon and shows how ingrained racism still is in large segments of society.
The dog whislte was missing so this clown brings a freakin bullhorn.
I swear, thereās always some not-ready-for-prime-time foxāer on the weekend looking to make a name for him/herself by bringing the extra-strength racism.
Iād give the guy a pass. Iām not from the South, but I might use the phrase āout of your cotton-pickinā mindā to express amazementāand likely with a white person. His apology sounds sincere.
We can be too sensitive here. Payne was entirely right to respond as he did, but this incident is easily overstated.
āBossieā Really?
As we all know, Trumpās election took the white hoods off.
You saw the White Supremacy marches. No hoods.
Youāve read Roseanneās racism. No hood.
Hoods may be gone, but consequences still exist.
I mean, imagine the embarrassment at Bossieās next clan rally.
For apologizing, I meanā¦
I learned āare you out of your cotton picking mindāas a young child. Since the context was always a white-on-white insult, I am chagrined to say I never thought about the racial overtones until today.
āout of your cotton-picking mindā is a phrase I heard often enough as a child, but never heard it used as a racial epitaph. Always white on white. I havenāt heard or even thought about this expression since my childhood. Obviously, hearing it today I get the racial implications. It lept off the screen at me. I canāt recall the last time I heard anyone use this expression, and canāt imagine what made Bossie use it.
I would give him a pass, but then I remember he campaigned for Trump the racist, and was on the TV to defend Trumpās racist, nazi tactics. So, Iām just going to go ahead and assume heās a racist nazi too.
He said the soft part loudā¦
āSwellā has faded??? I AM oldā¦egads.
I heard it a few times as a kid too. I once asked my mom why it was insulting. She simply said, āWho are ācotton pickersā and why is thinking of them as āout of their mindsā a bad thing?ā It didnāt take long to click in my little kid mind.
What? No way, ākeenā is still boss, daddy-o!