Discussion: Bossie To Democratic Strategist: 'You're Out Of Your Cotton-Picking Mind'

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ā€œHis 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 ā€œappearances,ā€ obviously.

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Bossieā€™s comments today were deeply offensive and wholly inappropriate,ā€ the statement said. ā€œHis remarks do not reflect the sentiments of Fox News and we do not in any way condone them.ā€

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Almost certainly planned. The cost in next-day apologies is factored in. A certain type of viewer loves that shit.

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He really meant ''Cotton-picking, finger-licking, chicken-plucker" mind, but couldnā€™t remember all the words.
/s

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No, you chose your words with great care, jackass. ā€œCotton-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.

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Good point. Itā€™s as dated as ā€œkeenā€ or ā€œswell.ā€ And itā€™s faded for a reason. Even if it were still current, considerate people would not use it and especially not to a black person.

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The Thunder fired the last guy who said it.

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Although Bossie is an egregious little prig you have to give Payne credit for reminding us what is important.

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Iā€™ll say this about the liberal bubble - it tricks me into thinking we, as a society, have progressed further than we have. Iā€™m not convinced the racist phrase was used intentionally. I think itā€™s simply part of the guyā€™s lexicon and shows how ingrained racism still is in large segments of society.

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The dog whislte was missing so this clown brings a freakin bullhorn.

I swear, thereā€™s always some not-ready-for-prime-time foxā€™er on the weekend looking to make a name for him/herself by bringing the extra-strength racism.

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Iā€™d give the guy a pass. Iā€™m not from the South, but I might use the phrase ā€œout of your cotton-pickinā€™ mindā€ to express amazementā€“and 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.

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ā€œBossieā€ Really?

As we all know, Trumpā€™s election took the white hoods off.
You saw the White Supremacy marches. No hoods.
Youā€™ve read Roseanneā€™s racism. No hood.
Hoods may be gone, but consequences still exist.

I mean, imagine the embarrassment at Bossieā€™s next clan rally.
For apologizing, I meanā€¦

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I learned ā€œare you out of your cotton picking mindā€as 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.

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ā€˜out 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 havenā€™t 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 canā€™t recall the last time I heard anyone use this expression, and canā€™t imagine what made Bossie use it.

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I would give him a pass, but then I remember he campaigned for Trump the racist, and was on the TV to defend Trumpā€™s racist, nazi tactics. So, Iā€™m just going to go ahead and assume heā€™s a racist nazi too.

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He said the soft part loudā€¦

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ā€˜Swellā€™ has faded??? I AM oldā€¦egads.

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I heard it a few times as a kid too. I once asked my mom why it was insulting. She simply said, ā€œWho are ā€˜cotton pickersā€™ and why is thinking of them as ā€˜out of their mindsā€™ a bad thing?ā€ It didnā€™t take long to click in my little kid mind.

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What? No way, ā€œkeenā€ is still boss, daddy-o!

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