Discussion: Local News Anchor Uses Archaic Slur To Describe Lady Gaga's Oscar Music

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Oh, SNAP!

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Yes, that’s exactly why she was not being “racist”, she is just “clueless”. Not much different than most anchors, but you can clearly see from the look on her face she had no idea what the word meant, and in all fairness the term “jig” is from dance (though she likely does not know that either). This story is more funny than anything else, obviously Lady Gaga’s music and the Sound of Music are not “black”.

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Reminds of a lesson where the thesaurus is introduced to second graders…

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Wha…? I didn’t know the meaning of the racist word I was using?

Are you shitting me?

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Yeah, I can’t imagine her using it in front of an African American if she did know what it meant. The mind blowing ignorance of FOX tarts amazes me.

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“What? What’s the matter? I’ve heard that word said around my house since I was a little girl, I didn’t know it was offensive.”

  • is probably the real background on the matter.
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I only heard it used by Archie Bunker (the main character on the 1970s sitcom “All in the Family.”)

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I should have finished that by saying “If that is what happened,” or "If she truly was ignorant of the word’s true meaning. I ran into a situation in the past where I used a racially insensitive term that I was ignorant about, but I had the courage to apologize sincerely and vow not to use said word again. It does happen.

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“I routinely make sounds with my mouth, not knowing in advance if they are even words.”

Interesting defense.

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I barely remember that show, so I may have heard it, but never added it to my lexicon.

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The only thing Lady Gaga did wrong was wear red dish-washing gloves with her gown.

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And at Thanksgiving dinner her Crazy Uncle talks about wetbacks.

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Scraps from the outfit she wore when presented to the Queen.

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She didn’t know!!! And, she has been, what, running around for years calling people or things that!!! And, she didn’t know!!! She should be fired for utter stupidity. But, then again it is Fox!!!

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Wow. Way to take the least charitable interpretation and run with it. What was he supposed to do, stop the newscast to give everyone a lecture on racial sensitivity? This is his cohost and hopefully they have a strong enough working relationship that:

  1. He knew this was ignorance and not bigotry.
  2. He didn’t want to humiliate her any more than he knew she already would be.
    Your comment is far more bigoted than anything this “newscaster” said. So what does that make you?
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Actually Cleavon Little used it on that show, one of the funniest episodes ever, with Demond Wilson before he got the Sanford and Son gig.

Here’s the whole show. Classic, great writing and acting, and done live before a studio audience. Little discusses the “jigaboo” situation at the 14:00 mark.

Good lesson on guns too.

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Imagine having to smile and say the right thing at all times even when presented with bizarro. But a thread devoted to Gaga’s outfits would fly.

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Hah. I missed that. I was flipping back and forth from Downton Abbey for the most part. The only two movies I saw in the top running this year was “Birdman” and “The Grand Budapest Hotel”. Typically, I see most of them by the time the Academy Awards happen…but its been so frickin cold…I’m generally stuck at home in front of my space heater. I did see best song from “Selma” performed. Definitely, the clear winner.

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You had to go there. Must make your mama proud.

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Well, she might also be a racist, but I can believe she picked up the word not knowing exactly what it meant. But sheesh, Gaga did a Sound of Music medley, sung perfectly – and beautifully – straight. So what the fk was she even talking about?

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