the Black and White cookie

It was hardly a “black and white cookie” moment when Michael Richards (the K-Man) responded to an audience member as N.  He didn’t just do it once either, he kept going back to that word.  Some comedians use that word routinely in their routines - I am watching Dave Chapelle as I type - but when it is used to demeane versus in some (perverse) brotherhood it shows no taste . . . .

I do not use that word.  Partially because I am white. I feel if I use it I will be viewed as racist; I would feel racist.  I have read books outloud to students and just say the letter “N.”  I thikn there is no problem letting students read about the use of that word in good children’s literature because it can illustrate the dangers that can accompany that vile word.

I have no idea how Michael Richards really feels.  The mantra of those caught in this unkind limelight often chime in “I’m not a racist. That’s what’s so insane about this,” as he stated on Letterman later that week.  He really didn’t attempt to apologize until it became a big stink though.  And Hey!  Isn’t just using that word in hate racist?

K-man, no black and white cookie for you!

Thirteen Things I will eat for Thanksgiving Dinner 1. turkey 2. ham 3. riesling 4. corn 5. rolls 6. glazed carrots 7. sticky bottoms 8. sweet potato souffle’ 9. stuffing/dressing 10. a variety of soft cheeses, the best you ask? Rosenborg’s Bleu Cheese w/ Cranberry 11. coconut cake 12. apple pie 13. pumpkin pie The average American Thanksgiving meal consists of over 3,000 calories. Don’t hurt yourself! Links to other Thursday Thirteens! 1. (leave your link in comments, I’ll add you here!)

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Top Thirteen Favorite Lyrics1. “I think you;re blind to the fact that the hand you hold is the hand that holds you down” Everything to Everyone, Everclear 2. “I will be sitting on top when the sky falls down and it all goes wrong again” When It All Goes Wrong Again, Everclear 3. “You know I live for the day when you say “baby let’s just run away” Learning How to Smile, Everclear 4. “Our hopes and dreams are out there somewhere, won’t let time pass us by, we’ll just fly” Fly Away From Here, Aerosmith 5. “It’s amazing, that when the moment arrives you know you’ll be alright, it’s amazing” Amazing, Aerosmith 6. “And then she asks me, do I look alright? And I say yes, you look wonderful tonight” Wonderful Tonight, Eric CLapton 7. “I don’t wanna meet your friend and I don’t wanna start over again. I just want my life to be the same just like it used to be” Wonderful, Everclear 8. “I see friends shaking hands…..sayin’.. how do you do, they’re really sayin’……I love you. I hear babies cry…… I watch them grow, they’ll learn much more…..than I’ll never know. And I think to myself …..what a wonderful world” What A Wonderful World, Louis Armstrong 9. “If you pay the price, she’ll let you deep inside. But there’s a secret garden she hides” Secret Garden, Bruce Springsteen not the Madonna version 10. “The past lives on inside your brain. I don’t think you need those memories hangin’ round, yeah, good-bye, kiss your past good-bye” Kiss Your Past Good-Bye, Aerosmith 11. “What good is a man who won’t take a stand? What good is a cynic with no better plan?” Better Way, Ben Harper 12. “Like an old man sitting alone at a lunch counter, never leave lonely alone… ” Never Leave Lonely Alone, Ben Harper 13. “Where do all the porn stars go when the lights go down? I wonder where all the porn stars go ’cause when you need one, they are never around. I think they moved out to the suburbs and now they’re blonde, bland, middle-class Republican wives. They all have blonde, bland, middle-class Republican children. Blonde, bland, middle-class Republican lives.” Volvo Driving Soccer Mom, Everclear Links to other Thursday Thirteens! 1. (leave your link in comments, I’ll add you here!)

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JERRY: You faked it? ELAINE: I faked it. JERRY: That whole thing, the whole production, it was all an act? ELAINE: Not bad huh? JERRY: What about the breathing, the panting, the moaning, the screaming? ELAINE: Fake, fake, fake, fake.

Thirteen Things I Have FAKED 1. Interest in any meeting after twenty minutes 2. My way through many a song on the radio 3. My way out of ONE HS English paper - and I have felt guilty ever since 4. Speeches - the key to pretend you mean every word you say - even the ones you make up 5. Substitute plans, but I always felt this was an art form….. 6. Excuses on why the utility company should turn my electricity/gas/phone back on, but not for years now 7. I have faked my way through book discussions for education classes, at least I usually read them in the end 8. I have used bibliographies to find other sources for college papers 9. …that I ‘have just moved to the area” when I get pulled over or (still) have to ask for directions 10. that “I haven’t seen this Law & Order” so DH does change the channel 11. my way through some HTML when I am feeling very brave and have a lot of time 12. Concern over phony baloney parents’ excuses on how they can’t be expected to help their own kids 13. I wouldn’t get fake boobs, but I would get them realigned

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ELAINE: All right, let’s go, I give you half an hour. JERRY: What? ELAINE: Come on! JERRY: Are you serious? ELAINE: Look, Jerry, we have to have sex to save the friendship. JERRY: Sex… to save the friendship. Well, if we have to…