Paula Deen Admits to Racial Slurs

[Dino Velvet]

http://omg.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-news/paula-deen-admits-racial-slurs-possibly-slaughters-career-231954314.html

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[starkem]

You act like you're surprised...leave Her alone...She can cook.... :hide-1:

[Dino Velvet]

You act like you're surprised...leave Her alone...She can cook.... :hide-1:

She cooks but probably don't burn coal. Next thing you hear might be Carl Karcher having ties with the Ku Klux Klan but only financial.:hide-1:

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[TSPornFan]

She's very ignorant. I had a similar experience on campus. A student employee said she was afraid of me because I'm black. She also said that blacks are stupid and criminals. She felt like calling the police when black people hangout in groups. My goodness she was a pain. The department that she worked for didn't care and her boss was black.

[nysprod]

Why would anyone pay attention to fat, old, Paula Dean? Like, who would even care?

[NYCTSluv]

I agree, who cares? Plus, 99% of people have probably said in one way or another while 99% of other people have used slurs towards whites. Is this really news?

[robertlouis]

Looks and sounds like white trash that managed to break out of her trailer park.

[Dino Velvet]

Looks and sounds like white trash that managed to break out of her trailer park.

She broke out of her house after beating Agoraphobia.

Paula Deen's Agoraphobia and Fear of Death - Oprah's Next Chapter - Oprah Winfrey Network - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbjxAJaoaTA)

[nysprod]

She broke out of her house after beating Agoraphobia.



Would you have a problem if I address you by your real name, Count Fistula?

[TSCURIOUS]

Who cares?? Who REALLY cares??

[Cecil Rhodes]

1) None of you know what you are talking about

2) I used to know Paula

3) I have been to her house ...... well Compound ......... both the current and previous one ...... and they are not Mobile Homes .

4} I get 1/2 price at her restaurants .

5) I can mention other things i have knowledge of .

With that said, i don't need to come here to hear about Paula .

I will say this thread is about something said in a sealed by the court deposition of an ongoing Bull Shit lawsuit that Paula is involved in .

Btw, i gave up on Paula a few years ago . Her head got to Big . Talk about a Ham . Btw, she is now releasing her own brand of butter and some idiots are trying to open a Paula Deen Museum

[starkem]

White and black issues aside...anyone letting Okra winprhey into their house or hearts and minds is going straight to hell. Be very careful people! (smile)

And as another off topic aside: I still want to fuck the shit out of Gayle Kings old ass! :salad:jerkoff:wiggle::praying: now I know that sounds scary to some of you acrophobiacs, but let a brother live please! :praying:

As to this thread (back on topic) Paula is working out her demons as best she can. When you get money, you tend to not want to be a lot of things you were in the past. We may not solve poverty, crime or moral indecency, but wealth is a catalyst for rethinking old paradigms. Paula bless you! Oprah bless you!

And Gayle....I'd like to discuss our ontological differences in the bathroom please! :praying::salad:wiggle::party:


She broke out of her house after beating Agoraphobia.

Paula Deen's Agoraphobia and Fear of Death - Oprah's Next Chapter - Oprah Winfrey Network - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbjxAJaoaTA)

[giovanni_hotel]

Oh well.
I used to have this fantasy of fucking the shit out of Paula Deen after she had fixed for me personally the Southern banquet to end all meals, now she had to go and fuck up a perfectly sweet daydream.

Something about her seems very sexual to me, or maybe I'm just slutty.

[starkem]

LOL. Maybe you're a little bit of both. When you get old, there is nothing really left but spirit in my opinion -in terms of endearment as to remaining sexually attractive. Somehow, Ms. Paula has kept her spirit alive in this manner that any fortuitous man would still want to fed and fucked by this goddess -racist or not.....


:party::yayo::smileysex::jerkoff:fuckin::smileysex ::whistle::love1:smoking


Oh well.
I used to have this fantasy of fucking the shit out of Paula Deen after she had fixed for me personally the Southern banquet to end all meals, now she had to go and fuck up a perfectly sweet daydream.

Something about her seems very sexual to me, or maybe I'm just slutty.

[broncofan]

Always surprised at people's defensiveness when a prominent person is caught out saying intolerant things. People make mistakes but she's not really accused of one or two comments but a pattern of harassment towards her workers. Her desire to have black wait staff dress as slaves is pretty damning.

Also gotta love the self-pitying comment about racism towards African Americans being okay because "99% of people have used slurs towards whites". I don't trust that statistic nor do I trust someone who tries to conflate the history of persecution and mistreatment of African-Americans in the United States with that of whites. All racial slurs are wrong to be sure, but the history of racism in the U.S has been fairly one-sided.

[broncofan]

some comments by Paula

"Well what I would really like is a bunch of little n***ers to wear long-sleeve white shirts, black shorts and black bow ties, you know in the Shirley Temple days, they used to tap dance around,” Jackson alleges Deen told her. “Now, that would be a true Southern wedding wouldn’t it? But we can’t do that because the media would be on me about that.”

Her husband
“In the presence of Ms. Jackson and Uncle Bubba’s restaurant manager and a vendor, Bubba Hiers stated they should send President Obama to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico so he could n***er-rig it.”

She apparently also used the n word to describe an African-American man involved in a bank hold-up. Doesn't sound like she confines her use of the word to jokes but also to people she is angry with.

BTW, it's not just making racist comments to random people on the street but to people who work underneath her and have to take it in order to keep their jobs. She's being sued under Title VII of the civil rights act, and unless there is some sort of procedural or statute of limitations bar, it probably will make it past summary judgment. I hardly see how it's a frivolous lawsuit when she's being sued for violating the letter of the law.

[maddygirl]

Never liked that superficial "down home grandma" wannabe anyhow. This just gives me one more excuse to dislike her more. <3 Yay

[TSPornFan]

Paula Deen has black friends. She even lets them use her bathroom.

[Dino Velvet]

Would you have a problem if I address you by your real name, Count Fistula?

See if you can get it to catch on. I don't mind. I'm all about silliness.

[Sulka_bewitched_me]

Sorry but my life doesn't revolve around keeping track of faux celebrities (especially wannabe reality TV celebs) and all their fuck ups or all their :footinmouth moments. It's sad that this shit now passes for real journalism these days when in fact it's just human interest story bullshit and the fact society LOVES to see the rich/famous/powerful taken down a peg or two. Couldn't care less about it (except enough to state my opinion on the matter).

[giovanni_hotel]

She's sweet and charming.....and a racist. Moving along.

I mean she was routinely telling racist and ethnic jokes at work among her work staff. That's just crazy nowadays.

[Dino Velvet]

I mean she was routinely telling racist and ethnic jokes at work among her work staff. That's just crazy nowadays.

She acts like the bouncer not the proprietor.

[broncofan]

Sorry but my life doesn't revolve around keeping track of faux celebrities (especially wannabe reality TV celebs) and all their fuck ups or all their :footinmouth moments. It's sad that this shit now passes for real journalism these days when in fact it's just human interest story bullshit and the fact society LOVES to see the rich/famous/powerful taken down a peg or two. Couldn't care less about it (except enough to state my opinion on the matter).
Right, except that an entire category of publishing is devoted to things much less relevant than an appalling thing a celebrity said and the fact they're being sued for it. Magazines publish everything from who someone is dating, to what they wear, and what they eat. It is usually only when the hot button issue of racism comes up that people assert the story is not newsworthy. What's newsworthy is what people deem interesting.

You can count on some fresh outrage every time a story like this comes up, someone will say , "how is this newsworthy when people are dying in ....", except that magazines and newspapers still report things of various degrees of seriousness all the time no matter what's going on.

[Sulka_bewitched_me]

Right, except that an entire category of publishing is devoted to things much less relevant than an appalling thing a celebrity said and the fact they're being sued for it. Magazines publish everything from who someone is dating, to what they wear, and what they eat. It is usually only when the hot button issue of racism comes up that people assert the story is not newsworthy. What's newsworthy is what people deem interesting.

You can count on some fresh outrage every time a story like this comes up, someone will say , "how is this newsworthy when people are dying in ....", except that magazines and newspapers still report things of various degrees of seriousness all the time no matter what's going on.

America....Old Southern hag.......'nuff said.

[Sulka_bewitched_me]

Right, except that an entire category of publishing is devoted to things much less relevant than an appalling thing a celebrity said and the fact they're being sued for it. Magazines publish everything from who someone is dating, to what they wear, and what they eat. It is usually only when the hot button issue of racism comes up that people assert the story is not newsworthy. What's newsworthy is what people deem interesting.

You can count on some fresh outrage every time a story like this comes up, someone will say , "how is this newsworthy when people are dying in ....", except that magazines and newspapers still report things of various degrees of seriousness all the time no matter what's going on.

Just shows you how vapid journalism (and the American's Cult of Celebrity) has become. This lopsided allocation of media attention and public focus is an ominous indicator of how shallow and superficial society has turned into.

[speedking59]

while not excusing boorish behavior, her redneck, white trashiness is what i find attractive about her. i would do her in a New York minute.

[Cecil Rhodes]

while not excusing boorish behavior, her redneck, white trashiness is what i find attractive about her. i would do her in a New York minute.

want here address

[Cecil Rhodes]

Paula Deen has black friends. She even lets them use her bathroom.

even worse, she lends them money

[Cecil Rhodes]

Always surprised at people's defensiveness when a prominent person is caught out saying intolerant things. People make mistakes but she's not really accused of one or two comments but a pattern of harassment towards her workers. Her desire to have black wait staff dress as slaves is pretty damning.

Also gotta love the self-pitying comment about racism towards African Americans being okay because "99% of people have used slurs towards whites". I don't trust that statistic nor do I trust someone who tries to conflate the history of persecution and mistreatment of African-Americans in the United States with that of whites. All racial slurs are wrong to be sure, but the history of racism in the U.S has been fairly one-sided.

1] Telling jokes is not against the law even if you are offended by them nor is speaking your opinion . It is a Right protected by the Constitution .

2] Paula doesn't have any or very few black wait staff . They all work in the kitchen

[broncofan]

1] Telling jokes is not against the law even if you are offended by them nor is speaking your opinion . It is a Right protected by the Constitution .

2] Paula doesn't have any or very few black wait staff . They all work in the kitchen
Your second point only reinforces why your first point is off the mark.

Title VII makes it illegal to alter the terms and conditions of work on account of race, and that includes an action for harassment. I'm not going to go through the test they use for harassment cases, but things employers say can constitute harassment. I've seen dozens of cases where employers using the n word were successfully sued for creating a hostile work environment. Since the law doesn't directly police speech, it doesn't run afoul of the first amendment's protections. If offensive jokes make the working conditions intolerable for minorities, they are illegal under title vii.

Also, as to your second point, it is illegal to intentionally exclude individuals from certain positions because they are black. Even having a stratified workplace like that could subject an employer to liability under disparate impact theory. These are not the good ole days anymore!

[speedking59]

i'll bet she does

[Cecil Rhodes]

Your second point only reinforces why your first point is off the mark.

Title VII makes it illegal to alter the terms and conditions of work on account of race, and that includes an action for harassment. I'm not going to go through the test they use for harassment cases, but things employers say can constitute harassment. I've seen dozens of cases where employers using the n word were successfully sued for creating a hostile work environment. Since the law doesn't directly police speech, it doesn't run afoul of the first amendment's protections. If offensive jokes make the working conditions intolerable for minorities, they are illegal under title vii.

Also, as to your second point, it is illegal to intentionally exclude individuals from certain positions because they are black. Even having a stratified workplace like that could subject an employer to liability under disparate impact theory. These are not the good ole days anymore!

You are acting like i said the Broncos suck .

oh, i guess Affirmative Action is a violation of title 7 ? Is that not what got Paula trouble in the 1st place ? She mentioned how she liked the wait staff at a restaurant in Tennesee but thought it might be considered inappropriate ?
The person who filed this lawsuit is just looking for a big pay out . Blacks in this City, especially the prominent ones are backing Paula as well as alot of other people . The plantiff can also be asked if she ever used the N-Word, so were dpes that lead ? It kind of cancels it out but it does go against the plantiff's merit .

I, like alot of people here are tired of Paula and wish she would go away . She has gotten a really fat head . I took up for her and her success until she pretty much bought the River St Christmas Parade and that was it for me .

If you want a suit against Paula, you file it against her fot her son's sexual conduct, especially since they took over the restaurant around 2005/6 .

[Cecil Rhodes]

Wow ....... All of the Paula Deen hatred and no one has posted on her 3 apologies today and the Food Network not renewing her contract when it expires .

Paula Deen&#39;s Third Apology Video - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9L9LOfVlNxc&feature=player_detailpage)

[Cecil Rhodes]

Damn Tourons . They are lined up on both sides of the street back to Ellis Square waiting to get into her restaurant .

[broncofan]

Affirmative action plans that institute quotas can be a violation of Title VII. Those that are meant to remediate past discrimination in that workplace are generally acceptable. For instance, if an employer wants to accept a higher percentage of African-Americans because his place of employment has historically discriminated against them and advancement there is based on seniority, affirmative action is considered acceptable.

I don't think most courts would consider it a bona fide affirmative action plan to have a position exclusively filled by African-Americans in attire to remind people of slavery so they can sell a Southern Plantation theme. So no, I don't really think affirmative action got her in trouble in the first place.

Paula's use of the n word is not going to be an issue as much at trial as her use of the word in the presence of employees. Some employees using that word themselves would not really bear on whether their supervisors maintained a hostile work environment there.

Nothing personal against you. It's okay if you don't like the Broncos and I didn't insult you, just disagreed.

[Cecil Rhodes]

Affirmative action plans that institute quotas can be a violation of Title VII. Those that are meant to remediate past discrimination in that workplace are generally acceptable. For instance, if an employer wants to accept a higher percentage of African-Americans because his place of employment has historically discriminated against them and advancement there is based on seniority, affirmative action is considered acceptable.

I don't think most courts would consider it a bona fide affirmative action plan to have a position exclusively filled by African-Americans in attire to remind people of slavery so they can sell a Southern Plantation theme. So no, I don't really think affirmative action got her in trouble in the first place.

Paula's use of the n word is not going to be an issue as much at trial as her use of the word in the presence of employees. Some employees using that word themselves would not really bear on whether their supervisors maintained a hostile work environment there.

Nothing personal against you. It's okay if you don't like the Broncos and I didn't insult you, just disagreed.

Of course i don't like the broncoa . The bet the falcons in the superbowl in 99 .

The other thing like i said is B/S . If it wasn't, it would have been settled out of court and the case would have a non disclosure added . Although Paula is feeling alot of heat at the moment, it is limited and she is getting alot of support, especially from the black community .

Remember the Jury will be made up of locals from the Savannah Area, not Youtube or CNN .

To me it is just more Paula Deen publicity i have to hear about .

Btw, my best friend's sister worked for Paula for over 10 years and made it to manager . She started when Paula only had at most 10 people working at her restaurant and that number included her and her family . She was canned when the boys took over like most of the long term staff . I know others that have worked there since . With that said, i have some inside knowledge of the workings at the restaurants here .

[Cecil Rhodes]

This just in .... The local Rape Crisis Center and also the local Safe Shelter have come out publicly in support of Paula .

[broncofan]

Even if she wins the suit because the plaintiff cannot show that the comments made the workplace objectively and subjectively intolerable for her, she has probably ended her run as a national figure of note. She will probably be relegated to a regional guilty pleasure, similar to those other guilty pleasures some southerners feel nostalgic about. That said, I'm sure those who continue to go there won't feel they still have to whisper when they order the confederate bean soup.

[Dino Velvet]

She was talking about Chocolate Faces to Al Roker on the Today Show. Poor Roker...

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Elita Loresca dissing Al Roker on live TV! - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0J-DuQn7r8)

[Dino Velvet]

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[maddygirl]

Everytime she smiles I just imagine her axe murdering her whole family and cooking them into some buttery concoction.

[AllanahStarrNYC]

First of all, before all of this, I really could not stand this woman. She comes across as a complete idiot, but then again it just maybe a persona to sound 'homy' and 'folksy'. I don't cook, I hate cooking, I don't watch cooking shows.

After her whole diabetes scandal I though her a sincere hypocrite and now this....

I will tell you that the use of language in passing does not bother me in the sense that I think a lot of people use language in a moment, or for a joke and I do not think that is punishable. Maybe in the public court as a public person and corporation yes, but not a sentence to be branded a racist or sexist or homophobe, as long as language is not used in a way to cause malice or truly incite hate. We at all say things out of anger, that is one of the unfortunate factors of the human condition.

HOWEVER, your attitudes and actions and are what count. I think this woman is blithely unaware of just how she sounds or how racist she may be.

Take a look at this video from 2012- she sounds like a total idiot especially when calling her employee 'black is this board', and asking him to move so everyone could see him. Calling slaves 'workers'?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/21/paula-deen-racism_n_3480720.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

Either she is blithely unaware of how she sounds or she really is a racist, and in America you have every right to believe that BUT when you practice it then yes I think you should be punished.

I hope she goes away just for the mere fact that is an annoying idiot and maybe this scandal will help.

[Cecil Rhodes]

I know the woman and i can say she is not the Racist Club . She is to much of a Brown Nose :dancing::dancing:

[Cecil Rhodes]

Paula Deen's Hoes Ain't Nappy ...... i mean her Hoes Are Complementary

[giovanni_hotel]

I know the woman and i can say she is not the Racist Club . She is to much of a Brown Nose :dancing::dancing:

If you have a nostalgia for the antebellum South and admire how 'sharp' all those 'black workers' looked in a white coat and bow tie, you're probably racist and don't know it.

You can be a bigot and still be very charming and likeable.:party:

[runningdownthatdream]

You can be a bigot and still be very charming and likeable.:party:

Only superficially so......people I've met with her unique 'charms' are surprisingly very much alike in their bigotry and general ignorance.

[VictoriaVeil]

Well According to Darth Vader, all Stormtroopers look alike. #justsayin

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[Jimmy W]

She is a worthless, pretentious fat Southern racist cunt who relied on the concept that being fat and disgusting and creating food from other peoples magazine articles or soup cans that have no nutritional value and cause health problems was somehow...cool. She is garbage and I hope to God she pays a dear price and becomes gone sooner rather than later. Fuck her. And fuck her asshole sons riding her coat tails.

[Dino Velvet]

You can be a bigot and still be very charming and likeable.:party:

My aunt, uncle, and however many cousins I have from their blessed union. I like them as long as they're in Amarillo. Send darling pictures of 8 year olds with guns in their hands like they fight for Mullah Omar in the West Texas Taliban.

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ALLAH HU AKBAR!!!

Family Guy-Allah Hu Akbar(Mentally Challenged Suicide Bomber) - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFEJ9iVopBw)

[danthepoetman]

I don't know her (and if I believe Jimmy, I guess I'm not missing much). But to me, the concept of race doesn't mean anything and we should simply abandon it. We're not dogs or cats, we're human beings. Some slight physiological differences or a variation in skin pigment doesn't make group characterizations. If you're talking about a culture, a People or an ethnic group, well, ok, yes, of course. But "races"? Naw! Meaningless concept.

[Rusty Eldora]

I grew up in Boulder, Co which is a college town that at that time had no concept of Race, an Ebony was considered to have a nice tan that was about all. My high school had maybe 20 Ebony students but 6 ebony teachers including my incredible German teacher. Same with Latin & Asian. I went to college near Detroit, Mich and was quite shocked by the racial hatred that existed both ways.

I feel the way we approached Affirmative Action has greatly prolonged the problem. We are constantly labelled as who we are by our ethnicity, not by ourselves. The older concept of melting pot changed Irish, Italian, Greek, and Polish into American's. Those groups could celebrate their ethnicity but life isn't ruled by it.

I'm not sure if Paula should have been crushed the way she was, but she was stupid and is probably racist. It is plain unacceptable.

[danthepoetman]

Couldn't agree more, Rusty. And the habit of referring to people by colors! How infinitely ridiculous! What a terrible way to reduce our humanity... to all of us.

[runningdownthatdream]

.......I don't think she should be crushed....better to humble and educate her if possible. Rehabilitation is good! I think that people often just forget to think and practice empathy and that coupled with ignorance just sets us up to do and say dumbshit. But we can all better ourselves given the right impetuous.

[Dino Velvet]

And the habit of referring to people by colors! How infinitely ridiculous! What a terrible way to reduce our humanity... to all of us.

Amen. Like it would kill her to pass out a few name tags.

[Sulka_bewitched_me]

Not sure if this is news but The Food Network has "canned" her buttery ass.

[danthepoetman]

Not sure if this is news but The Food Network has "canned" her buttery ass.
Yes, I saw the same on facebook. Bill Maher says that she then on have been immidiately hired for Fox kitchen... ;)

[Cecil Rhodes]

Not sure if this is news but The Food Network has "canned" her buttery ass.

No they did not . They are not going to renew her contract when it expires next month .

Further more, The Food Network is getting hit big time by Paula Fans and their facebook page has taken a tremendous hit . TFN has been around awhile but Paula is the one that put them on the map{ so to speak } .

I have written what i think of Paula, so you know where i stand . What is going on currently is nothing but a shakedown . The plaintiff is nothing but a disgruntled ex employee that has a very checkered past and at the time of filing suit owed $68,000 in back taxes .

[Jimmy W]

I'd argue that Emeril Lagasse put TFN 'on the map' a long time ago, not Paula Deen.

[AllanahStarrNYC]

However you feel, please do yourself a favor and watch this.

It is a HOOT!!!!!!!

Still laughing.

African American Cooking With Paula Deen:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=wdrvNeuc7jY

[Cecil Rhodes]

I'd argue that Emeril Lagasse put TFN 'on the map' a long time ago, not Paula Deen.

Go ahead and argue if you like .

[Cecil Rhodes]

Paula Deen Gets Hit In The Face By Flying Ham - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-JLhOz5ptI&feature=player_detailpage)

Ebonically Speaking

Paula Deen Gets Smacked In The Face Wit A Hog - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfZkdpL4Sig&feature=player_detailpage)

[Cecil Rhodes]

However you feel, please do yourself a favor and watch this.

It is a HOOT!!!!!!!

Still laughing.

African American Cooking With Paula Deen:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=wdrvNeuc7jY

If you think it's such a HOOT visit the South and you will see Whites and Blacks carry on like this with each other all the time . Well, excluding the Crimi-Thugs .

[rockabilly]

" Baby , you can't taste racism. " - Clerks 2

[Willie Escalade]

However you feel, please do yourself a favor and watch this.

It is a HOOT!!!!!!!

Still laughing.

African American Cooking With Paula Deen:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=wdrvNeuc7jY

He's, I laughed at that.

[robertlouis]

No they did not . They are not going to renew her contract when it expires next month .

Further more, The Food Network is getting hit big time by Paula Fans and their facebook page has taken a tremendous hit . TFN has been around awhile but Paula is the one that put them on the map{ so to speak } .

I have written what i think of Paula, so you know where i stand . What is going on currently is nothing but a shakedown . The plaintiff is nothing but a disgruntled ex employee that has a very checkered past and at the time of filing suit owed $68,000 in back taxes .


Cecil, you've told us that you've met Paula Deen, know her business etc, and your defence of her to that extent does you great credit.

But hang on, she's admitted openly that she uses racist language in her day to day working with staff, and she has rightly apologised for that.

So it's out in the open. I don't like the media circus any more than you, but it's there; let's hope the furore dies down quickly.

But she is a self-confessed racist - unless you're arguing that somehow standards for such behaviour should be seen as different in the south. That would make me for one very queasy.

[Cecil Rhodes]

Cecil, you've told us that you've met Paula Deen, know her business etc, and your defence of her to that extent does you great credit.

But hang on, she's admitted openly that she uses racist language in her day to day working with staff, and she has rightly apologised for that.

So it's out in the open. I don't like the media circus any more than you, but it's there; let's hope the furore dies down quickly.

But she is a self-confessed racist - unless you're arguing that somehow standards for such behaviour should be seen as different in the south. That would make me for one very queasy.

I can tell you are not following Local Media Reports from Savannah on this and you are falling for Media Spin . Remember i am not a big Paula fan ( i make puns regarding her Paulaism ) . I do know a Set Up / Shakedown when i see it though and this is exactly what it is . Go to www.wtoc.com and read some of the things being said here . The deposition is even listed i believe .

Lisa T. Jackson, the @#$ the plaintiff is [ contrary to popular belief ] not black . She is white . So why the @#$$% bullshit ? It has nothing to do with the case . I am even surprised Paula's lawyers even allowed her to answer that question . Lisa btw is in hiding/keeping a low profile so she won't be put on the spot news crews .

Bubba Heyers [sp?] attorney's have filed motions with the court for sanctions against the plaintiff and her attorneys for violating court orders onreleasing the depositions . It looks like this is going to come back and bite Lisa and her dipshit lawyer in the ass when the Federal Judge gets his hands on this recent B/S .

On saturday night i was driving on West Bryan St on the the northside of Ellis Square . This is the Square that the lady & son's restaurant of off of . The distance from end to end of the Square is maybe 130 yards long . In that distance i heard the so called N-Word atleast 6 times . That is a minimum of 6 times in less than 130 yards . Is that ok ?

A Paulaism: Our Hoes Are Complimentary

My version: Our Hoes Ain't Nappy

A Paulaism: Put Some South In Your Mouth

My Version: Put Your Mouth On My South .

[Dino Velvet]

Paula Deen seems more guilty of ignorance than malice. The media trying to put her in a Klan robe could boomerang. Some won't be happy unless she's in GitMo.

[Cecil Rhodes]

Smithfield dropped Paula as a spokeswoman . I was hoping she would drop them . The reason is Smithfield was just purchased by the Chi-Coms . Now Smithfield drops Paula over this B/S yet the Chi=Coms are responsible for all kinds os True Shit involving how the treat people, especially the Chinese . Smith itself had a bad rep among Day Laborers . Aommie Backed Day Laborer filled Union was in town in 2007 protesting Paula . Talk about being 2 Faced ...... lol

[Cecil Rhodes]

Self Serving, Uppity N.... from Rainbow:PUSH are in town looking to cash in on the current B/S involving Paula . Chief Monkey ...i mean lawyer Robert Patillo said in an interview from an Apelanta said it's Blackmailing Thugs .... i mean investigator / reverends are in town stiring up the shit pot ... i mean investigating Paula activities over the past 24 years . They will be back this weekend because they are getting a cold shoulder from locals ...... ok, they haven't said why they are leaving but it i think they want to party in the Capital of the Dirty South of the Miami Heat's win .

With that said, we all know about Jesse and Al . They and their organizations are nothing but Shakedowns . I hope Jesse pulls that gimme a donation B/S here and finally gets charged with extortion . Hopefully he can spend his time in the same prison as his son .

[maddygirl]

Yeah, I think Al Sharpton is 20 times more racist than Paula Deen, but whatever. I don't like her very much anyhow, so I couldn't care less.

[envivision]

Reverse racism.....

[maxpower]

Whatever. I don't think anyone living outside of Georgia gives 2 shits about any of this.

[Sulka_bewitched_me]

Whatever. I don't think anyone living outside of Georgia gives 2 shits about any of this.

Yep!

[giovanni_hotel]

WTF man.
Nobody gives a shit about Paula Deen. Did we really need a new thread about her??

Paula Deen isn't the only racist grandma from down South, but let's stop making her out to be a victim.

The OP needs to cool it with the uppity nigger and chief monkey comments.

Just seems like Whites as a whole are becoming more racist in this country, or it's that the racists are more comfortable being out and proud with their hate.

[maddygirl]

WTF man.
Nobody gives a shit about Paula Deen. Did we really need a new thread about her??

Paula Deen isn't the only racist grandma from down South, but let's stop making her out to be a victim.

The OP needs to cool it with the uppity nigger and chief monkey comments.

Just seems like Whites as a whole are becoming more racist in this country, or it's that the racists are more comfortable being out and proud with their hate.
With all due respect you could say the same about black people...

[Cecil Rhodes]

WTF man.
Nobody gives a shit about Paula Deen. Did we really need a new thread about her??

Paula Deen isn't the only racist grandma from down South, but let's stop making her out to be a victim.

The OP needs to cool it with the uppity nigger and chief monkey comments.

Just seems like Whites as a whole are becoming more racist in this country, or it's that the racists are more comfortable being out and proud with their hate.

What a misinformed Dork you are . If you know anything you would know i was showing absurdity by being absurd . What i wrote i took from what was said on the news and spun it a bit . I mentioned the racist shakedown artists and used their own words in my reply . Next time speak what you know and not what msm spin you hear or what your own discriminating/ biased beliefs are .




OMG .... !!!!1111 ... OH MY Geeee ..... you said the N=Word .....

[sdc1989]

This thread is only going to be useful for finding people to put on your ignore list...

[yodajazz]

WTF man.
Nobody gives a shit about Paula Deen. Did we really need a new thread about her??

Paula Deen isn't the only racist grandma from down South, but let's stop making her out to be a victim.

The OP needs to cool it with the uppity nigger and chief monkey comments.

Just seems like Whites as a whole are becoming more racist in this country, or it's that the racists are more comfortable being out and proud with their hate.

While I am not bothered that much about what she has done. She is not a victim. My understanding is that she is wealthy. "to whom much has been given, much is also expected." I still see lots of hatred as coming from the professional entertainers, Limbaugh, Hannity, etc. You have people who have more money than 90% of the world's population, making 120k, crying how hard they have it, and how easy a person making 12k a year has it. People on the outside don't realize how deep racism has been, and still affects people.


With all due respect you could say the same about black people...

All groups of people have their haters within. But the truth is; seek and you shall find. There is so much more love than hate in the world. You'll be much closer to reality, when you can see this. It is universal, or we all would not be here, and living with this modern technology.

The picture is one that was happening in my lifetime: separate drinking fountains for Blacks and Whites.

[Cecil Rhodes]

This thread is only going to be useful for finding people to put on your ignore list...

I think the Asian Threads are a more likely candidate for that .

[yodajazz]

At least she hasn't been fried.

[Cecil Rhodes]

At least she hasn't been fried.

Not fat enough . Also that is roasted not fried . Not only that, it would use a bar-b-que type sauce or rub . Paula prefers Butter .

[tsdvdman]

WOW!! this thread is still up?? I guess the mods are on vacation..or is there a tranny convention in town? This is despicable, and i've seen the swift raft of chastisement for much less "freedom" of speech..SMDH!!

[tsdvdman]

This was posted in the Paula Deen shaken down thread.

[dderek123]

http://i1.livememe.com/vdfyz8.jpg

[dderek123]

Horrifying. I couldn't fathom the oppression that african americans have survived. HA should be a pleasant place to visit on the interwebz.

I agree.

[Cecil Rhodes]

WOW!! this thread is still up?? I guess the mods are on vacation..or is there a tranny convention in town? This is despicable, and i've seen the swift raft of chastisement for much less "freedom" of speech..SMDH!!

Well you mentioned SWIFT . Swift and Company is Armour's biggest competitor . Armour is owned by Smithfield . Paula was a spokesperson and had a named brand for Smithfield . So you see you confirmed the continuity of the thread by using that word .

I found a a thread starter regarding a 6 y/o TS winning a court case to allow use of the girl's bathroom . In front of that story was one on Paula Deen . That would render Paula pertinent to that thread , You see, you can'y go online or turn the tv or radio in the USA without Paula popping up . She is the pokemon of 2013 . She is everywhere .

[Dino Velvet]

http://i1.livememe.com/vdfyz8.jpg

If she spelled "butter" with an "a" instead of "er" people would consider it less fattening. But many feel "butter" has no place in this day and age and prefer to substitute it with something more healthy. "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" is what I go with. At least there's no hyphens.

[timxxx]

I didn't bother to read the Paula Deen thread,no doubt full of Paula Deen apologists.
That picture might be a bit much but it bursts the nostalgia bubble people like Paula Deen have for the old South and reminds us of the ugliness that underpinned good old Dixie.

[danthepoetman]

I didn't read the thread because for me, it's a case closed. I don't want to know anything from her anymore. But I agree with you, Dvdman, this is unacceptable. It's disgusting! And to look at the faces of these pigs! just enraging and disgusting. There's a huge insensitivity in posting this! Have you tried to tell someone, Seanchai or Prospero?

[amberskyi]

What a pleasant way to start off ones morning..with a little reminder of the horrors my ancestors went through..awesome

[giovanni_hotel]

With all due respect you could say the same about black people...


This statement is beyond dumb.

You could say you have an issue with certain pathologies that seem to afflict the Black community in greater extremes than the general population, but for you to make the idiot comment suggesting Black racism(???) is equal or as great a social ill in the USA to White racism is just stupid.

Blacks are 13% of the population and as a group we don't exert the economic pull or institutional authority that Whites do.

When a White person without a college degree has a greater likelihood of being hired for a job in this country than a Black person with a BA or BS, don't talk shit to me about Blacks becoming more racist.

God what an idiotic thing to say Maddy.
Like you know enough Black people to even make such a braindead comment.

As for 'high minded' Cecil, show me ANYWHERE that Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton used 'uppity nigger' or 'chief monkey' in describing themselves??

You're just absurd. Leave the irony for people who know what it means.

[GroobySteven]

I don't know who Paula Deen is - and didn't read that thread so as yet am unaware of the context.
Horrific yes but should we start censoring this brutality, wouldn't that support what some would want, for it to be forgotten about?

I'll leave it for the membership to decide.

[giovanni_hotel]

Posting that picture was inappropriate.

It didn't advance the discussion or highlight the issue being discussed.
However since the pic was uploaded by a Black member of HA to point out what racism in the SOuth was really about, I guess there was a point.

However the problem I have are comments made after the fact by assholes like Cecil regarding the pic, thinking there's a funny comment that needs to be attached to the photo.

Posting photos like that brings out the coachroaches on this board IMO.

[Prospero]

Jesus... but that is appalling.... and while I tend t agree with TSDVDman seanchai has already made a decision here. I guess it's a question of context.

[Prospero]

This thread is getting out of hand - and Cecil's joke is really very sick indeed. Curb the racism.... everyone.

[Prospero]

For fu's sake cecil... the killing of a human (i.e. a lynching) does not equate to the treatment of someone by the press. It simply does not. A a crass and stupid comparison.

[Cecil Rhodes]

For fu's sake cecil... the killing of a human (i.e. a lynching) does not equate to the treatment of someone by the press. It simply does not. A a crass and stupid comparison.

Do you know what i do for a living ?

[Prospero]

I don't know and i don't care. Your earlier joke was totally out of order.... and so was the remark about lynching,

[Cecil Rhodes]

I don't know and i don't care. Your earlier joke was totally out of order.... and so was the remark about lynching,

I am a Senior Law Enforcement Investigator and have been to 100s of violent crime scenes . You can't even imagine what i've seen . Hell, i was even shot last october . Would you like to know a secret about most of the violent crime scenes that i've been to ?

[Prospero]

Does that matter Cecil? The thing that matters here are your tasteless remarks, your virtual racist jokes.... and it saddens me if you are telling the truth about your work that you can make such tasteless jokes about people dying, about lynching etc.... so curb it or you will face consequences.

[maddygirl]

This statement is beyond dumb.

You could say you have an issue with certain pathologies that seem to afflict the Black community in greater extremes than the general population, but for you to make the idiot comment suggesting Black racism(???) is equal or as great a social ill in the USA to White racism is just stupid.

Blacks are 13% of the population and as a group we don't exert the economic pull or institutional authority that Whites do.

When a White person without a college degree has a greater likelihood of being hired for a job in this country than a Black person with a BA or BS, don't talk shit to me about Blacks becoming more racist.

God what an idiotic thing to say Maddy.
Like you know enough Black people to even make such a braindead comment.

As for 'high minded' Cecil, show me ANYWHERE that Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton used 'uppity nigger' or 'chief monkey' in describing themselves??

You're just absurd. Leave the irony for people who know what it means.
My point WAS black people in this country are a lot more socially able to say their opinions about whites than the opposite. For example, if I said anything regarding black people as a whole I'd most certainly be deemed a "racist" amongst other things, but if it's a black person making the remarks against white people that's never even mentioned, and YES, Al Sharpton is completely and OPENLY racist, and should have the same type of articles written about him everytime he says a stupid, racist remark, which is more often than not. And, i'm by no means saying either type of racism is O.K., what I'm saying is if we want to stamp out racism, let's do just that and not create some kind of social rule as to who can be racist and who can't, that's ridiculous. As far as black people not being paid as much or not being able to get the same jobs, etc., I agree with you and I don't think that's right at all, but does that justify racism. No.

[giovanni_hotel]

My point WAS black people in this country are a lot more socially able to say their opinions about whites than the opposite. For example, if I said anything regarding black people as a whole I'd most certainly be deemed a "racist" amongst other things, but if it's a black person making the remarks against white people that's never even mentioned, and YES, Al Sharpton is completely and OPENLY racist, and should have the same type of articles written about him everytime he says a stupid, racist remark, which is more often than not. And, i'm by no means saying either type of racism is O.K., what I'm saying is if we want to stamp out racism, let's do just that and not create some kind of social rule as to who can be racist and who can't, that's ridiculous. As far as black people not being paid as much or not being able to get the same jobs, etc., I agree with you and I don't think that's right at all, but does that justify racism. No.

Give me an example other than Sharpton's defense of Tawana Brawley in the 1980s(an incident where Sharpton had no idea the claimant was a liar) where definitely he's a racist.

Your statement that Sharpton somehow hates White people is IMO misguided and devoid of fact.

Stand by your convictions and not political dogma.
If you see wrong being done, by anyone, speak on it.

The incidental skin color of the perpetrator shouldn't impact your criticism.

I hate it when White folks cower in fear claiming they can't speak on issues of race and discrimination. That's a cop out by someone who doesn't want to be challenged on their views.

[buttslinger]

People call the Buttslinger Klan racist, but when we get together for a little reunion we always wave lots of fried chicken and watermelon, and I had a black friend at work once.

I can't really remember what this family discussion was about, I had been hitting the keg pretty good that day, and was in the bathroom when it started. You have to finish up them kegs on the first day, they get flat real quick.

[Dino Velvet]

Leave Giada alone dammit! Bitter female demographic.

Giada is Italian so make sure she doesn't use the M Word either.

http://omg.yahoo.com/news/giada-laurentiis-paula-deen-fans-not-happy-210914980.html

http://media.zenfs.com/en_ca/News/AccessHollywood/190412.jpg

http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/bella/giadadelaurentiis3.jpg


Giada De Laurentiis: Paula Deen Fans Are 'Not Happy' With Me

http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kKNtwhKYXVo4pR_FY4_p3A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9Zml0O2g9Mjg-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/logo/accesshollywood/access_logo_blue.gif (http://www.accesshollywood.com/)Access Hollywood – 1 hour 59 minutes ago

When The Food Network yanked Paula Deen's shows and replaced them with programs by Giada De Laurentiis (http://omg.yahoo.com/giada-de-laurentiis/), the chef felt the backlash.
Giada stopped by Access Hollywood Live on Tuesday, where she dished on being in caught in the middle of Deen's N-word controversy.
"Her shows got replaced by my shows, so we have a lot of people not happy with me right now, as if I had anything to do with it," Giada told Billy Bush and Kit Hoover.
Deen supporters have taken to Twitter and Facebook over the issue, telling the chef she needs to defend her fellow celebrity chef, but Giada stressed that she is not getting involved when she doesn't know all the facts of the situation.
"That's what everyone on social media wants me to do, to make comments, [to] stand up for her. The problem is, you need to do your homework first, you need to have all the facts before you say anything - especially in a situation like this," she explained. "Paula has been nothing but wonderful to me over the years.
Adding, "I know her as a kind woman. I don't know what happened and this happened awhile back, so I don't know what happened so I'm not going to make a comment based on ignorance. That is not a good thing to do."
Giada explained that she never witnessed Deen using the N-word.
"I do know her family and we've worked together many times... I've never been in the presence of that," she said. "I think this was a shock to many of us on the network."
-- Jesse Spero (https://plus.google.com/u/0/110434932516034344670/posts)
Copyright 2013 by NBC Universal, Inc (http://www.nbc.com). All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

[Odelay]

Leave Giada alone dammit! Bitter female demographic.

Giada is Italian so make sure she doesn't use the M Word either.


So wait a minute, does that make her a Wop?

p.s. I must be drunk. I never reply in these threads.

[robertlouis]

So Cecil's a cop.

Anyone else remember Arnie666?

[Dino Velvet]

So wait a minute, does that make her a Wop?

p.s. I must be drunk. I never reply in these threads.

If she doesn't have her papers I'll hand her a gooey napkin. Certified by the certifiable now welcomed to the citizenry as a citizen.

[Dino Velvet]

Now Jesse Jackson himself wants to help. What a nice guy. I wonder how many zeros he'll have Paula put on the check for his well-meaning assistance. The only thing Jesse could help her with is making a baby out of wedlock. Wonder if he can shame her into it.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/26/jesse-jackson-paula-deen_n_3506218.html
http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1214091/thumbs/r-JESSE-PAULA-large570.jpg?6

[trish]

Well fry my Twinkie, I never heard of Paula Deen 'til she hit the news as a member of the reformed church one time racists. Amen, sister.

[Dino Velvet]

y'all makin' the gifs cry now.

http://d3j5vwomefv46c.cloudfront.net/photos/large/784856672.gif?1372253587

[yodajazz]

Well fry my Twinkie, I never heard of Paula Deen 'til she hit the news as a member of the reformed church one time racists. Amen, sister.

In my house, we paid decent bucks for her designer cookware. Apparently she had contracts for his stuff will Walmart, Target and others. More than one of my household watched her Food Network shows regularly, and I saw some parts of them myself.

[runningdownthatdream]

So Cecil's a cop.

Anyone else remember Arnie666?

Yes. He was frustrated by the fact that he only had a flashlight to aid him in suppressing the great unwashed masses of blacks, muslims, et al and showed his frustration by posting stupid crap here. He was entertaining though!

[runningdownthatdream]

My point WAS black people in this country are a lot more socially able to say their opinions about whites than the opposite. For example, if I said anything regarding black people as a whole I'd most certainly be deemed a "racist" amongst other things, but if it's a black person making the remarks against white people that's never even mentioned, and YES, Al Sharpton is completely and OPENLY racist, and should have the same type of articles written about him everytime he says a stupid, racist remark, which is more often than not. And, i'm by no means saying either type of racism is O.K., what I'm saying is if we want to stamp out racism, let's do just that and not create some kind of social rule as to who can be racist and who can't, that's ridiculous. As far as black people not being paid as much or not being able to get the same jobs, etc., I agree with you and I don't think that's right at all, but does that justify racism. No.

Here's the problem: to be an effective racist, you have to have power over those against whom you hate. Given that black people wield little to no power in most parts of the world you should be thankful that all they do is express their anger and frustration with rhetoric instead of reading Fanz Fanon and taking matters into their hands.......literally. Even in the worst of the worst situations - South Africa - they did not rise up en masse and slaughter their oppressors.

You don't just 'stamp out' racism by playing nice - reading these boards should tell you that. You see you're approaching the problem from a position of privilege so your views are skewed in favour of what sounds reasonable from that position but to others who have experienced it firsthand, watched it happen to their parents, grandparents, heard about what happened to great-grandparents, its completely different.

The greatest power the underdog has is righteous indignation so in that regard, Al Sharpton has the right to say whatever the fuck he wants to say. Someday guys like him may not be needed but for now you better believe a lot of people owe him a lot - both black AND white.

[Prospero]

Arnie666 might have been entertaining to you, but his postings were vile and may well have been quite upsetting to any African-American or other ethnic minority members here. He was worse than the late unlamented cecil rhodes.

[trish]

The LATE cecil rhodes? My, my. My condolences to his readers.

[Stavros]

I think Prospero was referring to this Cecil Rhodes...

http://www.athensacademy.net/teachers/bsensing/WHH/4-%20Cecil%20Rhodes,%201892%20cartoon.jpg

[trish]

Ah, the man who made diamonds a girl's best friend.

[Prospero]

I meant late in the sense that the site banned him

[hippifried]

Hush my mouth & fry my oats in coal oil grease!

Who cares?

[broncofan]

I think a lot of the accusations of racism against African-Americans go like this. An African-American man is passionate about civil rights and his speech is sometimes vitriolic and not passive enough. Therefore, he hates white people. He must hate white people because he decries institutional racism.

On the other hand, if a black guy says, "white people are the oppressors...they are devils...etc." that IS racism. Unfortunately for those who claim a lot of African-Americans are hardcore racists, this is not very common. I'm not saying it's never happened, but the accusations are more numerous than the offenses.

Racism is made more effective by power. It does not mean that a minority cannot be a racist, just that it is much more difficult to persecute someone from the majority culture.

Anyhow, Paula Deen is not just accused of using racial slurs. She is accused of harassing her workers (subordinates) with racist speech. This makes even more clear the accusation of racism plus power.

[broncofan]

I meant late in the sense that the site banned him
I didn't see what he wrote, but I just wanted to lodge my opinion in case he is reading from a new username or something. The guy is a total asshole.

He would make assertions that did not reflect the law, then when corrected would engage in petty insults. Then when out-argued would resort to claiming personal knowledge.

Given his comments, is he really the best character witness for Paula Deen? Imagine. Someone who claims to know Paula Deen, who claims she's getting a raw deal, but at the same time uses racist speech.

Cheer yourself up with some confederate bean soup.

[broncofan]

I am a Senior Law Enforcement Investigator and have been to 100s of violent crime scenes . You can't even imagine what i've seen . Hell, i was even shot last october . Would you like to know a secret about most of the violent crime scenes that i've been to ?
What a sad thing that this guy is a law enforcement investigator. Ignorant about Title VII of the civil rights act. Ignorant about the parameters of the first amendment. Thinks someone being accused of racial harassment in the workplace is the equivalent of racist persecution and even the murder of African-Americans.

Seeing violent crimes doesn't mean you're any less of a racist. I am not surprised you're a police officer in the south and further that African-Americans would have little reason to trust an insensitive scumbag like yourself.

The only thing that surprises me is that police forces do not have more stringent intelligence testing, particularly for higher level positions, better training, and more thorough psychological evaluations.

[maddygirl]

Here's the problem: to be an effective racist, you have to have power over those against whom you hate. Given that black people wield little to no power in most parts of the world you should be thankful that all they do is express their anger and frustration with rhetoric instead of reading Fanz Fanon and taking matters into their hands.......literally. Even in the worst of the worst situations - South Africa - they did not rise up en masse and slaughter their oppressors.

You don't just 'stamp out' racism by playing nice - reading these boards should tell you that. You see you're approaching the problem from a position of privilege so your views are skewed in favour of what sounds reasonable from that position but to others who have experienced it firsthand, watched it happen to their parents, grandparents, heard about what happened to great-grandparents, its completely different.

The greatest power the underdog has is righteous indignation so in that regard, Al Sharpton has the right to say whatever the fuck he wants to say. Someday guys like him may not be needed but for now you better believe a lot of people owe him a lot - both black AND white.
I owe nothing to Sharpton. He's a racist scumbag who deserves to be booted from the media.

[Silcc69]

Arnie666 might have been entertaining to you, but his postings were vile and may well have been quite upsetting to any African-American or other ethnic minority members here. He was worse than the late unlamented cecil rhodes.

QFT I am a black guy and he was an certified asshole but he did keep it real. Did he finally get banned along with the other racist from Australia?