We’ve all heard it before: “I’m sorry if…” South Carolina lawmaker Jake Knotts referred to a gubernatorial candidate as a “raghead”- an ethnic slur against East Indians. He later issues a statement of “apology” claiming his comment was simply a joke. He then adds the zinger: “if you were offended [by the ‘joke’], then I …
Editor’s Note: It’s not unusual for the SV to receive comments and emails that go a little something like this: “Why is everyone on this web site against the “white man”? How does the white man prevent you or anyone from being a completely free human being and doing whatever you please on this planet …
Someone asked me the other day “is racism a mental illness issue?” Turns out, the answer depends on who you ask. As it stands, The American Psychiatric Association says no, racism- even “extreme racism” is nothing more than a cultural problem. Nevertheless, the debate wages, on, with strong arguments on both sides. Gavin Yamey, deputy …
By ghettoGEEK America must learn to operate in TRUTH. For only It, shall set us free. The focus for this piece is solely dedicated to uncovering the HYPOCRISY of this contemporary “Tea Party” movement. SYNOPSIS OF ORIGINAL TEA PARTY (Boston; 1773) In order to understand the HYPOCRISY of this contemporary “Tea Party” movement, all one …
As if Thomas’ conservative ways weren’t already under scrutiny, along comes an entirely uncharted dimension on the saga that is Clarence Thomas; his wife, Virginia Thomas.
Virginia Thomas, Ginni to her friends, has started a non-profit organization in support of the conservative Tea Party movement: