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Critics Rip Rucker For Performing 'White Christmas' After Garner Decision

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Social media lit up Wednesday evening with complaints about former Hootie & the Blowfish lead singer Darius Rucker performing "White Christmas" at the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony at New York City's Rockefeller Square. Some activists had threatened to attack the ceremony after a grand jury declined to indict a New York police officer in the death of unarmed Eric Garner during a confrontation over cigarette sales in July.
The ceremony went ahead under police protection, and Rucker performed "White Christmas," a classic written by a Jewish immigrant, Irving Berlin. The song refers to snow, not to race, in recalling a traditional Christmas scene.
Critics, however, believed that the mere reference to the color "white" by a black singer in the throes of a racially-charged controversy was offensive and suggested a contempt for the feelings of other black people.

Critics Rip Rucker for Performing 'White Christmas' After Garner Decision

Is there a special place where they bring up absolutely crazy people? And thanks to modern technologies they can broadcast their craziness into the world.
Let's forbid all the words that name colors. All of them for the sake of not offending anyone, even purple penguins.
 
The fact that snow is white, is racist. :roll:
 
Critics Rip Rucker for Performing 'White Christmas' After Garner Decision

Is there a special place where they bring up absolutely crazy people? And thanks to modern technologies they can broadcast their craziness into the world.
Let's forbid all the words that name colors. All of them for the sake of not offending anyone, even purple penguins.

Those people are ****en morons if they think white in white Christmas is a reference to race.

Personally I think the song is stupid.Who wants snow everywhere when you have to drive out in it to work, to relatives or to wherever? Maybe in the 1940s when the song was written cars were built like tanks and can easily drive on snow and handle a ding or two and practically no one worked on Christmas. But today cars are not built as strong as they were and many people besides police work on Christmas. I remember having a white Christmas a while back.It took an hour or two drive home from our grandparents and they live only several miles away.
 
Yea, a silly thing to get mad about.

It's typical for today's race hustlers. That's why they aren't taken seriously like MLK was.
 
The fact that snow is white, is racist. :roll:

Not racist but evil.

With enough snow, it causes many hardships for black people.
 
Not racist but evil.

With enough snow, it causes many hardships for black people.

I know right, of course since I'm white my car doesn't slip and slide around in it like black people's cars. Frankly I suggest that blacks try to car pool with white people, to save themselves the hassle.
 
Will someone please strap a pipe bomb to political correctness, take it out back and detonate it?

I detest PC with a passion.
 
Some days i really have no hope what so ever for the future of humanity. This is why.
 
I know right, of course since I'm white my car doesn't slip and slide around in it like black people's cars. Frankly I suggest that blacks try to car pool with white people, to save themselves the hassle.

It's not that snow doesn't affect white people, it's because of your privilege that it affects black people more than you.
 
It's not that snow doesn't affect white people, it's because of your privilege that it affects black people more than you.

Yes, yes precisely.....it's my privilege. They roll the red carpet out for me, and serve me a drink.
 
Critics Rip Rucker for Performing 'White Christmas' After Garner Decision

Is there a special place where they bring up absolutely crazy people? And thanks to modern technologies they can broadcast their craziness into the world.
Let's forbid all the words that name colors. All of them for the sake of not offending anyone, even purple penguins.

Oh for the love of all that is good and ****ing holy. Is this for real? Really?

This country is ****ed up if this kind of nonsensical **** is actually happening and being said. These stupid asses need to be locked away for everyone's safety.
 
Will someone please strap a pipe bomb to political correctness, take it out back and detonate it?

I detest PC with a passion.

This has nothing to do with "political correctness," a term that has been so thoroughly misused that it's lost virtually all meaning. This is simply manufactured outrage for outrage's sake.

People do and say stupid things when emotions run high.
 


And people wonder why its hard to take the protests seriously.
 
Sorry...last one...but it just keeps getting better and better...

 
Sorry...last one...but it just keeps getting better and better...



Price has been considered a joke around here for the past 25-30 years. In fact, I wouldn't give you a dime for the Dallas city council. Bunch of clowns and ****-stirrers.
 
Price has been considered a joke around here for the past 25-30 years. In fact, I wouldn't give you a dime for the Dallas city council. Bunch of clowns and ****-stirrers.
Black, white, or green, you have to admit...that stuff is funny right there.

It will be interesting to see how the trial turns out. From what I read its pretty much a done deal...but you never know.
 
If this wasn't so pathetic and sad... I'd laugh.

I think brides should be rethinking wearing white dresses. Wouldn't want to cause offense.
 
You might be a retarded jackass if....

You think "white" in the song "White Christmas" refers to skin color.
 
This has nothing to do with "political correctness," a term that has been so thoroughly misused that it's lost virtually all meaning. This is simply manufactured outrage for outrage's sake.

People do and say stupid things when emotions run high.

What? Of course it does...it has everything to do with PC.

From the article 'Critics, however, believed that the mere reference to the color "white" by a black singer in the throes of a racially-charged controversy was offensive and suggested a contempt for the feelings of other black people.'


'politically correct

demonstrating progressive ideals, esp by avoiding vocabulary that is considered offensive, discriminatory, or judgmental, esp concerning race and gender'


Definition of “politically correct” | Collins English Dictionary


These people wanted Rucker to 'avoid' using a word that they 'considered' 'discrimatory' even though it was anything but - unless you find snow discrimatory.

That is the very definition of PC. :roll:

They do not respect free speech, they embrace political correctness - or as I call it - 'talk as we like or we will try and censor you'.


You don't agree? Take it up with collins dictionary - because I am not interested in your response.


Good day,
 
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Liberals are "The Boy Who Cried Racism". I have become utterly desensitized to shrieks of "racism" by hypersensitive partisan pukes with an overactive imagination aggravated by the defective honesty gene that is a prerequisite for liberalism. Six years after the first black president was elected and the libs are trying to ignite a race war harder than ever. Go figure.
 
Liberals are "The Boy Who Cried Racism". I have become utterly desensitized to shrieks of "racism" by hypersensitive partisan pukes with an overactive imagination aggravated by the defective honesty gene that is a prerequisite for liberalism. Six years after the first black president was elected and the libs are trying to ignite a race war harder than ever. Go figure.

BLAH LIBS LIBS LIBS

Can it. A few fringies getting pissy is all it takes for you to blame "the left" for nothing. Unclench.
 
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