No, 'n' does not stand for 'nappy-headed'

[novapsyche]

Dr. Laura spews racist rant on her radio show! w. audio (DailyKos) | Full transcript here | audio log pt. 1 | audio log pt. 2

Michael Richards meets a broadcast audience.

lameautarch says he doesn't see how she retains her show. We will see. This country is in a completely different political 'atmosphere' (as Olbermann would say) than when Don Imus lost his job in 2007.

See also:

Dr. Laura apologizes for saying N-word on the air | Text of apology

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[rmeidaking.livejournal.com]

I found this section in an article on the Flint-area serial killer to be telling in a racism way. The neighbor (race unknown) clearly differentiates between a 'white' man and one of 'Middle-Eastern descent.' I'm guessing there are a lot of Israelis out there who might be surprised to find out that they're not considered 'white' by their neighbors.

"Neighbor Janet Hutchinson said the man who lived in the house kept to him­self, though it’s a tight-knit block with neighbors recently forming a neighbor­hood watch after several recent home break-ins by kids in the area.

“It’s a total shock,” she said of the possibility that she was living a couple of houses away from a murder suspect. Neighbor Carrie Strang said she last saw a green GMC Jimmy with gold trim around the bottom “right after they came out with the description of it.”

She said she and other neighbors had said they didn’t think to notify po­lice, because the sketch and description was of a white man and the man who lived in that house was of Middle East­ern descent.

[novapsyche.livejournal.com]

Do you have a link for that article?

[rmeidaking.livejournal.com]

It's on the Detroit Free Press digital page, but that's behind a paywall. It's on Page A7 of today's (Aug 13, 2010) print edition.

[rmeidaking.livejournal.com]

It's also important to note that Elias Abuelazam's victims viewed him as being 'white' - they're lumping men of Middle-eastern descent in with the rest of the Caucasians. Meanwhile, Abuelazam's neighbors did not do that; they assumed that others would view him as non-white, as they did. I wonder what box he checks on the interview forms, where he self-identifies?

[novapsyche.livejournal.com]

IIRC, the official U.S. governmental definition of Caucasian includes those of Middle Eastern descent. I know it includes the upper portions of Africa.

I'll try to locate the aforementioned race & ethnicity classifications.