Re: Robert Plant is a racist white devil? - PC crap

[brian ingham <brianingham@xxxxxxxxx>]

I thought it was funny. Hopefully Reverands Al and Jesse will take up
the cause.

- --- J Baldwin <tatbtb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Duty?  I hope this is a joke.
> 
> It always kills me when people throw around labels
> like this.  Whenever anyone is labeled a racist, I
> recall the story a few years back of a white actor
> that donned a "black face" and cracked "black jokes"
> at some gathering.  You would think his acting days in
> Hollywood would be over.  You would think the media
> would make sure of it.  You would think wrong, the
> actor Ted Danson.  The media did not really lay a
> glove on him.  Why? Because the contention was that he
> was dating Whoopi Goldberg and couldn't be a racist.
> 
> It appears to me that rationalization only works when
> it is coming from the PC police.  It also appears to
> me that one's actions should only be judged as
> malicious if there is malicious intent behind them.
> 
> Do you really think Plant is a racist?
> 
> 
> >With all the fuss about Michael "I know I'm black"
> >Jackson claiming
> >to be a victim of racist policies set by Sony
> >(http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,57407,00.html),
> >I feel it is my
> >duty to point out racism in Led Zeppelin. While
> >listening to the
> >March 7, 1970 show on Intimidator (Empress Valley),
> >15:53 into track
> >5 of disc 3 you clearly hear Robert use the 'N' word
> >not once, but
> >twice during the medley. Even if he was quoting
> >lyrics written many
> >years before his rendition of the melody, he still
> >showed his
> >insensitivity by not substituting the then
> >politically correct label.
> >Again, for Michael and the children (and we all know
> >how much Michael
> >"likes" children), we must stop this madness and help
> >those that can
> >only afford one zoo for their mansion.