Mickey Z
Cool Observer
Thursday, February 16, 2006
Making Friends with Black People...plus: Cheney's guilt and exploding whales
Before we get to today’s post, here’s what Shotgun Cheney said on Fox News: “The image of him falling is something I’ll never be able to get out of my mind. I fired, and there’s Harry falling. And it was, I’d have to say, one of the worst days of my life, at that moment.”
Hmm...I wonder if Deadeye Dick has seen these images yet.
(Plus, of course, is the mostly ignored reality that it would have also been tragic if Cheney had hit his intended target. But that kind of talk just gets me labeled a militant vegan.)
We now return to Making Friends With Black People
Comedian and writer Nick Adams wants to be called Black...not African-American. “Once you get into hyphenating based on continent of origin,” he wonders, “where does it stop?” As evidence, Adams offers the conundrum when hyphenate marries hyphenate: “My as yet unborn children might have to suffer through form after form listing themselves as Native-American/African-American American.” If you must hyphenate for him, Adams suggests that “Dallas Cowboy-American” or “TiVo-American.”
“Hilarious book-writing-American” would work well, too. Adams is the author of a brand new tome, Making Friends With Black People (Kensington). Funny, provocative, edgy, and not beholden to anyone else’s perception of correctness, Adams lets loose on a wide range of topics...including Ebonics, Justin Timberlake ("I have heard video game sound effects that are more soulful than his music"), white rappers, Black politicians, and of course, the N Word: “Can’t we have it to ourselves? Damn! Black people don’t get to be president, and white people don’t get to use the word nigger. Can we just call it even now?”
To read my interview with Nick, please click here.
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