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Title: Paula Deen in trouble again
Post by: Nancy5 on July 08, 2015, 11:20:58 am
Did you see the latest on her?  She and son Bobby were dressed as Lucy and Ricky for, I believe a twitter or a ad, don't know which one.  But Bobby had on dark makeup to look Cuban, and this caused a huge uproar!
Title: Re: Paula Deen in trouble again
Post by: countrygirl12 on July 08, 2015, 11:25:02 am
It's completely stupid.  The picture was never suppose to be posted public.  Someone on her twitter team done it.  And even so I don't see what the big deal is.  She had on a wig that was red to look like Lucy.  Big deal.  I don't see the big deal with the other.  You call someone a bad name 30 years ago and are punished for it today?  That makes no sense.  Stupid people have too much time on their hands are just look for crap to be offended by.
Title: Re: Paula Deen in trouble again
Post by: dogsleash on July 08, 2015, 11:25:29 am
I saw it . She really needs to have a person approve her scripts and her ideas. When your a person in the media who has already been in trouble for comments you should think twice about your ideas.
Title: Re: Paula Deen in trouble again
Post by: BlackSheepNY on July 08, 2015, 12:41:52 pm
Did you see the latest on her?  She and son Bobby were dressed as Lucy and Ricky for, I believe a twitter or a ad, don't know which one.  But Bobby had on dark makeup to look Cuban, and this caused a huge uproar!

People are seriously nuts today.  They'll find ANY excuse to be "offended" and try to make a huge mountain out of a mole hill.  These are the people who really need to find something to do with themselves.  They must be so full of self-hate they have to let off steam on someone else.  I say, Get a Day Job!
Title: Re: Paula Deen in trouble again
Post by: vickysue on July 08, 2015, 01:38:17 pm
It seems anymore that people are just looking for something they can call racist, it does not matter what it is or how long ago it was, Just so they can get their 15 minutes of fame and cause some kind of uproar. Our country is going to heck in a hand basket. I do not see it changing anytime soon. But it needs too. There are so many good people here and yet there are so many wingnuts just looking for something.
Title: Re: Paula Deen in trouble again
Post by: bremer51 on July 08, 2015, 05:21:59 pm
I never noticed that Desi Arnaz was particularly dark-complected.  I don't really care. People can be stupid, just let it go.  It's hard to enjoy your life if you are offended by every little thing.
Title: Re: Paula Deen in trouble again
Post by: jmc1070 on July 08, 2015, 05:28:02 pm
People need to chill out. Everybody gets so offended over soo many things. It is getting crazy!
Title: Re: Paula Deen in trouble again
Post by: Bigpar31 on July 08, 2015, 06:44:05 pm
Love her food. It's not the healthiest but it was home cooked with love and butter.
Title: Re: Paula Deen in trouble again
Post by: aflyingmonkey on July 08, 2015, 07:40:04 pm
I think people just look for things.

I just read an article on Arianna Grande saying she hates American & Americans, & then she & her boyfriend licked and spit on donuts in a mom & pop donut shop;  Now that is offensive, no matter what lame excuse she is going with. 
Title: Re: Paula Deen in trouble again
Post by: kimber62372 on July 08, 2015, 07:48:24 pm
For the love of God! Why can't they just leave that poor woman alone! Seriously, the media has nothing better to do.  :-X
Title: Re: Paula Deen in trouble again
Post by: dizzybird on July 08, 2015, 09:08:21 pm
I wonder how many people really get offended by stuff like this as opposed to the media just making a big deal out of it.
Title: Re: Paula Deen in trouble again
Post by: dreamyxo on July 08, 2015, 10:48:07 pm
she just doesn't seem to care. 
Title: Re: Paula Deen in trouble again
Post by: sherryinutah on July 08, 2015, 11:45:30 pm
Sounds like things are being blown way out of proportion; but maybe, that's the price of fame.  So glad that I don't deal with the lack of privacy.

 :heart:

Title: Re: Paula Deen in trouble again
Post by: countrygirl12 on July 09, 2015, 06:24:58 am
I saw it . She really needs to have a person approve her scripts and her ideas. When your a person in the media who has already been in trouble for comments you should think twice about your ideas.

She didn't do it.  Some idiot on her team that is in charge of that stuff done it.

 
I wonder how many people really get offended by stuff like this as opposed to the media just making a big deal out of it.

The people get offended after the media makes a huge deal out of it.  If people didn't take the bait the media would have to find something else to do.  It's like when a cop shoots a person and is totally within his rights.  If it is a white cop and black man you have media headlines WHITE COP SHOOTS BLACK MAN and it's a big deal.  But if a black cop shoots a white man you hear COP SHOOTS SUSPECT WHO PULLED GUN ON HIM and no mention of race.  This has happened a number of times.  But you have to dig to find the race of the people involved.  The media knows how to get people upset and in an uproar.
Title: Re: Paula Deen in trouble again
Post by: lvstephanie on July 09, 2015, 09:18:51 am
Wow! People are complaining about a white guy changing his appearance to look more like a famous Cuban, and yet are fine with having Rachael Dolezal -- a white woman -- doing the same in order to actually claim that she is black and gets elected as the NAACP president in Oregon  :confused1:

Gotta love double standards...

Title: Re: Paula Deen in trouble again
Post by: countrygirl12 on July 10, 2015, 12:04:04 pm
Did you see the latest on her?  She and son Bobby were dressed as Lucy and Ricky for, I believe a twitter or a ad, don't know which one.  But Bobby had on dark makeup to look Cuban, and this caused a huge uproar!

People are seriously nuts today.  They'll find ANY excuse to be "offended" and try to make a huge mountain out of a mole hill.  These are the people who really need to find something to do with themselves.  They must be so full of self-hate they have to let off steam on someone else.  I say, Get a Day Job!

Not only that but people go out and try to get people who are working to do or say something they can be offended by so they can get attention and try to get a working person in trouble.  Not sure what people get out of that.
Title: Re: Paula Deen in trouble again
Post by: countrygirl12 on July 10, 2015, 12:06:47 pm
Wow! People are complaining about a white guy changing his appearance to look more like a famous Cuban, and yet are fine with having Rachael Dolezal -- a white woman -- doing the same in order to actually claim that she is black and gets elected as the NAACP president in Oregon  :confused1:

Gotta love double standards...



Seeing that picture I never would have thought she was black anyway.  Just well tanned.
Title: Re: Paula Deen in trouble again
Post by: aflyingmonkey on July 10, 2015, 02:03:28 pm
There is no pejorative for "brown face" that I know of;  it's BLACK FACE that is offensive due to the past history of black people not allowed on stage & white actors painting their faces black & pretending to be a stereotypical black person who was usually portrayed as an imbecile or comedic, that is why black face is offensive (in simplistic terms).     People think they should be offended by someone trying to be famous Cuban in a costume, so dumb.   Like the Wayans brothers can dress and paint their faces white & it is not offensive...  it's not a double standard.  In my opinion, to be offended by it, actually makes light of what the black people have historically endured and overcome, people were not treated with the same respect back in the day.
Title: Re: Paula Deen in trouble again
Post by: aharr1 on July 10, 2015, 04:26:01 pm
You know i really do not care people have problems with everything now, everything seems to be a problem i am so tired of arguing over celebrities for one thing.
Title: Re: Paula Deen in trouble again
Post by: cathy37 on July 10, 2015, 08:26:42 pm
I haven't seen the ad, but I don't think it should offend anyone. I don't think they were making fun of anyone and some people are just looking for something to complain about.
Title: Re: Paula Deen in trouble again
Post by: countrygirl12 on July 12, 2015, 08:26:36 am
There is no pejorative for "brown face" that I know of;  it's BLACK FACE that is offensive due to the past history of black people not allowed on stage & white actors painting their faces black & pretending to be a stereotypical black person who was usually portrayed as an imbecile or comedic, that is why black face is offensive (in simplistic terms).     People think they should be offended by someone trying to be famous Cuban in a costume, so dumb.   Like the Wayans brothers can dress and paint their faces white & it is not offensive...  it's not a double standard.  In my opinion, to be offended by it, actually makes light of what the black people have historically endured and overcome, people were not treated with the same respect back in the day.

Here is the thing - Slavery ended a LONG time ago.  No black person alive today was ever a slave.  And if you read history you also know there were white slaves as well.  I have been treated badly because of the way I look.  I have never tried to start a law suit against someone because they are a jerk.  Then again it only works if you are black or muslim.  Just stating facts.  The fact is people need to get a grip and stop over analyzing everything everyone else does and just looking for reasons to be offended.  Or reasons to get someone in trouble.  OR being jealous because someone else worked hard and has money and you are too lazy to work yourself so you just want to sue and take someone else's money.
Title: Re: Paula Deen in trouble again
Post by: 6265AT99 on July 12, 2015, 10:32:28 am
I think people need to "get over" all the politically correct crap and just not comment if they don't have anything nice to say.