Yes, I think Saty was speaking his mind & I also get his sense of humor (which is blunt & sarcastic as hell, but that's what I love & appreciate about it). Do I think the gorilla comment was the best choice of words? No, I don't, but Flaming calling someone Sambo & coon are NOT any better (even though he's speaking his mind as well). All three are offensive as hell IMO. I have family members who used to call BM I've dated gorilla (Magilla Gorilla for my son's dad) & Sambo & coon & porch monkey & n-------, etc. I've had people call my son the same shit. None of it is appropriate IMO. It's not about being the PC Police & telling grown folks about what they should or shouldn't say. My point is that someone can't complain about someone making racist comments & references if they are doing the same damn thing.
Folks that have been here a while know that there's no love lost between Flaming & Saty & some of the folks jumping on the band wagon are doing it more out of dislike for Saty than anything else (not that it phases him). There are folks that don't like Flaming either, so that effects how folks respond to him sometimes, too. Even though it's easy to get swept up in the moment, my advice is not to get sucked into something before knowing what's really up, especially if you've only been here for a minute.
Honestly speaking one's mind is a good thing. As I'm sure folks have noticed, I speak mine as well. Sugar-coating shit doesn't do anyone any favors, because valid points get lost in the process. I don't concern myself with being PC, because political correctness is bullshit IMO & there's nothing honest about it. It's about ass-kissing for the sake of appeasement, & it does more harm than good. If you're going to come back on something someone else speaks on, there needs to be some substance behind it, otherwise what's the point?
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